Farm Life

We moved out of the Antlers Hotel at the end of January. It was an experiment in living, maybe living in nostalgia. I have such great memories of how that place used to be, with Will, Mia, Adam, Molly S, Christa etc. But I will miss the place. I was able to wake up at 6:26 am and be at work by 6:30 am. The Food Co-Op was just down the block. And I liked stepping onto the back patio and watching the sky.
Now we're out at Nick and Sara's farm, farm sitting. they have a kitten (Leny) and about 20 chickens. We can't keep up with egg production. We've been having a lot of quiche just to keep up.This is my dad looking over the chickens.
The great floor in the kitchen

John-Paul is getting along with the kitten Leny. She has brought out their energetic side that had laid dormant while they stayed in the tiny Antler's apartment. These photo's don't really prove that he's changed much, but he has.

Heading South

We stopped for the night in Trinidad and did some exploring. this is outside the Fox theater in Downtown Trinidad, where everything is depressed and a bit run down. We grabbed a beer at "the Other Place" and then walked around. Maybe it's because I'm reading 2666 right now that everything took on a violent edge, dusty tumbleweeds and wind creating a feeling of tanked hope. Inside the Fox we were two of eight people that ventured out to see "Valkyrie". The heater was broken and I could see my breath in the men's bathroom


Making Cyanotypes at Tent rocks, New Mexico
The 16-plex in Santa Fe (Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Outside Santa Fe
Looking down on the Rio Grande

Christmas Day

black and white

2 days

Election Eve

Fall is here- something I haven't been used to for a while. The colors are shocking. We've had great weather for the last month, so reds and oranges are starting to appear.


Optimism is also in the air here. Obama just came to the CSU oval. An estimated 45, 00 people showed up for it, including me and my parents. We stood in line out by Shields for almost two hours, and didn't make it to the oval until Obama was almost done speaking, but it was worth it.
the line past Moby.

two portraits