Southbound…

Duran, New Mexico

I’ve got a thing for windmills.

The lovely Carrizozo Cafe treated us right. We had a delicious lunch, and our server shared a piece of his birthday cake with us. So sweet!

Organ Mountains

Told ya so.

Pecans

For my nephew.

The New Mexico State University campus – I thought this was some sort of Portland-style street graffiti. It was actually a warning. Use an umbrella or risk having hawks dive bomb your head! We saw the perpetrators but did not fall victim.

Desert plants fascinate me – all those hairy beautiful blossoms in such harsh conditions.