weather: Looks like we’re on the El Niño one-storm-a-week track here, with another wet patch headed for New Mexico through the weekend. This’ll be the fourth in a row. book1: Andrew Revkin’s The North Pole Was Here. Don’t be fooled by the whole “children’s book” thing. It’s a ripping good read, and Revkin has clearly …
Charlie Liles at the National Weather Service lays out the factors (sub. or ad req.) that made our winter storm past so special:
Just waitin’ for the bus 1 Originally uploaded by nicholsphotos. Coyote Man? (hat tip DCF photo pool, which has been stormalicious these last few days)
I wandered the airport yesterday chatting up stranded passengers for the paper. My favorites (I know, this sucks, but in a profoundly ironic way) – the couple who drove down from Colorado to Albuquerque, figuring they had a better chance of flying out here than out of Denver: Ron and Ruth Shaw were supposed to …
Sadie in the snow Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. To measure your snowfall, pick an open area, away from the influence of buildings, trees, etc. Use a ruler or yardstick and take three separate measurements at widely separated spots. Average the results. Sadie does not care about this level of detail. Her concern seems to be …
Albuquerque Transportation Center Originally uploaded by Malcolm Tredinnick. I never got around to blogging Malcolm’s visit to Albuquerque and other bits of our great land. It was lovely to finally meet face to face after years of one of those bit-driven relationships. He’s posted his pictures from his trip, and his caption on this one …
I don’t know southern New Mexico water issues, so I’ll offer up this Las Cruces Sun-News story without comment, except to suggest that the issue is worth following: Local conservation groups are balking at the idea that the Gila and San Francisco rivers could be used to supply water to Doña Ana County as part …
windmillOriginally uploaded by heinemanfleck. ESTANCIA – It occurred to me yesterday why I’m so fascinated by the pinto bean farmers of the Estancia Basin. They are very much like the trees prized by the scientists who use tree rings to piece together ancient climates: at the edge of their range, and therefore sensitive to small …
Saguaro Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. For those of you not from or familiar with New Mexico, here’s the joke: the armed Saguaro, an iconic southwestern image, does not grow in New Mexico. The Estancia Valley is in New Mexico.
RailRunner Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. The thing I like about trains is the same thing I have always enjoyed about walking in alleys: you get to see the backs of things. It’s the place where people pile their junk, where they show the things they don’t really want you to see, but that are a …