Scenic Heron Lake

Brazos Cliffs and one corner of the Heron Lake Marina


Cliffs and rocks, view to the west toward the marina and the Brazos Cliffs.

Rocky overhang in a small inlet on the north side of The Narrows, which is the passage that connects the marina and Willow Creek with the main body of Heron Lake.


Cliff swallow nests





Marina and Brazos Cliffs


A powerboat passes in front of the Heron Lake marina. Photos were taken on Monday, May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day).

View from Laguna Vista after spring snow, March 27

Mountain panorama with Brazos Cliffs


Brazos Cliffs -- with an interesting unfortunate twist from the computer

View from the deck

View to southeast from Five O'Clock Somewhere, with rose-gold glow on distant hill.s


View from Five o'clock Somewhere with flags, clouds, hills, and trees.

Christmas week in Laguna Vista, northern New Mexico

As we left the Chama Valley after our Christmas vacation in Laguna Vista, the Brazos Cliffs gleamed in the sun. During the week, Batgal and Tad spent lots of time baking; some light fluffy bizcochitos and some awesome chocolate chip cookies were among the results. We also keep a wood fire going for several days and enjoyed the company of Dulce indoors and some wild friends outdoor. I got in a bit of exercise shoveling lots of snow and a bit of gravel.

Buried beneath the snow, somewhere in this picture are a few boats in this view from our back door. Our Christmas holiday was more than adequately white, with snow falling during our Christmas dinner in Santa Fe and continuing for much of the following week. We eventually left the white country to celebrate New Year's eve at Elephant Butte Lake in southern NM, where there was no snow except atop some mountains on the western horizon.


View through the front screen door of the front porch covered in snow and more snow beyond.