Cat-faced Orb Weaver

I found a spider friend when out working in the yard.  This spider was new to me, but are apparently pretty common around here.

Mountains

We wanted to get out for the weekend, but were not feeling up to a big hike or ride, so went exploring in the high country in the truck.  Gorgeous terrain!

Tumbleroot

There is an absolutely charming venue in town called the Tumbleroot Pottery Pub.  You get a good craft cocktail in an interesting piece of ceramic drinkware, and then get to  play with clay.  Theme last week was “steampunk”, which somehow led to the creation of the Medusnake.

If you leave your spouse unsupervised

 ….they might buy the neighbor’s tractor!

Thunderheads

 ….can bring both crazy rain/hail, and also awfully nice sunsets every evening.

Night phone

 I continue to be impressed by how well the phone camera does; this shot of the stars was just a casual snap taken on my way back from getting the mail.

Sunset in a glass

  Very warm today, so our evening beverage was a chilled rosé spritzer on the portal… same color as the clouds!

Hike to Nambe Lake

 We decided to hike up in the high country to beat the heat - got an early start and drove up to the Ski Santa Fe parking lot and hiked Winsor trail up to the Nambe Lake junction, then followed the creek up to the lake.

The trailhead is at about 10,000 ft, and the lake is at about 11,500, and there’s a bit of up-and-down in the middle; 8.5 miles round trip, so we got a good workout in for the day!

Big mood weather

 Very dramatic sunset and full moon from a couple days ago.