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Alpaca faces!

Be Still, My Heart

 Sandhill. Cranes. O.M.G. 

Totally unexpectedly, there they were, in Albuquerque. 

(While it looks as if they are captive/behind wire, they were actually standing on a small pile of dirt, which happened to be behind a wire fence meant to contain chickens, I think...)

These pix were shot from across a field, at dusk, BTW...not too bad, fancy camera (which I totally do not know how to properly use yet).

Scenes from Today...

 

This guy--sort of a homemade Muffler Man?--in Albuquerque...

One of my favorite Muffler Men, holding a small RV, in Hatch...

This dramatic sky, somewhere in Arizona...

And this marvelous sign in Tucson.

My New House/Lavender Farm!

 

It's in Albuquerque...you can come stay with us sometime!

(This is Los Poblanos, a wonderful inn/lavender farm. If you are ever in Albuquerque, go visit--even if you don't stay there, you can eat in their restaurant and shop in their farm shop.)

Route 66 Road Trip Day 8: Get Your Kicks!

Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Winslow, Arizona.

 The llamas (grandma, mom, two kids) at Los Poblanos--they were right outside our room!

 The hot air balloons--so New Mexico!

 Balloon and moon!

 The lavender fields...not in bloom, alas.

 Albuquerque muffler man/lumberjack.

 This one of my favorite signs...the cafe is defunct, unfortunately; it was still in business in the 1990s...

 Muffler man in Gallup, New Mexico.

 Painted Desert and Petrified Forest (more desert than wood!).

 Gorgeous!

 Wigwam Motel in Holbrook!

 UFO?

 Signs for the Jack Rabbit Trading Post--classic Route 66.

 Our lovely hotel, a former Harvey House.