I Wonder What Happened in the Hallway

 One of the pleasures of estate sales--besides the STUFF--is getting to see inside old houses. I love this figurative wallpaper, which was upstairs in a hallway...

Um...

At first I thought that was a damp/water stain, but when you look at it you can see that there is a splash pattern at the top. I choose to believe it was a large pot of tea that got spilled. Yes, tea, that's what it is...

Arty

 Also in Santa Fe: Meow Wolf, "an immersive, multimedia art experience." (The name was chosen by pulling random words out of a hat!)

It is located in an old bowling alley, which was purchased with funds from George R.R. Martin, Santa Fe resident and author of the books upon which my beloved Game of Thrones is based.

The official greeter...

 You can see that it is, indeed immersive--lights, colors, music, sounds, interactive elements.

The exhibit is called "The House of Eternal Return," and it is a complicated narrative that starts out in an abandoned house and leads through...well, all of this (and MUCH more!). Here is a good overview of the exhibition.

Unfortunately, I didn't start at the beginning, so I was a bit confused about what I was seeing. And it was VERY VERY crowded, which made it less enjoyable than it might have been.

Still, very cool and quite unusual--very happy I went!

 Clouds. Of course!

 There were still a lot of lovely wildflowers along the road...

 Gnarly.

And these amazing clouds turned into an epic storm that evening--I watched lightning from my 15th-floor hotel room.

An exhausting but wonderful day in New Mexico!

On (and By the Side of) the Road

 On the way from Albuquerque to Santa Fe...

 I see a Yeti in the clouds!

 Um...

 Okaaayyy...

 Huh?

 Cool bottles!

 Wow.

 No, I didn't stop-- the "Mine Shaft" sign was a bit disconcerting!

 What do I spy with my little eye over there?

Oh yeah--roadside dinosaurs! Why? Who knows!

Machine Dreams: Red Orange Yellow

In October, as 2014's Fun Fall Outing, we went to the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista.

Oh yeah! Tons of cool old gas engines sputtering and sparking, rust (which y'all know I love), the smell of gasoline fumes wafting through the air, lots of old guys in overalls...fantastic (no, really, we loved it!). And there was a really good band performing. Fun fun fun.

I'll be posting about it all week; it was hard to find a way to divide up the pix, so for today I've chosen color. Enjoy!

Road Seen

All seen on Interstate 8 or Old Highway 80...