2024 Pic of the Day

Here are some random photos of the day for 2024
01-05-24 Snow on yucca, Albuquerque, New Mexico
01-08-24 Snow at Ghost Ranch, Northern New Mexico
01-12-24 Early morning at Abiquiu Dam with Cerro Pedernal in rear
01-14-24 Snow at Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins, Abiquiu, New Mexico
01-15-24 Mural and graffiti panorama, Espanola, New Mexico
01-17-24 Lone diner at Owl Cafe, Albuquerque, New Mexico
01-18-24 Feathery contrail over Albuquerque, New Mexico
01-29-24 Sunrise over gas station, Espanola, New Mexico. This is one of my Urban Landscape images
01-30-24 School bus illuminated by headlights, Highway 96, Northern New Mexico
02-01-24 School bus with graffiti, Highway 550 between Bernalillo and Cuba, New Mexico
02-02-24 Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins. This was a test of the Voigtlander 15mm lens used on a Sony A6500 with a metabones lens adapter
02-08-24 A humorous sign-of-the-times license plate -- GOOGLEIT -- seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico
02-16-24 Albuquerque park children on swings with a sunburst
02-23-24 A WIPP nuclear waste truck on Highway 550 between Bernallio and Cuba, New Mexico, taken with a Widelux F6 panoramic camera
02-29-24 Snow fence, Gallina, New Mexico
03-05-24 Migrating ducks taking off from the Rio Chama (Chama River), Abiquiu, New Mexico
03-08-24 Clouds reflected in the glassy surface of Abiquiu Dam with Cerro Pedernal in rear. Northern New Mexico
03-09-24 Truck tracks in light snow and mud, Coyote, New Mexico
03-10-24 Lone bird soars above Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
03-13-24 This was the first test photo of an Olympus Zuiko 500mm mirror lens attached to a Sony A7RII camera via a Novoflex lens adapter
03-17-24 Snow in Coyote, New Mexico, panorama
03-20-24 Almond tree blossoms, Albuqerque, New Mexico, photographed with a Sunex fisheye lens
03-21-24 Moon surrounded by clouds
03-26-24 Pre-teen using a bubble gun
03-27-24 Coloring Easter eggs produced blue fingers
03-28-24 Showing off a new (vintage) accordion
03-29-24 Digital infrared of Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins in Abiquiu, New Mexico
03-31-24 Seed pods close backlit photographed with an Olympus 500mm mirror lens on a Sony A7RII
04-01-24 A banner welcoming lowriders to Espanola, New Mexico, for the annual Good Friday cruise
04-03-24 A shadow of a patron at the Daily Grind in Albuquerque, New Mexico, created by the sun shining on a chrome bumper acting as a spotlight
04-05-24 Protest text written on the side of a mobile home in Northern New Mexico
04-06-24 Rearing horses, Abiquiu, New Mexico
04-10-24 Strange, concentric light created by shining a flashlight into a water glass
04-13-24 Solitary diner at La Quelaquetza cafe in Southwest Albuquerque noted for the mole
04-18-24 A sweet, vinage convertible seen on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico
04-23-24 An "inspirtional" license 
04-29-24 Clouds between two cuts along Highway 84 a few miles north of Abiquiu, New Mexico
05-01-24 Passing the football
05-07-24 Warehouse 21, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Railyard District photographed with Ilford Delta 100 processed to be contrasty/grainy
05-08-24 Doing cartwheels in Albuquerque
05-11-24 Sunrise over Sangre de Cristo Mountains east of Espanola, New Mexico
05-14-24 Humorous painting on the door of a septic pumping truck
05-15-24 Graffiti on an abandoned motel scheduled for demolition, Espanola, New Mexico
05-18-24 Sun rising behind tree along Highway 84, Abiquiu, New Mexico
05-19-24 Cutleaf Vipergrass (often mistaken for a dandelion) Northern New Mexico
05-22-24 Bike riding at sunset
05-24-24 Lone tree alongside Highway 550 a few miles north of Bernalillo, New Mexico
05-27-24 Water skiers on Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
05-28-24
05-29-24 — Bike tricks in Albuquerque, NM
05-30-24 — Air tanker prepares to drop fire retardant on Indio fire in Northern New Mexico
06-05-24 — Crab spider sitting on gardener's glove
06-09-24 — Continental Divide Trail hiker with Cerro Pedernal seen in rear. Northern New Mexico about 5 miles south of Ghost Ranch
06-10-24 — Cerro Pedernal with low-lying clouds and dry arroyo
06-11-24 — Pink flower
06-12-24 - Lone diner and waitress Tammy at Owl Cafe, Albuquerque, NM
06-14-24 — Sunrise and Cerro Pedernal panoramic, Youngsville, Northern New Mexico
06-16-24 — David Crosby and his Ural motorcycle on its maiden voyage
06-17-24 — Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescopes photographed with Kodak color infrared film. Central New Mexico
07-04-24 — Pondering the end of a game of chess
07-13-24 — A crane flying low over Abiquiu Dam in Northern New Mexico preparing to land
07-17-24 — Dragonfly wings
07-18-24 — Two-day-old baby dwarfed by her mother's hand
07-22-24 — Dried flowers
07-23-24 — Elk heads in Savers Thrift Store shopping carts, Santa Fe, NM
07-24-24 — Group of elderly visitors to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NM
07-25-24 — Hands semi abstracted under a table at the Daily Grind in Albuquerque, NM
07-28-24 — Leaves close
08-09-24 — Sheep grazing on hillside near Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico. Dark sepia print
09-11-24 — Large sun setting west of Albuquerque, NM
09-12-24 — Pre teen chess player sets up board for a match
09-17-24 — Fog over the Abiquiu Valley, Northern New Mexico
09-19-24 — License on electric Teslas car celebrating green energy
09-27-24 — Clouds over Cerro Blanco, Abiquiu, NM
09-28-24 — Learning to use chopsticks
10-04-24 — Teen using hotel exercise equipment, Las Cruces, New Mexico
10-05-24 — Children playing in public fountain water, Las Cruces, New Mexico
10-06-24 — People approaching "Road of Dreams" public art about a half mile east of I-25, Central New Mexico
10-08-24 — Ducks resting on the surface of Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
10-11-24 — Ducks resting or nesting on the the surface of Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
10-15-24 — Virgen of Guadalupe mural painted on the Warehouse 21 building in Santa Fe, NM. Warehouse 21 no longer resides in the building.
10-20-24 — Hill peaks emerge from fog in the Espanola Valley, Northern New Mexico. 
10-23-24 — Looking like an extraterrestrial alien
11-02-24 — Man and cat
11-04-24 — Small American flag on coyote fence after snow storm. Northern New Mexico
11-08-24 — Frost on pine sprouts, Albuquerque, NM
12-04-24 — Panorama of the Abiquiu Valley taken from the Chama River overlook on Highway 84, Northern New Mexico
12-05-24 — Boy on tire swing photographed with a Sunex fisheye lens
12-08-24 — Road to Cerro Pedernal. Highway 96 near Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
12-12-24 — Group self portrait with funny nose and mustache glasses and berets
12-14-24 — Weed burning, Espanola, New Mexico
12-19-24 — A yucca lit with Christmas lights at the Bugg House Christmas lights display in Albuquerque, NM
12-29-24 — Plant shadows on a curtain
12-31-24 — Lovely sunrise over Cerro Pedernal in Northern New Mexico (Rio Arriba County) near Youngsville
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