Burrowing babies emerge at Abq zoo

Burrowing babies emerge at Abq zoo: krqe.com

Maize Maze opens in N. Valley

Nothing like a good ole fashion corn maze.  OK, I have never actually been to a corn maze, but it sounds kinda fun.
KOB.com - Maize Maze opens in N. Valley

Albuquerque puts criminals on Facebook

KOB.com - Albuquerque puts criminals on Facebook

Weird Al's Albuquerque: THE MOVIE - Part 1

YouTube - Weird Al's Albuquerque: THE MOVIE - Part 1

part 2 is here

Frontier Restaurant's Photos - Lou Diamond Philiips & Sanjaya Visit Frontier

Facebook | Frontier Restaurant's Photos - Lou Diamond Philiips & Sanjaya Visit Frontier

The Lyon Letters- Arrival in Albuquerque

The Lyon Letters- Arrival in Albuquerque

The Lyon letters- On the road to New Albuquerque

The Lyon letters- On the road to New Albuquerque

The Lyon letters- Her answer

The Lyon letters- Her answer

The Lyon Letters- The courtship begins

The Lyon Letters- The courtship begins

S. Valley residents remember Dia de los Muertos

KOB.com - S. Valley residents remember Dia de los Muertos

The Coming of the Railroad and the Birth of New Town

The Coming of the Railroad and the Birth of New Town

The Lyon letters- A tale of two Albuquerques

The Lyon letters- A tale of two Albuquerques

HGTV Dream Home 2010

I was just at the HGTV site and Dream Home 2010 is only about 20 minutes from my house! I enter the Dream Home contest every year and this year will be no different.

Of course, the site makes it sound closer to Santa Fe than it actually is. I think in truth it is closer to Albuquerque, but whatever. Guess they couldn't afford to build a Dream Home nearer Santa Fe, but who can?
HGTV Dream Home 2010 Time-Lapse Photography : Dream Home : Home & Garden Television

The Lyon Letters- Introduction

The Lyon Letters- Introduction

Fall Traditions of New Mexico

Saturday I made a special trip to start my yearly stocking up on green chile from Hatch, NM. I buy it already roasted and then bag and freeze it. I like to buy from several different places because each batch is normally slightly different. I try to buy enough to last the entire year because after harvest time it is hard to find. So that was the first of many stocking up trips to come. Also stocked up on Hatch red chile powder, though I prefer green chile there are many things that only red will do for. Most New Mexicans, myself included, are chile snobs. We know that we have the best chile in the world and nothing else will do. We also eat a lot of chile, we eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner -- snacks too. The farmer's market I went to was packed with other people stocking up on chile. BTW, you do not want to peel or touch NM chiles without gloves -- if you make that mistake you will pay for many days.



It is also Santa Fe Fiesta time. Frankly, I don't attend the fiesta normally, but it is very popular and people come from all over the world. This year is the 400th anniversary of Santa Fe, so I would hope that the fiesta is even better than normal. My favorite thing and probably the most popular part is the burning of Zozobra (or old man gloom). It isn't exactly Burning Man, but it is a 50 foot man and best of all -- he screams, moans and his arms flap about while he is burning.



Here in Albuquerque, we have the State Fair starting this weekend. It used to be the 2nd largest in the US, but I am not sure if that is still true. As you can see, it has a large midway. Aside from that, there are lots of cultural events going on in the Indian and Hispanic Villages. Tons of great food (my favorite part), lots of animals, horse shows, concerts, several art galleries and much more.



Next month, on Oct 3rd, starts the event that Albuquerque is probably most famous for - the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Once again, something that people from around the world come to see and I never go to. I never got because 1) you have to get there at the crack of dawn 2) it is cold out in Oct at the crack of dawn. However, we do often go up to Sandiago's at the tram and watch the balloon glow at night. I like that because we avoid most of the balloon glow traffic and can sit inside where it is warm sipping margaritas while we watch the glow below. We also often do that on 4th of July. Not as spectacular as being there in person, but good enough for me since I don't care much for crowds.

Johnson Gym at the University of New Mexico

Johnson Gym at the University of New Mexico | Paranormalknowledge.com

A New Mexico Day

The annual Wild West Antique Show is this weekend. We went yesterday.

To be honest, I am not a big fan of most of what is sold there -- spurs, saddles and other cowboy and Indian stuff. The old jewelry is nice, but far more than I want to pay for jewelry. I used to pick up old trade beads there, but I have lots of those now and since I haven't beaded in ages it would be silly to buy more. I do still enjoy seeing the old Native American beaded moccasins and clothing though. There are lots of other things that I enjoy looking at from a historical perspective, but I wouldn't really want to own. Every few years I find that odd thing that doesn't really belong at such a show and it appeals to me and I buy it, but not this year.

This year I bought one thing - lunch. I don't know if it was because I was hungry, but it seemed to be the BEST Navajo taco that I have ever had. No meat and green chili rather than the traditional red.



Yeah, Britton talked me into getting onto a huge bull. It was fun, so I am not complaining. Getting on isn't so hard, but for some reason it took quite a lot of explaining for me to figure out how to get back down. What? Swing my right leg backwards? It sounded impossible, but I somehow managed it.

Adam Gorightly In The Land of Enchantment

At first glance, New Mexico seems nothing more than a second sister to the Longhorn State, as big oil rules in the southern reaches of The Land of Enchantment where many of the towns one encounters along the way resemble greatly those rural landscapes stretching for hundreds of miles across the plains of Texas and Oklahoma.

However, New Mexico is rich not only in oil, but arcane lore, with its fabled history of crashed saucers, atomic bomb blast sites and, some would suggest, Freemasonic conspiracies. According to the late gonzo conspiracy researcher, James Shelby Downard, Freemasonry has long practiced a system known as mystical toponomy, which pertains to the magic and mystery of words. To quote Downard: “Mystical toponomy incorporates word wizardry (onomatology) and the modern science of symbolism.” These three alchemical elements imbue a locale with sorcerous significance -- Downard contended -- connecting ancient ley lines in conjunction with latitude and longitude, and the divisions of degrees in geography (minutes and seconds).

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'Adam Gorightly's 'Adam Gorightly In The Land of Enchantment.' 06/2009 Guest Editorial.

VIDEO: UFO FOOTAGE OVER ALBUQUERQUE, NM - MAY 19

ALIEN CASEBOOK FRONTIER: VIDEO: UFO FOOTAGE OVER ALBUQUERQUE, NM - MAY 19

Haunted Houses in Albuquerque

The fun kind.
Haunted Houses in Albuquerque | Season of Shadows Blog