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Today... my daughter, a great friend, and I all went to the Open Space Visitor Center; located on the westside of ABQ off of Coors Blvd. It was incredible. The space was having a special event, entitled: the Return of the Sandhill Crane Celebration Weekend ... and it was all about the return of the Sandhill Cranes to New Mexico as part of their winter migration.

For tomorrow's post... I will showcase some of the featured artists at the art show there...

BUT for today... I just wanted to show some of the gorgeous scenery that is the Open Space area.



...the outlook landing area...


...and a couple of the cranes relaxing in the sunshine...

*photos by Elaine A. Russell

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Today my mother and I watched the movie "The Long Long Trailer"... circa 1953; starring Lucy and Desi. Well... more accurately, I should say... that my mom watched it (I did see it years ago)... and I caught the ending just as I was waking up from a nap. What can I say... I took Benadryl 2 days ago, and it is still in my system.... but I digress...

The movie is classic. It features a young couple... who buy a pull-behind trailer and set out as newlyweds, and travel from Colorado to California. Along the way... lots of mishaps ensue... and it is great fun to watch. I remember always wanting to travel like that... but then, I am more of a VW bus kind of gal than a travel trailer.

The trailer in the movie was made by The Redman Trailer Co, which apparently, is still in business today. I personally, prefer the fabulous stylings of the Airstream trailers. Those silver bullets are so very cool! Amazingly, as my mother and I have discovered, there are actually 2 of them here in town for sale!

The outsides look fabulous... but I am sure the insides need work...




*photos by Elaine A. Russell

Santa Fe Farmer's Market

*all photos by Elaine A. Russell

ok. So yesterday I posted about the ride on the RailRunner up to Santa Fe.. the goal being.. to go to the annual Recycle Show there.

But ... whoa... wait a minute. There was also a Farmer's Market going on! Apparently, every Sunday, there is what is called the "Sunday Community Fair" in addition to the Farmer's Market.

So... we are talking .... tons of fresh, organic, local produce... as well as handmade items, soaps, bags, books and more. All around the rail station were booths outside, and then inside this huge warehouse... were tons more of booths. Now.. combine that with street artists, and musicians.... and free samples ??!!

Now you get the idea.

Needless to say, we got a little side-tracked from the Recycle Show and explored here first....

fresh organic Dakon radishes

gorgeous chile ristras

organic apple cider slushies


and fresh, home-made bread

To see more about the market in Santa Fe: http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/