It's been so long since I've had time for my blog since being in Santa Fe - I've been touring the countryside  and having a great time blacksmithing.  This stuff is certainly labor intensive.  May be too much for an old gal like me, but I'll walk away with a new found appreciation for the time and energy it takes to be a blacksmith and a few tricks I can use at home.  Here's a couple of beautiful arroyo junkers I've seen on my travels ~ more to come later.

HeADed to MoM & Jorge's

Well this will be interesting ~ I'll be away from home until June 1st.  Hubby and I in 26 years have never been apart more than a week!  Here are just some pics of the road to Mom's and some of her neighbors that we visit.  Many a film has been made on the road to her house ~ the most recent was Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges, in fact I couldn't leave one day cuz they were filming the accident he had in his truck (if you saw the Movie).  It's a popular spot since there is only beautiful landscape - no telephone lines, no cars, no houses, just beauty.

GET READY MOM HERE I COME!

 Mom's Yard

Now that's a BELL!

Some of her flowers

there's another 300-400 more  not shown!

 

Her little Church

 Tent Rock~pretty much her back yard!  So Awesome

Some Local Friends

Mom, Me & Ian (28 yrs ago)

Mom (she'll kill me for this one)
The Gardner & Partner

Steel Ocotillo

This weekend I saw an Ocotillo in the neighborhood and thought "Hey, why don't I have one!".  So I got busy and created my own - it's about 8 ft tall.  Only difference is mine requires no water or maintenance.  I'll be adding a hummingbird, but since I'm headed to Santa Fe for a month on Thurs I won't be able to finish it.  I'll be busy there learning and creating some new stuff.  My blog may suffer because of it.... but I shall return with a new found knowledge of blacksmithing.