Hiking Down the Ridge Trail
After the rains greened the landscape and temperatures diminished, we started hiking more. The Ridge Trail is one of our favorite. It starts at Emory Pass and goes down to Kingston. It affords fabulous views.
Véronique De Jaegher
Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, I lived 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been living in Sierra County, NM for the last 20 years. I have been taking photographs for 40 years as a way of sharing my point of view. Beauty surrounds us, we just need to pay attention. I believe in the power of images as they say “One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”. ”Local” is very important because we can engage in a more personnel way whether reading the news or buying food. That’s why I was sorry to see the Sierra County Sun go and want to support the Sierra County Citizen by being on the board of the Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project and posting local images.
Nature’s resilience
Twelve years after the 2013 Silver fire new growth sprouts along the headwaters of Middle Percha Creek.
Virgas
The storm had been building up all afternoon. It produced a formidable soundtrack but no moisture to speak of..
Clark’s Spiny Lizards mating
These 2 lizards have been hanging out in our yard for years. The blue color intensifies around mating season.
Trout Fire brings Smoke to Kingston
Since Friday the 13th high heat and smoke keep us inside
Aurora Borealis in New Mexico
Aurora borealis are rare in Southern New Mexico. Red auroras happen higher up in the atmosphere.
Fall Colors
It's been 11 years since Silver Fire scorched the Black Range. The landscape is still magnificent especially in its autumn robe.
Yard Sales in Kingston this Saturday
This Saturday the 7th of Septembre from 10am til 2pm
Flowers & Pollinators
Pollinators have been late and fewer this summer...
I love to imagine what these flowers look like to them.
Railroad Canyon
This gem of a canyon in Grant county was burned in the 2013 Silver Fire then scoured by flood. Yet it is recovering.
Tonuco Mountain
A storm the day before had cleared the air and brightened the colors. A perfect day to walk in the footsteps of our ancestors.
Snow hits the Black Range
A snow storm hit the Black Range for a couple days. Sometimes it snowed big white flakes , sometimes little snowflakes drifted aimlessly, sometimes the sun peaked thru.