Winter light on Percha Creek
Sure feels like winter in this late autumn. The low sun shines a soft golden light that gives a dreamy tone to the landscape. More like a glow.
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.
Foggy morning
A lovely storm moved thru the southwest and brought us .76' of rain. The next morning the landscape was lost in the fog. Very unusual for New Mexico...
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Snow flurries on the Black Range
I have never been a fan of Thanksgiving feasts. I did not grow up with it.
I like to give thanks by going for a hike and be immersed in Nature rain or shine....or snow!
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Big, open, silent space
After spending 4 weeks in busy and noisy Belgium, it felt so good to be home and enjoy the beauty and quiet surrounding us.
This is why I live here!
So grateful...
Grasses
Thanks to the unusual 23+ inches of rain so far this year, all grasses are tall and abundant.
Beware, none of their names are their scientific names. Just my visual artist fantasy.
Percha Creek
Percha Creek is still running amongst a green landscape with healthy ponderosas, tall grasses and wild flowers.
The sphinx moth and its voracious hornworm caterpillar
The sphinx moth also called the hummingbird moth flies so fast it is hard to capture its wings in flight.
Portraits from Hillsboro street market
Twas a lovely community day! Beautiful weather. A new tradition.
See you next year!
Swallowtail butterflies
Relentless monsoon dumps on Black Range
A big storm has delivered more than 5″ in a week. It is hard to believe we were threatened by fire a couple months ago.
Celestial Delights
Last night was the last supermoon of the year and this morning we were greeted by a double rainbow… A supermoon is a full moon that is within 90% of its closest point, or perigee, to Earth in its orbit. While…
Monsoon sky
One of the joys of the monsoon season in New Mexico (besides the rain) is the spectacular skies that appear before, during and after the showers.