Springtime in New Mexico is a delight. The hiking is breezy and cool, the light is beautiful, and the air is full of blossoms. And there are birds in abundance: scrub jays and finches, raptors and thrashers.
Quick synopsis: on Monday we took a tram ride to the top of Sandia Peak and watched the sun set over Albuquerque:
Then we headed for Santa Fe, where exhibits on Gustave Baumann and Georgia O’Keeffe drew us indoors (but not for very long):
Our last stop was Albuquerque’s Rio Grande Botanic Garden, which features a new 4-acre Japanese garden. Like other Asian-themed gardens, the Sasebo Garden has blossoming cherry trees, koi ponds, fountains, and elegant pine landscaping. But it also has its own New Mexico flourish: eerie, leafless Rio Grande cottonwoods towering over it all.
