by susan preston | Oct 29, 2020 | Birds, Bosque del Apache, Photo of the Day, Sunrise + Sunset
Invincible Dawn “Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.“ – Hugh B. Brown There is nothing in the world that captures my imagination the way a mass ascension of snow geese in the icy morning air does. To bear witness to the cacophanous honking...
by susan preston | Oct 16, 2020 | Birds, Bosque del Apache, Photo of the Day, Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill Family Take-Off “You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them.“ – Professor Wangari Maathai Photo Credits: Family Take-off by Susan...
by susan preston | Sep 18, 2020 | Musings, Taos, Wildlife
Swimming with Horses C Sweet mare, so tender and shy. One of a herd of near-wild horses who roam through sacred pueblo lands, she averted her gaze and kept her distance. I felt a kinship with what seemed like a quiet pain flowing through the barbed wire fence...
by susan preston | Sep 9, 2020 | Landscape, Photo of the Day, Sunrise + Sunset
Insensitivity Us More Vulnerable “Humanity should not remain insensitive to the forest fire or wildfire every year. Unless we act, the loss of biodiversity and extinction of herbs, birds and animals and the pains of the trees, birds, animals and the poor is also...
by susan preston | Sep 2, 2020 | Musings, Photo of the Day, Taos, Wildlife
Rabbit Antenna “A lifetime may not be long enough to attune ourselves fully to the harmony of the universe. But just to become aware that we can resonate with it – that alone can be like waking up from a dream.” – Brother David Steindl-Rast This remarkable little...