TAOS
The blue sky seduced me.
Not like any other sky.
Not the gray-blue of the sky in the city.
Not even “sky blue” like that of a desert remembered.
But soul-deep blue.
Rising from a field of yellow ochre flowers,
deep green pinon,
and colorado red rock walls.
These intense primary colors
against this blue.
Such sweet seduction
like the fumes of some narcotic smoke
adrift above the gray-green sage
covering this plain that flows from my feet.
I feel I am standing
on the edge of heaven.
(Vicki Powers, 1999)
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Photo by Amanda Powers |
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"Downtown" Taos - Paseo del Pueblo Norte |
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I painted here under Michelle Christman's mentoring |
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Shops in the Taos Plaza |
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Photo by Alma Quillian |
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Photo by Alma Quillian |
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Photo by Alma Quillian |
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Photo by Alma Quillian |
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Photo by Alma Quillian |
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I stayed at the Worldmark Taos (formerly Fechin Inn) - Photo by Amanda Powers |
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Walking along Paseo del Pueblo visiting shops and galleries - Photo by Cathy Hogan |
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My friend, Cathy Hogan, from Sandia Park, came up to Taos to stay with me for a couple of days. We explored the random art and shrines we found throughout Taos, |
My husband and children were there for Mother's Day Weekend.
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My daughters, Amanda and Mary, Mother's Day Brunch |
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Mother's Day in Kit Carson Park |
A beautiful family day at Kit Carson Park on Mother's Day
Dancing in the park on Mother's Day
There were many beautiful Spring flowers blooming throughout the town of Taos .
We visited the Greater World Earthship Communty just west of the Gorge Bridge. You can take a tour of an off-the-grid, sustainanle Earthship. Want to live n one?
Here are several for sale.
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Yes, that's a pineapple growing in the earthship |
We missed the celebration of the late Dennis Hopper's 79th birthday on
Dennis Hopper Day Sunday, May 17th. It began to rain pretty heavily by Saturday affecting the
Taos Lilac Festival. The lilacs were in full bloom.
Paint on, Vicki. The place feels like a different universe from where I am. Such strange beauty.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a beautiful and interesting place... & the color AND light wow....;)
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