New Mexico, August 2004

in late july we found our new home! in ten short days we found dream jobs, a free place to live (in exchange for taking care of 13 animals) and a small circle of new and already very dear friends and mentors. we'll be living out here full-time starting in mid-august, about 2 miles up the mountain from downtown madrid, which is right between albuquerque and santa fe. never have so many amazing elements fallen into place so organically like this, and in such a beautiful landscape to boot!

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on the way to NM, suddenly the square plots turned circular...what are those? until we train the proper cow, one of us needs to open the gate when we leave meet the new ranch hands lots of flora from all the rain surrounded us
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it rained every afternoon, often looking like this on its way the horses view of our house and mountains inside our new digs
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in our new back yard we have an amazing fire pit and sweat lodge 15 feet from the house the first pit is for fire, the second for the stones and lodge sunset view from our front door
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couple minutes later new neighbors emily and clive, who cooked us a big african feast before we left maggie, one of the four wondrous dogs
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about 10 miles north of santa fe, near ski area insert tourists here st. johns college loch ness cloudster
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sunset from another point on the property ma, calf and lesley, about to guide them inside the gate horse side of the barn
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cheesy shot in our cheesy rental car ma and calf, recently rescued from a bad desert scene
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billy, the younger of the 2 horses sunset after a storm on turquoise trail ginger, one of the six cows
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head butt we'll see ya when you visit!


Last updated: 8/7/04