Ornamental Gardening In Containers

The last post having been on patios,

it got me thinking about container gardening

 as a near perfect fit for a patio.

What a splash of color above.

Patios

As someone who has built quite a few patios 

I have never done much with them in this blog.

With summer here it is time to take a look.

Above is a patio in Seattle, Washington with simple cement pavers

 with a nice creeping plant in between them.

A patio need not be fancy or expensive 

to create a pleasant and inviting place to be.

Wood Ovens And Hornos

One of our favorite places to get a wood fired Italian style pizza 

and a craft beer is Il Vicino in Santa Fe, New Mexico...

Stone Water Features

Before we leave the Taos area I want to include 

this nice water feature by Jerry Schwartz in Arroyo Seco.

Art Walk Through Arroyo Seco, N.M.- Metal And Clay

When the weather gets hot it is nice to head up to Arroyo Seco 

a few miles northeast of Taos on the way to the Taos Ski Valley 

and cool off.

Although the business above seemed closed

 I really like the metal work in the sign.

Door Ideas From Taos, N.M.

Following up on the previous post on Gates And Entryways

let's look at doors.

If you are planning on building doors,

Taos, New Mexico offers lots of ideas.

The door above I saw at a B&B on Kit Carson Rd.,

a block or so from the plaza.

Gates And Entryways

I have a bunch of photos stored up on entryways 

so it must be time to take a look.

Above is from Patagonia, Arizona

 and to see more of this great little town see my posts:

Tile Work In Patagonia, Arizona,

and Old Adobes In Patagonia, Arizona.

Hoop Houses And An Outdoor Shower In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

Back behind The Abominable Snowmansion Hostel

 in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico they have a beautiful garden area

 but two other things caught my attention.

One was the hoop style greenhouses to extend the growing season

 in this high altitude area near Taos.

Shipping Container Buildings In Hillsboro, N.M.

I saw these the other day in Hillsboro, New Mexico.

Cactus At The Black Range Museum In Hillsboro, N.M.

It is hard for me to pass up an opportunity to show cactus,

and when we were in Hillsboro recently the first place 

we stopped was the Black Range Museum, 

which was unfortunately closed,

 but had lots of pots of cactus and succulents outside.

This is the fifth post on Hillsboro and the others are here:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.,

and Murals, Mosaics, Etc. In Hillsboro, N.M.

Murals, Mosaics, Etc. In Hillsboro, N.M.

For such a small town Hillsboro has a lot of the decorative arts.

This is the 4th post in a series on this beautiful little town:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

and Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.

Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.

Now that we have been around town in the last three posts,

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

 Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

and Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

let's go into some detail.

This doorway leads to Percha Creek Traders,

 an artists coop in "downtown" Hillsboro.

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico

In the previous posts we have seen:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

and Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail.

Now let's look at adobe.

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail

This is the 2nd post on Hillsboro, New Mexico,

the first being: House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.

This time we will look at the ruins of the old courthouse and jail.

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.

Hillsboro, New Mexico is a tiny town with a lot of history,

but what is interesting to me is the architectural history.

In the next few posts we will look at that, 

starting off with a variety of house styles.

A Mural For The Percha Bank And Cranberry Press

You may remember the posts I did on the

 Percha Bank In Kingston, New Mexico

 and Straw/Clay Studio For Cranberry Press In Kingston, New Mexico

 back in April.

The Annual Mudding Of The St. Francis De Asis Church In Ranchos De Taos, N.M.-Part 2

Please refer to the last post:

The Annual Mudding Of The St. Francis De Asis Church

 In Ranchos De Taos, N.M.-Part 1

 to follow along with the annual remudding 

of this famous church by a strong community of parishioners and neighbors.

Just last summer a service was held here for Dennis Hopper

 before he was laid to rest in Taos.

The Annual Mudding Of The St. Francis De Asis Church In Ranchos De Taos, N.M.-Part 1

The day we were leaving Taos I happened to notice in the paper 

that the annual mudding of the San Francisco de Asis Church 

in the Rancho de Taos Plaza was taking place.

We had to stop by.

Brad Lancaster At Celebrando Las Acequias 2011

We were fortunate to be able to attend the Celebrando las Acequias 2011,

 put on by the Arid Land Institute of Woodbury University 

and Estevan Arellano, among others.

This conference was held in Dixon, New Mexico June 10-12.

Inside La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

On our recent visit to the church we were fortunate to run into the caretaker,

 Manuel, who graciously offered to show us the inside of the church.

This is the fourth and last post on La Santisima Trinidad Church:

La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M. from last year,

The Cross At La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.,

and More On La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

Please take a look at the earlier posts.