Roadrunner

Roadrunners are usually every bit as skittish as they are cute... but this one posed just long enough for me to pop off a couple of shots.

Desert Four O'Clocks

A desert four o'clock blossom nestles among cholla branches. The wildflowers are really starting to pop, thanks to all the rain we've had recently.

Sculpture Garden

The Philip B. Tollefsrud Memorial Sculpture Garden, at Elena Gallegos Picnic Area, as a summer storm passes over.

Brooding Storm

A summer storm moves in to Elena Gallegos Picnic Area from the Sandia Mountains.

Hoary Comma II

A hoary comma butterfly whose portrait I took in the Sandias' Cienega Canyon the other day. The lower part of the canyon seemed to be the butterfly equivalent of I-25 at rush hour.

Sotol Flowers

The blossoms on a sotol stalk, up close and personal.

Collared Lizard

A collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) basking in the sun at Elena Gallegos Picnic Area.