Category Archives: new mexico

May20

Loretto.

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the original staircase

the current stairs

the story

The Loretto Chapel’s miraculous spiral staircase in Santa Fe

The Loretto Chapel is a former Roman Catholic Church in Sante Fe, New Mexico that is now a privately owned museum and wedding chapel. It’s known for its spiral staircase the “ Miraculous Stair”, which rises 20 feet while making two full turns, all without support of a break or central pole…it’s held together by wooden pegs, no glue, nails or other hardware…33 stairs, noted to be the age of Christ at the time of his death. Built between 1877-1881. (story has it a mysterious stranger appeared, built the staircase and then disappeared without collecting pay, the Sisters of Loretto believed the mysterious builder was Saint Joseph himself)….railings were added in 1887.

the legend

the model

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the link to the Loretto chapel and the stairs’ history:

https://www.lorettochapel.com/our-story?srsltid=AfmBOop4APIFnYxkEEusChD_kK-t3ngYq-isG7B1m34vqw1YwZNTpPrN

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“the difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible Is what takes a little longer.’

-fridtjof nansen

 

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source credits: Loretto Chapel

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA – May 2026

 

 

May19

curating joy.

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doodlet’s

the most whimsical, charming store i have ever entered

filled from store to ceiling

and everywhere in between

with nothing but pure joy

in s small, yet lovely space

it took us over two hours

to walk through

look and touch everything

 choose our treasures

“we cannot cure the world of sorrows but we can choose to live in joy.”

-joseph campbell

 

 

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new mexico, usa – may 2026

May18

a trip takes us.

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the road and the world around us 

changes with every mile of sky

no turning back

onward

 

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‘we do not take a trip, a trip takes us’

-john steinbeck

 

 

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laguna pueblo, new mexico, usa, may 2026

May17

the shining.

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 as we went to head into town
leaving our little adobe house
moving toward the door
i said
we still have one more light to turn off before we go
response was
a pause and silent moment
then
look up
oh
it was so bright and streaming through
 not used to such a brilliant sun
shining down on me 
inside
complete shift
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‘attention, if sudden and close, graduates into surprise;

and this into astonishment; and this into stupefied amazement.’

-charles darwin

 

 

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new mexico, usa, may 2026

May15

sticks and stones.

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 river of stone

stone to find home

stone for resting

stone to remember

*sticks to make rustic latilla fences 

‘to so enter into it in nature and art

that the enjoyed meanings of life may become a part of living

is the attitude of artistic appreciation.’

-george h. mead

 

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*In New Mexico, you’ll find charming fences made of small branches called ‘latillas’ made primarily from native cedar or juniper poles. These rustic fences have a rich history, passed down through generations of indigenous and Hispanic communities.Originally built to keep out wildlife like coyotes, they’ve become a beloved part of the Southwestern landscape, especially in Santa Fe-style architecture.

 

 

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new mexico, usa, may 2026

 

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May14

lights.

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light on the tiny houses

light in the cathedral

everywhere you look

santa fe is filled with light

 

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‘to love beauty is to see light.’

-victor hugo

May13

go west.

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let the adventure begin

first stop

santa fe, new mexico

 place of art, history, beauty, and mystery

sharing a road trip with my fellow life traveler

my sister

nature celebrated with art

 wild mustangs up top

birds splash in a flock

 burro waits patiently

half sun half shade

no need for a clock

 

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“take me where the road ends and the adventure begins in Santa Fe.”

-inspired by Bon Jovi

 

 

 

 

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art credits: all sculptures by new mexican artists