December 22, 2011 · 10:11 am

Night falls,
bringing with it
new beauty, new wonder.
31 July 2009
December 21, 2011 · 5:58 pm

Water is precious,
essential for life.
It is particularly precious in the high desert.
24 August 2011
December 20, 2011 · 1:24 pm

For some it serves as a spiritual discipline;
for some it provides nurture;
for some a place of reflection and inspiration.
Some find healing here,
some hope,
some grace.
During the summer of 2011,
the Ghost Ranch Service Corps
filled in holes,
trimmed weeds,
and repaired the path
for the Ghost Ranch
labyrinth.
17 July 2011
December 19, 2011 · 7:34 pm

One view barely does Kitchen Mesa justice,
but only one image per post.
14 July 2011
December 18, 2011 · 9:16 am

Battered.
Gnarled.
Adaptive.
Enduring.
Juniper.
12 July 2011
December 16, 2011 · 2:59 pm

Every summer at Ghost Ranch
the message comes loud and clear:
“Drink not from the irrigation system.”
I wonder if that results from
experimentation
and
experience?
30 July 2008
December 14, 2011 · 9:53 am

Chimney Rock Trail
offers one of many
hiking possibilities at Ghost Ranch.
In the summer of 2011,
the Service Corps
repaired and repainted the
trail head sign.
14 July 2011
December 12, 2011 · 6:30 pm

Burros graze.
It is what burros do.
Well, one thing burros do.
They graze well
and they have an incredible view
when they lift their heads.
17 July 2011
December 11, 2011 · 9:09 am

The flag pole stands
outside the casitas:
once used to house guests
(I have stayed there),
now home each summer to
the college staff.
Other years I remember not
what, if anything, flew there,
but in the summer of 2011
this flag proudly waved
in the warm breezes
that caress Ghost Ranch.
15 July 2011
December 10, 2011 · 7:44 pm

Electrical lines cross the ranch
to bring the electricity that
affords light to read at night;
recharges batteries;
works computers;
and powers coffee makers.
1 August 2009