Bill Speaks

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Bill Speaks Photographer 🔭📷🌩️🥾⚡☀️ www.speaksimages.com Albuquerque NM Landscape, weather, desert, archaeology, wildlife, environmental, photography, astrophotography Will follow all who use ALT text #BoltHunter

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Bill Speaks@speaksimages· 8d

At Albuquerque Sunport for tour of the Sentimental Journey, a B-17G operated by the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum. Personal connection my late father in law piloted these out of England and N. Africa. My wife wants to sit in the pilot seat. I'm certainly glad he made it home 😀 #photography

Four engine, aluminum clad WW 2 B 17 bomber sitting on tarmac. Ground crew in foreground..

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· 15d

Plains, trains and #Bolts (RIP John Candy) From a time lapse last week in eastern New Mexico. I heard the train in the distance, put out the intention, and Mother Nature came through. A real fist-pumper. #Weather #StormChasing #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEphemeral #photography #nature #bolthunter

Wide view of the eastern New Mexico plains as a freight train passes beneath a dramatic cloud to ground lightning bolt. Wind turbines and power lines stretch across the horizon under a dark thunderstorm sky.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· 27d

Yesterday's monsoon storms sweeping across the Very Large Array near Socorro, New Mexico. #Nmwx #monsoon #weather #stormchasing #bolthunter

Sun back lights rain shaft from thunderstorm over an array of radio telescopes on open plain. Distant mountains in background.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· 28d

A lot of wild lightning during last night’s storms south of Albuquerque, over Belen, New Mexico. #NMwx #Lightning #BoltHunter #StormChasing #Monsoon

Bolt of lightning with numerous tendrils against a dark sky. Foreground is a field with farm building in lower left, and trees to the right.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jul 23

Today, chasing some very electrical thunderstorms west of Albuquerque New Mexico. #nmwx #weather #monsoon #stormchasing

Thunderstorm with multiple rain shafts. Pinon juniper atop mesas in foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jul 9

I'm surprised so many of these structures on New Mexico's eastern plains remain standing. A couple hours later, I reported a lightning triggered brush fire about 10 miles from this location. Fortunately, the rain doused it. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned #photography #NMwx #NM #BoltHunter

An abandoned, weathered farmhouse sits alone beneath a deep blue twilight sky as a bright lightning bolt dances around the sky behind it. The glow silhouettes the empty house, its weathered peeling roof, and dark windows. Dry grasses and desert shrubs fill the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jul 8

Metaphor. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned #photography #americana #NM

Front view of an abandoned two story building in Magdalena, New Mexico with a faded light brown stucco lower level and a weathered red metal false front. The wooden doors and window trim are worn, and an American flag hangs inside one of the front windows. Bright blue summer sky with scattered clouds overhead.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jul 4

"Alebrijes & Nahuales: Fantastic Animals from Mexico" exhibit by Albuquerque's Robinson Park. See the alt text for sculpture titles and artist information. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZany #Route66 #NM #photography #latino #AlebrijesYNahuales #ABQ #PublicArt #NewMexicoTrue 📷

An oversized alebrije titled "The Dog" by Adrian XuanaA is a black dog sculpture with exaggerated long legs, a wide toothy grin, and oversized rabbit like ears stands atop a bright yellow display pedestal. White skeletal-style markings decorate its body, while the tall ears feature vibrant red, turquoise, yellow, and black geometric patterns.

"The Armadillo" by Margarito Melchor is an alebrije sculpture of a winged armadillo standing atop a bright yellow display pedestal beside a city park. The creature features large orange-and-yellow bat-like wings, a turquoise head, a multicolored shell decorated with intricate geometric and floral patterns, and white armored legs.

"The CatBird," is an alebrije by Leonardo Linares sitting atop a yellow display pedestal along a sunny sidewalk by a park. The artwork has vivid reds, oranges, yellows, blues, greens, and pinks with intricate floral and geometric patterns covering its body, wings, and tail.

"The Happy Alien," is an alebrije by Constantino Blas of a winged creature that appears to leap into flight from a yellow display pedestal on the sidewalk by a city park. The whimsical figure features a wide open mouth, oversized upright ears, broad purple wings, and a long tail, all covered in intricate hand-painted floral, geometric, and mosaic-like patterns in vivid shades of purple, turquoise, blue, green, orange, yellow, red, and white.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jul 2

San Jon, New Mexico, the official home of the World's Largest Flip-Flop. I think the other one is somewhere in my closet. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZany #Photography #NM #Route66 #Americana 📷

A giant corrugated metal flip-flop with thick rope straps stands beside a small rustic roadside shop. A small boat display and a sign reading "San Jon Yacht Club" is in the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 30

One of Sheena's posts reminded me of this old flip-phone photo. The Canada geese don't appear to have read the sign yet. FD: I used AI to up-res and cleanup the image; otherwise, faithful. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZany #photography #americana

Two Canada geese perched on roofline above a Wingman restaurant in a strip mall.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 27

Yesterday's yonder near Vaughn, New Mexico. The lightning reminds me of our state bird, the roadrunner, racing across the prairie with dinner in its beak. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYonder #photography #nm #NMwx #stormchasing #BoltHunter #lightning #weather #climate📷⚡#plains #desert

A branching cloud to ground lightning strike illuminates a dark thunderstorm. Rain shafts flank the bolt while golden grassland and scattered cholla, some with blossoms, stretch across the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 23

There's Always Something Beyond in Capitol Reef #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYonder #Photography #PublicLands #Utah

Weathered juniper illuminated in front of towering sandstone cliffs. Twisted branches spread across the foreground while low angle light reveals the texture of both the ancient wood and the massive, layered sandstone walls behind it.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 20

The twisted, broken remains of a mesquite, shaped by decades of migrating dunes and desert winds in Death Valley. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid #Photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Curve #PublicLands 📷 #Desert #NationalPark

Close up of twisted and broken remains of a mesquite in a dune field. High dune and mountain ridge in middle distance and background.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 18

When I came upon this scene, I thought it was the remains of an animal lying on the beach. Only after walking closer did I realize it was driftwood, carved by the ocean and covered by sand and shells into a form that played tricks on the eye. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid #Photography #Oregon

Weathered driftwood partially buried in smooth beach sand dominates the foreground of a deserted shoreline at dusk. The twisted, bleached wood is coated with small white shells. In mid-ground, gentle waves roll in from the left, reflecting the warm orange and gold glow of sunset near the horizon. Layers of dark blue, purple, and gray clouds stretch across the sky, contrasting with the vivid bands of orange and pink light. Low dunes line the right side of the beach.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 17

The ruins of the original San Geronimo Church built 1620 and destroyed in the revolt of 1847 overlooks a field of weathered crosses in Taos Pueblo's historic cemetery. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid #Photography #Religion #NM #monochrome

Black and white image of San Geronimo Cemetery at Taos Pueblo, with the adobe ruins of the old church rising above a foreground dotted with weathered crosses and graves,

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 15

A glimpse of Tree New Mexico's work in Albuquerque. Across the state staff and trained volunteers lead 10–15 planting events each year. So far the group has planted or given away nearly 15000 trees! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid #Photography #volunteer #Albuquerque #NewMexicoTrue #conservation

Four volunteers wearing green shirts work together to prepare a tree for planting beside a residential sidewalk. Two volunteers use hand pruners to trim circling roots on a large root ball while another steadies the tree and a fourth, wearing a reflective safety vest, assists.

Three volunteers work together to plant a tree in a residential front yard on a sunny day. A young man wearing gloves trims to loosen the roots of a large tree root ball while two other volunteers assist. All three wear green volunteer shirts.

A smiling, visibly excited young woman stands in a park holding a potted young tree and paperwork and looking toward the camera.

TreeNM volunteers gathers beneath a mature shade tree in a park for a group photo after a community tree-planting event.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 11

Captured a couple of days ago near Tucumcari, NM. Severe drought conditions in much of Western US. We more of these. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWater #BoltHunter #NMwx #photography #weather #storm #stormchasing 📷 #nature #NewMexico #thunderstorm #NewMexicoTrue #Route66

Supercell thunderstorm over the New Mexico plains at dusk, with a towering rain core, sculpted cloud structure, and a cloud-to-ground lightning strike beside a mesa.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 6

My friend's dog Trek at an Albuquerque agility competition. Safe to say he was fully committed to the run. You can almost see his tonsils! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVocal #photography #dog #agility #bark #agility

Australian Shepherd races through a colorful weave pole obstacle during an indoor agility competition. Barking in excitement as it makes a sharp turn, the dog's eyes are wide and focused. Blurred jump stands in the background.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Jun 4

Here's another from Carrizozo Volcanic Field Campground in New Mexico. Can't help but anthropomorphize this lightning bolt into a giant Native warrior standing beneath the storm. Captured with #BoltHunter. #NMwx #photography #weather #storm #stormchasing 📷 #geology #nature #NewMexico #thunderstorm

Cloud-to-ground lightning strike descends from the dark base of a thunderstorm over the Carrizozo Volcanic Field Campground in New Mexico. Near the top of the bolt, a long horizontal leader extends to the right creating a distinctive T-shaped lightning structure. Two main bolts strike distant ridges. Heavy rain shafts curtain the distant landscape while black lava flows, desert vegetation, and a winding walkway across a small area of the lava field occupy the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· May 30

One of my first bolts of the season above the Carrizozo Volcanic Field in New Mexico. Capturing a cloud-to-ground bolt is one thing; capturing that much horizontal lightning structure in the same frame is a lot less common. #NMwx #weather #nature #storm #stormchasing 📷 #geology #BoltHunter

Cloud-to-ground lightning strike over the dark volcanic field, with distant hills, rain shafts, a cactus and rugged desert vegetation in the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· May 26

Impressive shelf cloud from storm between Roswell and Potales. Spectacular lightning from today's storms. #NMwx #weather #nature #photography #NM

Dramatic shelf cloud stretching across the plains beneath a dark thunderstorm, with rain shafts in the distance and dry grassland in the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· May 25

Near Ruidoso today. This is Seven Cabins Fire in Capitan Mountains. About 26000 acres and 40% contained. Very welcome rain moving thru the area but it's a mixed blessing - good bit of lightning. #NMwx #fire #SevenCabins #wildfire #photography #nature

Smoke and fog above distant mountain ridges.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· May 9

Paradise Divide near Crested Butte, Colorado. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflection #photography #landscape #CO 📷 #nature

Alpine pond reflects tall conifer trees and distant mountain peaks beneath a vivid pink-and-blue sky. The water is nearly mirror smooth, creating a symmetrical reflection of the trees and clouds.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· May 1

Denver, Colorado - the “Queen City of the Plains.” #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens #photography #CO #urban #skyline #sunset 📷

Denver skyline at sunset, with orange and pink clouds glowing above the city as traffic moves along Interstate 25 highway in the foreground.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· May 1

Rodeo Queen, Granby Colorado 4th of July Parade #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueens #photography #horse #Queen #rodeo #CO #Americana #equestrian

A smiling rodeo queen in a red, white, and blue outfit rides a decorated horse, waving during a 4th of July parade. The saddle blanket reads “High Country Stampede Queen,” and her chaps say “AMY,”

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Apr 30

The 100th anniversary of Route 66 is coming up. If you're looking for a possible road trip, the Google search banner links to this map of attractions along the highway. #Route66 #Route66Centennial #NewMexico #TrueNM #RoadTrip #Americana #NM www.google.com/maps/@38.056...

Screen shot of Google search banner celebrating the 100th anniversary of Route 66. Clicking on the banner links to a map of attractions along Route 66.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Apr 23

Colorado Columbine, Yankee Boy Basin. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple #flowers #nature 📷 #photography #wildflower 🌾🧪🌱 #botany

Three purple and white Colorado Columbine flowers with yellow stamen. A small insect is on the petal of one flower.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Apr 17

Likely birthed in the Oort Cloud hundreds of thousands of years ago, Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) emerges into view. Captured Friday morning at the #edge of dawn. 🥱 #alphabetchallenge #WeekOforOld #astronomy #nature 📷🔭 #comet #NM #NewMexico #publiclands #astrophotography #landscape #BlueSkyArtShow

Night sky filled with stars above a dark mountain ridge, with a bright comet visible near the upper center-right, its glowing head and faint tail pointing upward. The foreground is silhouetted terrain under a deep blue sky.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Apr 15

St Francis de Asis Catholic Church, Golden, NM Build in 1830s and renovated in 1960s. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld #photography 📷 #newmexico #nmtrue #religion

A small adobe church with a bell tower and white crosses sits at the end of a gravel path in a rural mountain setting. In the foreground, a stone cross and a fenced grave adorned with flowers mark a simple cemetery. Scrubby vegetation and scattered rocks surround the grave and path with tree-covered mountain ridges rising in the background beneath a partly cloudy sky.

Bill Speaks@speaksimages· Apr 9

Remember Cheesus Saves! #photography 📷 #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornonsense