Rodney Thompson
@newmexicogunner
Retired Probation Director and a Navy veteran who has recently moved to the Land of Enchantment. Arsenal fan and traveler. Amateur photographer
Was looking through photos for some #WackyWednesdayArt and came across this statue of a graduate 😂 in downtown Brookings SD. Brings is the home of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits.
The beach, the Pacific Ocean and footprints above a beautiful blue sky near Lincoln City OR. #TidesOutTuesday
Murals of windows on a brick wall in Winslow AZ along historic Route 66. The red flatbed Ford pickup and statues all evoke memories of the Eagles and the tune “Take It Easy”. #WindowsOnWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed
Many variations on the color red from Munsinger Gardens in St Cloud MN. #ColorADay #RedWed
Very lucky on capturing this photo with my iPhone at the end of a great day spent with family. Taken on the Oregon coast near Seaside. Brings back so may memories of time spent in the Pacific Northwest #ColorADay #YellowThu
A set of photos that meets today’s themes of #RockinTuesday #BlueTue #ColorADay. Photos taken at the Wupatki National Monument north of Flagstaff AZ. The red rocks of the ruins against that very blue southwest sky made for some beautiful views.
The vastness of the Southwest US as photographed in the natural sculpture of sand, rock and sky. The only sound is the wind as you stand alone and dwarfed by this beautiful, magnificent and amazing land in Monument Valley. #BlueSkyArtShow #Quiet
Photo from my recent trip along the original Route 66 on this 100th anniversary of the mother road. Old Budville Trading Post near Cubero NM. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAForAbandoned
Small window in a home in El Prado NM. Surrounded by red vines in the fall of last year. Just north of Taos. Foliage was just beginning to change colors in the area. #WindowsOnWednesday
Purple, red and yellow blooms among the green foliage for #GreenSat #ColorADay. Really liked the contrast in this photo. It was taken in #CannonBeachOregon
Mural on the side of restaurant on Route 66 in Grants NM. #BlueSkyArtShow
In Door County at the Peninsula State Park for an open air theater among the trees of the forest. Beautiful setting for the musical comedy. Northern Sky Theater. #ForestFriday
#WindowsOnWednesday at the Rancho de Chimayo in northern New Mexico. A excellent restaurant to have some authentic New Mexican food. Then visit the Sanctuario de Chimayo.
Ecola Creek meets the Pacific Ocean in Cannon Beach OR. #TidesOutTuesday
Photo for Memorial Day with US Flag in front of the Washington Monument in DC. #BlueSkyMonday
Sun setting over the beach at Lincoln City OR. The colrs were wonderful. #Stunday
Blooms on a cactus plant on top of the dome of Enchanted Rock in the Texas Hill country. After some early spring rain. #ColorADay #YellowThu
It’s almost that time. Next week starts the Literary Festival in Santa Fe. One of my favorite urban environments and events. What a great place to sit and watch people. #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky
Photo of two small chipmunks or other small mammals along the trail to Calf Creek Falls near Escalante UT with red rocks for background. #Twosday #RockinTuesday
Photo of the Catholic Church of the Visitation in Westphalia TX prior to its destruction by fire several years ago. It has now been completely restored. Only one of the two steeples had a bell. #TwoforTuesday
I may have posted this long ago but thought it worked for #ColorADay #PinkMon and for #MacroMonday. Taken from our garden at our past home in Deep East Texas. Lufkin.
Several different items showing off their orange color in this photo. Taken during a wonderful 25th anniversary trip to Vermont. Hope to visit again soon. #ColorADay #OrangeSun
Fall hike in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado many year’s ago. #Stunday
For #BlueTue I had to post this photo of bluebonnets among the cactus at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area near Fredericksburg TX in the spring. Best time and place to be in TX.
Petroglyphs on a rock with the green grasses surrounding. #RockinTuesday
#MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday. A photo of Lake Louise in Banff National Park. The turquoise blue color comes from the glacial runoff. A beautiful place to visit and photograph.
A quiet pond in the late spring north of the twin cities in Minnesota for #Stunday
Statues called La Jornada directly in front of the Albuquerque Museum on the Old Town. It describes the history of Albuquerque. #BlueskyArtShow
Statue of burro carrying wood and covered in snow during Christmas at the entrance to Burro Alley in downtown Santa Fe. #BlueskyArtShow