Time is flying and eventually we spent almost the whole summer in Las Cruces, NM. Long enough to get to know the life at the Hotel and Las Cruces. It is hot and dry -…

Not too long after the setup of the 3 ponds had been established Marco struggles to keep the water temperature down and algae are taking over, all the rocks and the walls of the ponds…

Obviously the fish need a temporary home while their new big pond (please see next post) is going to be built. David and Marco bought an above-ground pool with 12 feet diameter and about 3…

It's Sunday and we would like to get away for the day and give the kids a break from their life at the hotel. We are heading West towards Deming and then turn north towards…

We hear about Hillsboro and that it would be a ghost town worth a visit. Arriving in Hillsboro we learn that there are still about 150 "Ghosts" living in this town. We have a chocolate…

A few days go by and the fish are doing well despite the sometimes high temperature of the water. It is only the beginning of summer and we worry about long hot weeks ahead of…

I do not recall how this all started and who had the idea, but we suddenly are in a discussion about a Koi Pond. David walks us to the back of the property where he…

We run away from the clouded sky in San Diego and look forward to some sunny days/weeks in Las Cruces at our friends hotel. When we arrive here we soon meet Danny and Linda. Brother…

After some rain this week, the sky cleared up again and there are no clouds and no fog today! We are going to check out the blooming in Balboa Park and are pleasantly surprised to…