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  • Koi pond – phase IV – going really big

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/11, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
  • Temporary housing

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/11, 1/320 sec, ISO 200
  • City of Rocks

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO 100
  • Ghost Town

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO 100
  • Koi Pond – phase III

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/4.5, 1/320 sec, ISO 100
  • Koi Pond – phase I and II

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/11, 1/320 sec, ISO 200
  • White Sands – once again

    / 14 years agoTours
    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…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/8, 1/1000 sec, ISO 100
  • Changed plans

    / 14 years agoNews
    Our plan is to visit our friends in Las Cruces, stay a few days with them and then drive up north to visit Monument Valley and Bryce Canyon as long as there is some snow…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/400 sec, ISO 100
  • Another visit to White Sands National Monument

    / 14 years agoTours
    We cannot leave Las Cruces without paying the White Sand Dunes another visit and give Marco another chance to get to know his new camera! After we finish a drywall and painting job at the…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/400 sec, ISO 100