If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do May Snow Flurries Bring?
by John Weckerle
Snow was heavy today at times, with flakes occasionally nearly an inch across.
Cabin fever.
Well, it’s winter again here at New Mexico Central headquarters – at least for today. It has been a day of on-and-off snow flurries, with the high so far having been about 41 degrees Fahrenheit. There has actually been enough precipitation to create mud, and at the rate things are going, it looks as if even the trees will be getting a drink from this bit of unusual weather. Unfortunately, gardening activities planned for today will be postponed until further notice.
Kite at Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood, New Mexico
Your editor made it out to a couple of events yesterday: the Wildlife West Green Energy Fair and Kite Festival, and the Tijeras Open Air Market opening. Temperatures ranged from cool in the morning to downright nippy in the afternoon, and the effect could be seen in the attendance wherever we went; attendees were fewer in number than might have been hoped and dressed warmly. Still, there were a number of people flying kites at Wildlife West, and it was warm enough for the Park’s personnel to work on the frame for the new thrift shop, scheduled to open soon. Much of the thrift shop will be constructed using material reclaimed from a recent barn dismantlement in Albuquerque, in keeping with the Park’s philosophy on using recycled building materials. The Tijeras Open Air Market was sparsely populated while we were there, but those were in attendance were clearly enjoying the music of Susan Clark, which was definitely worth hearing. While we listened to the music, we stopped to chat with David from Fringe Photography, who told us about the unusual metallic print process he uses to create sharp prints with very rich color.
All in all, it was an enjoyable day, and while we didn’t make it to take pictures, we hope that the folks at the High Desert Riders flea market had a good time – sold plenty of livestock and equestrian accessories.