Seeing the clouds from the plane reminded me of one of Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings called Sky Above Clouds
This beautiful house, Sugar Magnolia B&B, is to be our base for the next week.
Sugar Magnolia B&B
I love this weather vane.
Category Archives: New Mexico
Ghost Ranch and A Church
What a wonderful trip it was to the Georgia O’Keefe Ranch, going on a tour to see where she painted her glorious landscapes. Have a look at the website for the tours.
Looking at paintings with the actual landscape right there!
Georgia O’Keefe’s home
Landscape
The mountain she regarded as hers.
Tree painted by Georgia O’Keefe
After the Ghost Ranch we drove back to Santa Fe via a pretty twin towered church, Santuario de Chimayo, part of a pilgrimage route. You might spot the scallop shell…. Here is the fascinating history for you.
Two of Santa Fe’s Museums
We visited two of the many museums in Santa Fe and really wished we had had more time to visit more – next time maybe! Two were close to each other, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, and the Museum of International Folk Art and the precinct between them was full of sculptures.
We first visited the Folk Museum, and exhibition of Mexico’s Day of the Dead memorabilia:
We absolutely loved the Museum of the American Indian, the words as much as the exhibits. Please click on any photo for greater detail.
I love this whole concept
And one more touching and very beautiful sculpture outside…….
Santa Fe – Breakfast and Loretto Chapel
We loved the soft architecture of Santa Fe (of which more later) and the place we stayed had features of the same.
We had the most delicious breakfast in a lovely hotel in Santa Fe where glass panels were all painted and very lovely. As far as I could tell, each of the 100+ panels had a different painting..
I wanted to see the ‘miraculous staircase’ in the Loretto Chapel
The Chapel
The staircase
One of the beautiful windows
I just loved this t-shirt on sale in the shop – excellent sense of humour.
Zuni Pueblo
We made a stopover at the Zuni Pueblo on our way to Santa Fe. Here’s a flavour of the brief stay.
Inn sign
Parking sign
Loved this tree in the garden
Beautiful painted washbasin in our room
In our room
Before we left we walked about to see the Old Zuni Mission and the Visitor Centre.
Visitor Centre
Old Zuni Mission
A musician’s cross
