Sunset on the Holiday Weekend.......

Sunset on the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, with a hello to Advent:

 St Joseph's Franciscan Mission on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, New Mexico.

It was closed when we arrived, but next year hopefully photos from inside.....

And yes, the sun is actually setting behind us!

Spanish Lincoln: The Torreon of Las Placitas

The original Spanish Settlement was 'Las Placitas del Rio Bonito' in honor of the nearby brook. Water being a luxury in New Mexico, a decent stream was celebrated.

The Torreon was basically a Keep without a moat.

The Spanish Settlers took refuge here from Mescalero attacks.

I'd say maybe 20 people could get by inside.

( If you are wondering what happened to Billy The Kid, well I realized that the film was still here undeveloped.  So we will visit the Spanish town of Las Placitasm while we wait).

On the Trail of William Bonney

a.k.a. Billy the Kid.  Who couldn't possibly have done all of the things he was accused of.

I hadn't realized that the mountains east of Alamogordo were his territory.  

More about the Lincoln County War during this week.

Mosaic at the Billy the Kid Museum.
(Cropped Mamiya 6X6)