There are quite a few of these abondoned adobe buildings around. Seeing one always make me wonder who built them, how old they are, what were the people who lived there like! I would not even know where to begin researching this!
This house has been vacant since 2020. The gent who lived there passed away. For whatever reason the house was in limbo. Because the house was in limbo there was...
I don’t think I will ever get tired of looking at the Sandia Mountains. Some days are sort of hazy and the mountains look like a backdrop. Other days are...
Wow!! I love the look of that photo! No white, anywhere to be found! (as in – no snow) It looks nice and warm. Thanks for giving me a spot to daydream about today.
Thanks for your comment, also!
As I was trying to tell you last night :-), this photo reminds me of a documentary I saw recently about illigal immigration. Part of it was filmed in Mexico, where a large segment of the population lives in adobes like this one, only theirs was more decrepit, if you can believe it…
You have some terrific subject matter in and around Albuquerque! I especially like the old adobe and the railroad tracks going straight to infinity. You don’t get the same wanderlust twinge from an airport that you from those railroad tracks!
Omahena
2007-03-05 18:33Wow!! I love the look of that photo! No white, anywhere to be found! (as in – no snow) It looks nice and warm. Thanks for giving me a spot to daydream about today.
Thanks for your comment, also!
Kate
2007-03-06 07:30Helen, This phot makes me long for another New Mexico summer! Lovely!
Isabella
2007-03-06 13:39As I was trying to tell you last night :-), this photo reminds me of a documentary I saw recently about illigal immigration. Part of it was filmed in Mexico, where a large segment of the population lives in adobes like this one, only theirs was more decrepit, if you can believe it…
Martha
2007-03-06 13:46Did you go to Salinas?
Helen
2007-03-06 17:23Omahena, It was a beautiful day! Glad I could provide a daydream spot!
Hi Kate, thanks!
Isabella , can’t imagine living like that! Must be a hard way to live. Sorry I missed that documentary!
Hi Martha, No, I was not in Salinas. I was in Bosque Farms! about 7 miles south of Albuquerque!
Thanks for visiting Albuquerque DP!
Martha
2007-03-06 20:00Oh, that’s how you spell ” Bosque Farms”. My nephew lived there for a little while.
Julie
2007-03-14 20:19You have some terrific subject matter in and around Albuquerque! I especially like the old adobe and the railroad tracks going straight to infinity. You don’t get the same wanderlust twinge from an airport that you from those railroad tracks!
dee
2007-03-15 09:25This adobe house blends so beautifully with nature. great photo
Miss Dagurreotype
2007-03-23 13:32Great photo.
BTW, the best place to start researching anything is you local library.