Random Pics - The old silos

We used to pass by these old silos all the time when I was a kid on the way to visit some friends way out in El Paso's lower valley.  I was always fascinated with them for some reason.  I always thought they were abandoned but now I am not really sure if they were or not. I am pretty sure they are now!

Random Pictures - Door and Window

I took these pictures on Monday at the Socorro Mission.  I thought they were really interesting - brick-surrounded door and window on the old Adobe Mission!

Random Pictures - at McKittrick Canyon

Wilson!

Random Pics - Evening in the Dona Anas

A couple of years ago I went 4-wheeling with my dad to the Dona Ana Mountain area North of Las Cruces.  As the sun was setting, I took these pictures.

Random pictures - Montreal

In March of 2010, I got to go to Montreal for a training class for work, so of course, I took Lee!  We went a couple of days early and got to spend 2 days in Montreal before my 3-day class.  It was awesome.  We stayed in a hotel in Old Montreal and relied on public transportation to get around.  Here are just a few pictures from that trip.  The beautiful church is the Notre Dame Basilica in Old Montreal, built in 1824 and finished in 1840. 

 An interesting window grate in Old Montreal.

 

Outdoor Winter arrangements in Old Montreal.

This camera shop was a real life-saver!  I forgot my camera battery charger at home and was desperate to find another one.  We asked around and were directed to this very cool, old camera store right in Old Montreal, within walking distance of our hotel.  The business was started in 1937.   Thankfully, I was able to find a universal battery charger there which I still use to charge my batteries because I never did find my other one!
Here is a link showing the history of the store:
Photoservice History

Random Pictures - Carved Bear in Cloudcroft

Happy Bear in Cloudcroft, NM.  The first saw one of these bears being carved with a chainsaw, I wanted one. I have no idea where I would put it and it probably wouldn't even make sense to put it in my yard in the middle of the desert.  But they sure are cute! Here are some logs that were not so lucky to be made into bears: