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Definition: “A group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area; a self-con...

Horno is Spanish for “oven.” In the Southwest, a horno generally refers to a wood-fired oven made of adobe mud, often in the shape of a beeh...

chill evening stillness moonrise over the mountains lone coyote song

snowing blowing through upsy daisy limbs askew when the year is new

We honor National Hat Day with the celebration of the Cowboy Hat! The Cowboy Hat has become so iconic that it can be worn virtually anywhe...

Hispanic The Milagro Literally meaning “miracle,” a milagro is a charm or talisman, sometimes offered to a particular saint, and made in t...

Definition: “A kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks; a brick of such a type or a building co...

  The first luminarias in North America were bonfires of crisscrossed pinon boughs arranged in 3-foot high squares. The Pueblo Indians in N...

  A method of hanging chiles, garlic and other foodstuffs on a string for drying and storage. They are commonly used for decoration inside ...

Chamisa (also known as Rabbitbush) is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is a deciduous shrub, similar to sagebrush with a native range ...

The New Mexico State Bird is the roadrunner. This little fellow is quite an amazing creature. One would expect that any flightless bird migh...

Definition: “A steep-sided gully cut by running water in an arid or semi-arid region.” An arroyo is a nearly vertically walled, flat floore...

An Old West term, meaning “getting married.” It was derived from the practice of horses being hitched to a wagon. Used as slang even today, ...

Definition: “An informal friendly greeting, particularly associated with the Western United States, as in ‘howdy, stranger.’ ” Origin: 182...

Hispanic The Milagro Literally meaning “miracle,” a milagro is a charm or talisman, sometimes offered to a particular saint, and made in ...

A landscaping method which requires little or no irrigation or maintenance, used to conserve water in arid regions. Rather than a specific s...

Sweet, warm breezes tickle the flowering trees, flowers are blooming... (insert sound effect of phonograph needle skipping across record her...

The above-ground part of a plant that has died, separates from the root and tumbles away in the wind, tumbleweeds are an icon of the Old Wes...

April is usually the time of year that you really begin to see signs of spring weather in Northern New Mexico. Even though we can still get ...