View of my Front CourtyardBy the time January rolls around, I am pretty tired of winter and am anxiously waiting for spring. January and Santa Fe both know this and insist on reminding me that winter is still here. The first of three winter storms has hit Santa Fe. The storms are coming in from California where I hear that by the end of the week they may receive 20 inches of rain and up to 10 feet of snow in Mammoth Mountain.
This first wave dumped about 12 inches of snow at my house so far—it is supposed to be the weakest of the three storms so I will just have to wait and see what happens next.
Walls surrounding my back yard
My Neighborhood Church
Snowy Commute into Town
Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta
Walls surrounding my back yardWe have an alley system in my neighborhood. My garage is located at the back of my house and my driveway connects to the alley. Snow had already drifted up the garage door this morning. Thank-you to the inventors of four wheel drive—I needed it just to get down my driveway.
My Neighborhood ChurchOne nice thing about Pueblo Style architecture is the organic tone of it's structure and the way it appears in the landscape—especially in the snow.
Snowy Commute into TownMost of my commute was snow packed this morning as you can see in the photos above. I don't mind so much, it's really kind of nice—little traffic (although there never is much), a slow pace and spectacular scenery. It reminds me of why I moved to Santa Fe. Often I get in a rush or become preoccupied and fail to take a breath and simply look around.
Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de PeraltaBy the time I reached downtown the streets were wet but clear. Legislature is in session and the state capitol building is behind the trees on the left side of the photo. I saw quite a few people having to walk down the slushy sidewalks today to the capitol and from what the forecast says, it is just going to get snowier.
I am still anxious for spring, but days like today remind me how beautiful winter can be.
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Is everything spread out? Or is there one center of town where everyone drives to for restaurants, gym, Vons?
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ReplyDeleteEverything is kind of spread out. My home is in Santa Fe County (or as we have discussed before in "bumfuck") so I drive into downtown for work.
Downtown Santa Fe is the historic center of the city that was established about 400 years ago. It is where most of the tourists congregate but is still used as the center for community activities (art festivals, Fiesta, Indian Art Market, La Posada, etc.).
Downtown is now comprised of high-end hotels, restaurants, art galleries, retail (geared primarily for tourists), performance venues, museums and historical sites.
The company that I work for has a lot of clients but the majority of the work that I do is for various art, music and performance organizations so having our offices downtown keeps us within walking distance of many of our clients.
Things like grocery stores, gyms, Lowes, Target, etc. are outside of the downtown area primarily because the real estate is extremely expensive and there is relatively no parking.