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August's End

A riot of colors surrounds the grounds— ripening red tomatoes, delicate dahlias and roses, sunflowers, thistles, lavender, grasses, and fields full of cow pen daisies— bright yellow and waving in the wind!

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Andrea SparksAugust 31, 2026Comment

Rain and Rushing Rivulets

These vistas of sage and juniper, with running fences, miles of dirt roads and mesas, topped with an ocean of sky— this is what I love about living out in rural New Mexico!

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Andrea SparksJuly 31, 2026 Comment

Of Routes and Roots

June has been all about Route 66’s Centennial and getting the garden going!

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Andrea SparksJune 30, 2026Comment

Some Moments from May

Some marvelous moments in Marfa, and creating new items in May.

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Andrea SparksMay 31, 2026 Comments

April is for the Birds!

Ah— April! The birds that I have been seeing are mostly year-round residents, but perhaps since I’ve been outside more, I am seeing and hearing these fine, feathered friends!

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Andrea SparksApril 30, 2026Comment

Ah... Time for April

Marching into the second quarter of the year, looking in the rearview mirrors— reflecting on so much change in the past few months— and riding the energy of spring with hope for the horizon ahead!

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Andrea SparksMarch 31, 2026Comment