The Aerialist

The Aerialist, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Hummingbirds at the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerque.

High Summer at Casa Rondena

High Summer at Casa Rondena, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

A walk at the golden hour in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Cathedral Basilica of St Francis

Cathedral Basilica of St Francis, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, near Santa Fe Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Rust Rock Medley

Rust Rock Medley, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Details from the intertidal zone and the rocky coast of Douglas Island near Juneau. The entire area is littered with detritus from the area's years as a Gold Rush boom town.

Summer Love Affair

Summer Love Affair, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

One of the best parts of summer is fresh local produce from my neighborhood grower's market.

Still Life at Low Tide 5

Still Life at Low Tide 5, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Details from the intertidal zone on Douglas Island near Juneau, Alaska.

Happy Dancin Cat

Happy Dancin Cat, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Photos from the We Art the People Folk Art Festival, held annually on the 2nd Saturday in August in Albuquerque's Robinson Park. The festival is sponsored by Off Center Arts.

Reach Out and Touch

Reach Out and Touch, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

St Francis Statue at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Whale Fluke

Fluke, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

The real highlight of my summer was a visit to Juneau, Alaska. The humpback whale lifts its tail, or fluke, as it goes under for a sounding dive. See all my Juneau photos .

Calm Regard

Calm Regard, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Summer ends for me tomorrow as I return to work in the public schools. So, two entries today to recall the photographic highlights of my summer. The first, photographing the Albuquerque Gay Pride Parade and Pridefest. View my Pridefest Set on Flickr.

Sunflower

Sunflower--Corrales, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

In front of a gallery on Corrales Road.

The Walls Became the World all Around

The Walls Became the World all Around, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Ruins of Treadwell Mine in Juneau Alaska, closed in 1922, seeping slowly back to a state of nature.

"That very night in Max's room a forest grew, and grew, until the ceiling hung with vines, and the walls became the world all around." Maurice Sendak--Where the Wild Things Are

Posing

Posing, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

This is my new desktop background. The morning after a monsoon in Albuquerque, NM, These fallen leaves, dressed in rain droplets, were just posing like this on the hood of my Saturn. I added a texture to the background to make it more interesting. Otherwise no fiddling beyond simple color adjustments.

Daisies

Daisies 2, originally uploaded by nicholsphotos.

Flowers along the West Fork Trail that follows the Santa Barbara river in Northern New Mexico.