WINTER SOLSTICE IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
THE MAGIC OF WINTER SOLSTICE LIGHT ON BEAR CREEK IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CYCLES OF SOLSTICE ON BEAR CREEK Guests that return to Casitas de Gila Guesthouses at different times of the year will observe, while sitting in front of their Casita watching the Sunrise, that the Sun comes up at different places along […]
Springtime Amongst the Cottonwoods
Signs of Spring are everywhere on Bear Creek now. At last, our long, cold, dry La Niña Winter is over and the dormant, monotone-gray vegetation along Bear Creek is waking up. While a few late starters are still sporting furry whitish-yellow catkins, most stands of the Bluestem Willow (Salix irrorata), which grows in spotty thickets […]
