Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Architecture

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This week Ailsa’s Travel Theme is architecture.  Above is a sunset behind the bell tower of an old Spanish church near Tucson, Arizona.  See more architecture themes at Where’s My Backpack.  Read on to see some more of Kongo’s favorite travel architecture.

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In Search of Georgia O’Keeffe

_MG_5352Yesterday Kongo visited the famous Ghost Ranch near the small town of Abiquiu in Northwest New Mexico.  The monkey was trying to find traces of the famous Georgia O’Keeffe who lived and worked in this area here from 1929 until her death in 1986.  Georgia was a reclusive soul and as Kongo wandered the Ghost Ranch trails and canyons he realized why this was such a perfect place for someone like her.  The light, the colors, the stillness, the smell of piñon, the crunch of hiking shoes on red New Mexico dirt.  All of this seems to draw you into the essence of her famous works of the cliffs and mountains of this wonderful area. Continue reading “In Search of Georgia O’Keeffe”