Hot Chili Days and Cool Mountain Nights

Very soon I will be heading west to "the mountains of New Mexico" to Red River for the "Hot Chili Days, Cool Mountain Nights" music festival. It is always a surreal experience to go from the

city, work and highways to this small town with a big fabulous view surrounding us where ever we look. It is strange how it works. When I get there, I become introspective, I breathe deeper, smiler bigger, gaze longer. I always say to myself..I am going to take a piece of this home with me. I then take the 9 hr drive home and almost by the time I get to the outskirts of my home I have left pieces of it along the way and "forget" those feelings when I get home. It is a shame because if I could hold on to that in my mind, heart and soul then the mountain air and the beauty of creation would be with me each day. This next week I will have another opportunity to take it all in again and with abundant effort I will hopefully bring more of it home to live with me.

This was the scene last year at the festival. It was our

first year to attend this particular festival. Mike had

his name drawn for a prize...two nights lodging in Red River!

Guess how we are using our certificate?

A true mountain top experience. We ride the ski lift

to the top of the mountain and the concert is on the deck of

the snack hut. You cannot create a background like this

in any mega concert venue. This artist is Richard Leigh.

Every time we go to Red River I get a picture like this.

I never get tired of it. We have so many like this in

our photo collection. There is comfort in knowing

that that mountain will always be there when I need it.

Chillin' and enjoying the music!

Abundance is..Hot Chili Days and Cool Mountain Nights!!