The Los Alamos Elks Lodge hosted it’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Guaje Pines cemetery yesterday. More photos can be found on the Los Alamos Daily Post website.
Month: May 2012
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Los Alamos Elk’s Lodge holds Memorial Day Ceremony
Flags mark the graves of those who served in the military. Los Alamos, NM. The NJROTC Rifle Squad waits for their cue to begin the Memorial Day Ceremony in Los Alamos, NM. A member of the VFW Color Guard waits patiently for the start of the Memorial Day Ceremony in Los Alamos, NM. A World War II veteran shares a moment with his wife before the start of the Memorial Day Ceremony in Los Alamos, NM. A Boy Scout watches as the NJROTC color guard start the Memorial Day Ceremony in Los Alamos, NM. An officer of the Knights of Columbus places a wreath during the opening of the Memorial Day Ceremony in Los Alamos, NM. Three Cub Scouts listen to a speech about the meaning of Memorial Day. The Memorial Day Ceremony, Los Alamos, NM. Two members of the VFW put away one of their flags after the Memorial Day Ceremony in Los Alamos. -
Red Elvises Rock Los Alamos
As part of the Gordon Concert Series, the Red Elvises (your favorite band) played an awesome three set show to the city of Los Alamos this past Friday. What a show!
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2012 Annular Eclipse
The Wife and I made our way to Overlook Park in White Rock to watch the Annular eclipse.
The sky above White Rock was heavy with clouds as the eclipse began but we were lucky that sun poked through during totality.
This man’s setup: a bird watching monocular projecting the sun onto a white background. Cardboard helped to shade the the image.
The Sunspotter!
Welding masks make for great filters.
One of two homemade telescopes. This one projected the biggest image and was the crowd favorite.
The second of two homemade telescopes. One looked through an eyepice at the sun.
A homemade pinhole projector made from taping two poster tubes together.
This woman used her binoculars to project the sun’s image onto a white piece of foamboard.
A clever idea: making a solar filter from glass blackened by a candle.
Totality!
Totally? Totally!
Good times.
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Los Alamos Kite Festival
Ten photos from the first day of the Los Alamos Kite Festival.
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Cerrillos, NM
The small town of Cerrillos, NM is on the Turquoise Trail that runs south from Santa Fe. See map.
St. Joseph's Church. 
The altar of St. Joseph's Church. 
Holy water statue. 
Colorful votive candle stand. 
Ristras and a mural of the Virgen de Guadalupe, 1st and Waldo st. 
Shrine to the Virgen de Guadalupe on River st. 
Window on River st. 
Home on River st. 
Detail of a door on 3rd St. 
Door and bell, 3rd and Waldo St. 
Horse shoe at the Casa Grande Trading Post. 
Cactus in bloom, Waldo St. 
A restored Chevy parked outside the church on 1st. 
A restored Chevy parked outside the church on 1st. 
A restored Chevy parked outside the church on 1st.