I was pretty fortunate to be able to photograph the naturalization ceremony for new US citizens on the 4th of July. The ceremony was held at Bandelier National Monument. It was a perfect day and place to watch 15 people become citizens.
Category: Events
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Naturalization Ceremony at Bandelier National Monument
The presentation of colors. Singing the national anthem. Albanian couple with their little girl. Candidates take their oath of citizenship. It’s official! Refreshments provided by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. New citizens! -
Robot Rodeo
The Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs hosted their 6th annual robot rodeo back in June. Bomb squads, police and hazmat teams from around the Southwest competed in training exercises over the course of three days.
The Robot Rodeo was held at Technical Area 49 at the Los Alamos National Labs. 
Bob Clark, a Hazardous Devices Technician at the Los Alamos National Labs makes some final adjustments to his team’s robot. 
The objective: remotely make a picnic plate with a sandwich, chips and coleslaw. 
Members of the Farmington, NM bomb squad run their robot through maneuvers. 
A robot is guided to the next challenge. 
Next mission: search an abandoned car at the railroad tracks. -
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express played the Pajarito Ski Hill as part of the Gordon Summer Concert series. Great singer, great band.
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Guy Forsyth Band plays Los Alamos
This week’s Friday night concert featured The Guy Forsyth Band, sponsored by the Los Alamos Daily Post. I showed up late and didn’t have my cameras with me so I used my iPhone and Instagram to take pics.
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Rodeo de Santa Fe
The 63rd annual Rodeo de Santa Fe runs from June 20th through the 24th.
