Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico. I’ve been busy and negligent with my posts. Now we are about to head off on a trip in our little motorhome to explore more of Route 66, as well as some of our favorite places. We will do a bit of Oklahoma, then Texas panhandle, then into New Mexico. We will be passing by this favorite: the Blue Swallow Motel.
This was taken in 2015 when we were traveling by car and planned a stay at this lovely motel.
“What the Camera Doesn’t See”The photography of Judith NichollsAs Judy approaches her subject, she is constantly seeking what is interesting – both the beautiful and the not-beautiful.She is less interested in representing actual reality – in simply documenting a scene…
August 12, 2021
Witch’s Dance is a composite photograph I made a few years ago. My goal was to make something of the wonderful marionettes that I purchased in the Czech Republic many years ago. They represent a witch and, well, a cloven-hoof…
April 26, 2021
We arrived in the Big Bend National Park area on September 25 and found the area beautifully green with lots of blooming plants. One can only assume from good recent rains. The photo above shows Texas Sage and very green…
April 20, 2021
It’s bluebonnet season in the Texas Hill Country, and the hunt is on! I’m in luck for photos to show because I’ve been hunting bluebonnets for years… For the first one, what is more iconic of this genre than bluebonnets…
April 10, 2021
This is one of my favorite photos New Orleans photos. This one was taken in 2007. Every time we return to New Orleans I look at this building again and of course photograph it, and this is the “best” it…
April 7, 2021
Two prints of one of my photograph of Dick & Charlie’s Tea Room sold on the same day this week. Since I love the building and the area, that pleased me… What is Dick & Charley’s Tea Room? Click here……
March 29, 2021
I am honored to be awarded 3rd place in the Wimberley Valley Art League Spring 2021 Virtual Juried Gallery Show for my Still Life “The Dressing Table”! Juror Maxine Price’s comments on this piece:“Third Place: “THE DRESSING TABLE”, 12”x12”. This…
March 20, 2021
A selection of my Still Life photographs are now available for purchase on my website and at Art on 12 gallery in Wimberley. Online:https://nichollsphoto.com/album/New/index.html http://nichollsphoto.com/
March 10, 2021
This post is Our First Pandemic Trip, Part 4, September 2021. We left Mesa Verde with our next major stop Big Bend National Park. That is easiest done by driving through New Mexico. However, New Mexico at that time required…
February 25, 2021