June 17, 2012

The G’morning Shot for June 17, 2012 ⁴

All, The G'Morning Shot • Tags: art, desert, Madrid NM, mannequins

Three female mannequins on a desert hillside. Clothed, semi-nude, and nude. Sounds like Playboy Magazine to me….

Madrid NM is a very interesting desert town. At one time it was a booming mining community – then it died. In the mid 1970′s, the town was actually listed for sale somewhere around $250,000. No one bought it. Since then, it has slowly come back to life and is now an artists community. Some hippies, as some I talked to specifically refer to themselves as, and those who just prefer to keep to themselves. I love it there. I suppose this is one artist’s creation here. Definitely unique.

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Photo credit: Me, Motley News and Photos
Location: Madrid NM

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May 3, 2012

The Swamp Cooler versus the Furnace ¹⁴

All, Hodge Podge • Tags: desert, dogs, furnace, humor, swamp cooler

For those of you who live in a climate where swamp coolers are useless – be thankful. However, the desert southwest is not one of those areas. Born and raised in the midwest, I’d never heard of these beasts until I moved out here. The basic premise is water-cooled air by evaporation. Simple physics… air passes over water, water evaporates dropping the temperature of the air, and voila! The desert-version of A/C. When a home has a decent cooler, they’re not bad, especially when they function through the central air ducts. But some units just blast a wind tunnel of damp cool air out one duct right beneath it and sounds like a 747 landing in your house.