Francine Neff

(Wikipedia) Francine Irving Neff (December 6, 1925 – February 9, 2010) was the 35th Treasurer of the United States, serving from June 21, 1974 to January 19, 1977.
She was appointed by Richard Nixon but continued serving as Treasurer through Gerald Ford's term in office after Nixon resigned in August 1974.
... Neff grew up on a small vegetable farm outside of Mountainair, NM. Continued

Adobe Gazebo

 

You don't have to be a Santa Fe millionaire to enjoy a picnic in this fine building. It's available free, first come first serve, courtesy of the National Park Service, at the Abo Salinas Pueblo Missions. It's located just a few miles east of Mountainair, New Mexico on U.S. 60.

Greyhound Trading Post

Mountainair, New Mexico

Abo Ruins

 

 

The ruins at Abo are part of three sites comprising Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. It's a few miles west of Mountainair, New Mexico. The site is not only a beautiful pile, but it always seems quiet there, lending itself to wayward ruminations.

Mountainair Mural

Approaching Willard

Francine Neff

(Wikipedia) Francine Irving Neff (December 6, 1925 – February 9, 2010) was the 35th Treasurer of the United States, serving from June 21, 1974 to January 19, 1977.
She was appointed by Richard Nixon but continued serving as Treasurer through Gerald Ford's term in office after Nixon resigned in August 1974.
... Neff grew up on a small vegetable farm outside of Mountainair, NM. Continued

Gustin Hardware

Mountainair, New Mexico

Country Churches: Our Lady of Sorrows interior

 

 

 

 

 

Laguna del Perro

 

 

Laguna del Perro  is a salt lake just west of Willard, New Mexico,

one of several in the Estancia Basin.

Country Churches: Our Lady of Sorrows, Willard, NM

 

A very nice church lady explained to me that the cladding on the steeple

 recently blew off. I assume it was silver.

Country Churches: Mountainair Nazarene

Country Churches: Saint Alice R.C., Mountainair, NM

Seems like a sound combination

Tajique, NM

Abo Trading Company

Another Bean Silo

 

Back in the first half of the 20th century, Mountainair, New Mexico billed itself as the "Pinto Bean Capital of the World." Mountainair and nearby Claunch competed for the title, and I guess Mountainair won, since there isn't much left of Claunch. But Mountainair doesn't produce much in the way of beans anymore, either. Anyway, they had to store the beans somewhere, and this is where they went.

Country Churches: San Vicente de Paul, Punta de Agua, New Mexico

Country Churches: Mountainair UMC

Santo, Manzano, New Mexico

 

Country Churches: San Antonio, Torreon, New Mexico