SANTA FE SCENES

Santa Fe, if nothing else, has great Southwestern charm, and I thought I would end my posts for our fourth visit to this town with a few shots I took during our strolls around the town.

First, a puzzling doorway on the side of a typical adobe structure.  I assume the painting, both of the door and the surround, has a private meaning.  (Needs work, though.)

There is a colonnade outside a museum of contemporary native American art on the main plaza that presented an interesting opportunity.  The museum was a disappointment, but I did like this walkway.

And here are a couple of signs outside establishments in the town's historical area.

I stumbled on the following cabinet door in a shop filled with such apparently dilapidated wooden furniture.  I couldn't figure out whether the piece was specifically painted to look old and shabby or had simply wound up looking like it does through wear and tear, but I did like the overall effect.

Finally, here is the front facade of a local hotel fashioned in adobe.  I converted the shot to a black & white and darkened sky to accentuate the lines and create a little drama.

John