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| Starting
Nearly 30 Years Ago... |
| Life in
Minnesota |
We
lived in northern Minnesota near Itasca State Park, headwaters of the Mississippi River,
from 1979-1996.
We started out with sled
dogs and a small farming operation. Eventually we attended Bemidji State University, where
we studied biology with an emphasis on botany and plant ecology.
Primary focus of life in
the latter part of that era was running our publishing business after buying The
Business of Herbs, trade journal for the herb and specialty horticulture industries. |
The Minnesota house,
100 years old, log construction. |
We had The
Business of Herbs from 1988 through 1999. |
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The Big Move
- August 1996 |
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We left Minnesota in the
summer of 1996 after buying a place in the northern New Mexico mountains. We loved the
natural beauty and the location deep inside the Santa Fe National Forest at 8700 feet
elevation. But after seven years of dealing with bad weather and even worse services, we
headed to the southwestern corner of the state. |
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Our Most
Recent Step |
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We are now living on a
"mini-ranch" in southwestern New Mexico. It is only five acres, but it has
many fruit and nut trees and newly established garden beds. The
climate here is superb, offering year-round growing conditions. The
winter garden this year produced excellent turnips, broccoli, chard,
kale, and more.
The rather modest house has some nice features including a
large screen porch. The roofed area that was formerly the carport is now
enclosed and has become a
passive-solar plant growing and human basking room. The oversized three-car garage was
already finished inside. After a few modifications it has become our new office. |
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On the Mini-Ranch |
Flowers, flowers, |
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and more flowers |
Red
Mountain, our nearest and most photogenic landmark |
Sometimes there is snow on
the mountain, but not very often |
Venus and the moon |
Summer Solstice: the sun
sets nearly at the north end of the mountain |
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The Deming
Area |
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Above: Rockhound Park
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Left: Spring Canyon
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Right: Mexican Poppies
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Below: City of Rocks
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Bottom: Gila Cliff Dwellings
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Here We Are |
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Paula in Santa Fe mode |
Paula
and David Oliver and a favorite rock |
David
enjoying the sunshine |
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Paula
created all the works of art on this site and wrote the descriptions.
David took all the photographs and produced and maintains the Web site. |
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The year is
not over yet...
Download the Northwind Visions 2008
Calendar
To download
the calendar, right-click on the little calendar at left and select "Save Target
As" from the menu that pops up. Save the file. Open it and print
it from Adobe
Acrobat Reader. It prints best on glossy photo paper using the appropriate settings for
your printer. Photo: blossoms of native cholla indigenous to this area. |
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