Waiting for Aamodt, not Godot
It's been a busy, and strange, week. A few conversations fell through, others materialized, and then topped off with the arrival of my book galley proofs (yuck). I was distracted enough to miss the editorial and subsequent editorials (x4) on the Aamodt settlement and what it will "do" for the Pojoaque residents, not to mention many Santa Fe residents with some dissenters obvious. Other news had it that Las Campanas has pulled the plug on its partner role in the Buckman project. No surprise there - benefits, yes please; obligations...uh, try us again later (just kidding, we're broke). My condolences to Rick.
So this will be the first post of many, long overdue, as I enter what I'm officially calling "acequia week" since activities begin with the Acequia Hydrology Symposium and its associated field tour the next day; follow that up with some sexy proofing, a nice picnic on Sunday with friends, then a subcommittee on acequias (pdf) hearing and meeting next Monday (26th) in Espanola at Northern New Mexico College. The very next day is the meeting for the South Regional Valley Acequia Association meeting in Albuquerque, where some sparks could fly; the insider called it the "next Milagro Beanfield War" so that should be fun to attend and observe.
We did a great walk along Big Tesuque Creek (trail) today, ambling up a few miles to the turn-around, not quite willing to commit to a 9 mile one-way hike to the top of the Ski Basin. Gorgeous -- but you definitely get the sense that much of the creek has been "Tesuqued" (privatized) and fenced off from the public(o) with some pretty spectacular coyote fencing (see first and second photos). There was some obvious evidence of horse riders (s--t) and also cow patties, probably moving up and down the valley to get to pastures. A fun day...I close (soon) with a photo of what it's like to be on sabbatical...(final photo)
So this will be the first post of many, long overdue, as I enter what I'm officially calling "acequia week" since activities begin with the Acequia Hydrology Symposium and its associated field tour the next day; follow that up with some sexy proofing, a nice picnic on Sunday with friends, then a subcommittee on acequias (pdf) hearing and meeting next Monday (26th) in Espanola at Northern New Mexico College. The very next day is the meeting for the South Regional Valley Acequia Association meeting in Albuquerque, where some sparks could fly; the insider called it the "next Milagro Beanfield War" so that should be fun to attend and observe. 
We did a great walk along Big Tesuque Creek (trail) today, ambling up a few miles to the turn-around, not quite willing to commit to a 9 mile one-way hike to the top of the Ski Basin. Gorgeous -- but you definitely get the sense that much of the creek has been "Tesuqued" (privatized) and fenced off from the public(o) with some pretty spectacular coyote fencing (see first and second photos). There was some obvious evidence of horse riders (s--t) and also cow patties, probably moving up and down the valley to get to pastures. A fun day...I close (soon) with a photo of what it's like to be on sabbatical...(final photo)
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