1/5/13

JEMEZ SPRINGS~NM

THE BEAUTY OF JEMEZ SPRINGS NEW MEXICO~
my second favorite place in the world~(after antebellum)


photos by me~rick castro~ editor~antebellum

TEA IN SANTA FE


JANRUARY~ 4TH~ 2013
raymond reluctantly drove me to santa fe today. we milled around downtown and went to my favorite bookshop~ BOOKS OF INTEREST. the owner knew the whole legacy of red soldolski and and baroque books, (former owner~bookshop of what is now antebellum) 
we then met antebellum poet~ ALEX GLIDZEN for tea. joining were promoter~ RED CELL & his young BF~ JC GONZO. the five of us had a grand ol time sipping tea and chatting about everything from punk rock to santa fe opera to laurie anderson tattoos!

alex choose a sweet little bakery called ~ chcolate maven.
for afternoon tea we had a large pot of lavender earl~grey accompanyed by 
finger sandwiches of cucumber & smoked salmon, and a small plate of dainties.
the company was a total tea gem, however the tea was bagged and the dishes  however tasty were way too small.


1/3/13

THE NEWLYWED GAME

this is dedicated to my friends in jemez springs~ paul & luana~

RICK'S TRAIN TRIP


JANUARY 1ST~ 2013
11:45AM~  and here comes raymond! he is worried that he's late, but i  calm him down by telling him the train was very early....  which is unheard of.

we take a little side trip to check out the HOTEL PARQ CENTRAL.  originally built in 1926,

 it used to be a mental ward and has now be converted into a luxury hotel.  i don't know.. i don't think it's gonna work.. the place it too austere, and the vibe feels like something outta american horror story.

raymond & i chat nonstop up the mountain to beautiful jemez springs. my second favorite place on earth....  the first being antebellum.
raymond's house is always a joy to stay at. everything about it is magical and inspiring. 
raymond has an elk that visits his property on a regular basis. 
 raymond named him~ ERNIE.

he has two husky dogs~ KAI & AZULA


raymond has a frozen glass in his front yard~

raymond's sculpture of a red satyr.

raymond's paper mache of gabriel on a mirrored world.

raymond's kitchen window~

raymond's fridge~

raymond's night~lite

raymond's atrium~


raymond's coffee-table~

raymond's two outhouses~

raymond's furnace~

raymond's backyard~