Timberon and Surrounding Communities (Alamogordo, Ruidoso: prices, shop, design)

[songinthewind7]

Interesting post Radicat about Jefferies Peak.

[Radicat]

This is nice. Timberon artists getting together. My wife is looking forward to eventually taking part too. She does oil paintings. Now, I have to talk my daughter into moving up there too.

My daughter's website: The Art of cindy jane/Home

[songinthewind7]

Wow, these are pretty deep. I like the one with the cow and also the one of the Goddess the best.
Wonder if there are any symbolisms behind these paintings.

[Radicat]

Originally Posted by songinthewind7

Wow, these are pretty deep. I like the one with the cow and also the one of the Goddess the best.
Wonder if there are any symbolisms behind these paintings.

She likes for people to work out their own meaning to suit themselves. So, you see them at her showings, turning their heads, getting close, backing off for a new perspective, and then smiling as though they just got it. She won't admit any symbolism in particular. But, since I know her view on life and her politics, I have an advantage. I'm glad you like her work. She's an award winning photographer too. The only thing I can draw is flies.

[Radicat]

songinthewind7 mentioned her interest in herbal and medicinal plants.

When a useful plant is mentioned in articles, it is usually referred to by one of its many common names. Being able to properly identify a plant 'safely' requires finding out what it looks like, when to collect it, which part of the plant to collect, what's poisonous, and how it's used. Maybe this information will help. The list below is a small example of the useful native plants that can be found in New Mexico. I've also included two useful links to aid in the identification of plants.
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Medicinal Plants in Petroglyph National Monument:

Over 20 plant species found within or near the boundaries of the Monument are known to have been used medicinally:

Sand sage or Romerillo (Artemesia Filifolia)
Four-Wind Saltbush or Chamiso (Atriplex Canescens)
Rabbitbrush or Chamiso Blanco (Chrysothamnus Nauseosus)
Doveweed, Texas Croton or Barbasco (Croton Texensis)
Jimson Weed or Toloache (Datura mteloides)
Mormon Tea or Canutillo del campo (Ephedra Torreyana)
Buckwheat (Erioganum sp.)
Apache Plume or Ponil (Fallugia Paradoxa)
Snakeweed or Escoba de la vi Bora (Gutierrezia Sarothrae)
One-Seed Juniper or Rama de Sabina (Juniperus Monosperma)
Wolfberry or Tomatillo or Chico (Lycium Pallidum)
Wild Four O’Clock or Maravilla (Mirabilis Multiflorum)
Scorpionweed (Phacelia sp.)
Purslane (Portulaca sp.)
Three-Leaf Sumac, Lemonade Bush or Lemita (Rhus Trilobata)
Dock or Cana Agria (Rumex Hymenosepalus)
Horse Nettle or Tomatillo del Campo (Solanum Elaeagnifolium)
Globe Mallow or Yerba del Negro (Sphaeralcea Angustifolia)
Indian, Navajo, or Hopi Tea or Cota (Thelesperma Megapotamicum)

Almost no scientific study or chemical analysis has been done on these native species to determine if or why they might be effective, or what active ingredients they might contain.

Sand Sage contains aromatic oils, including camphor, and was used for stomach disorders and treating colds. The penitents washed their lacerated backs with romerillo tea. Most of the Rio Grande Pueblos made a tea from Rabbitbrush for treating stomach disorders.

Doveweed contains croton oil, a cathartic, and was used as such at Isleta, Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni. Preparations of the plant have been used for rheumatism, paralysis, earache (seeds placed in ear), and headache (inhalation of smoke from burning plant).

Jimson Weed (the English name comes from its effects on the early Jamestown settlers) is an extremely toxic plant that has been used for its anesthetic and analgesic effects.

Mormon Tea contains tannin and pseudoephedrine as has been used for urinary disorders, diarrhea, venereal disease, and skin itch, in addition to tanning animal shins.

Ground Apache Plume roots have been mixed with sugar for a cough; ground leaves mixed with wild tobacco (punche) for rheumatic joints; ground flowers mixed with horehound, flour and water to massage swollen parts of the body, and ground plumes mixed with commercial Dragon’s Blood (sangre de venado), rock salt, soot, and wine to drive away evil effects of bewitchment.

Juniper-Sprig Tea was given to postpartum mothers, as was snakeweed tea. Juniper was also used for a number of other ailments. The pitch was ground with white beans and horehound to make a concoction (Almaciga de Sabina) to rub on swelling of the face.

The powdered roots of Dock contain an antibacterial substance and were applied to burns, sores, and rashes, or a rinse was made for sore throat or pyorrhea. The green berries of horse nettle were crushed, mixed with salt, and bound to the throat for enlarged tonsils.

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Plants For a Future links to an incredible amount of information on useful plants.
Plants For A Future - 7000 useful plants


Here may be found thousands of photos,sketches, and color illustrations of plants of the Southwest..
Michael Moore - SW School of Botanical Medicine Home Page

[Taylorcraftbc65]

I just called our place up on Google Earth, and printed the image. I also have photos taken on the ground by the guy that I bought the land from,
(lots 14 & 15 on Oakmont). It will be easy to find our place as we border someone who built a new house, and shares our eastern property line.
There is also a guy with a building accross the street from us, Fred, the guy that we got our land from, told me about both structures, and one of the photos shows the new house to our east. When I looked up the spot on Google Earth, there were both buildings, it made it real easy to locate our place on the photo.

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by Taylorcraftbc65

I just called our place up on Google Earth, and printed the image. I also have photos taken on the ground by the guy that I bought the land from,
(lots 14 & 15 on Oakmont). It will be easy to find our place as we border someone who built a new house, and shares our eastern property line.
There is also a guy with a building accross the street from us, Fred, the guy that we got our land from, told me about both structures, and one of the photos shows the new house to our east. When I looked up the spot on Google Earth, there were both buildings, it made it real easy to locate our place on the photo.

On a golf course lot right? You're close to us within a mile.

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by Radicat

songinthewind7 mentioned her interest in herbal and medicinal plants.

When a useful plant is mentioned in articles, it is usually referred to by one of its many common names. Being able to properly identify a plant 'safely' requires finding out what it looks like, when to collect it, which part of the plant to collect, what's poisonous, and how it's used. Maybe this information will help. The list below is a small example of the useful native plants that can be found in New Mexico. I've also included two useful links to aid in the identification of plants.
*********
Medicinal Plants in Petroglyph National Monument:

Over 20 plant species found within or near the boundaries of the Monument are known to have been used medicinally:

Sand sage or Romerillo (Artemesia Filifolia)
Four-Wind Saltbush or Chamiso (Atriplex Canescens)
Rabbitbrush or Chamiso Blanco (Chrysothamnus Nauseosus)
Doveweed, Texas Croton or Barbasco (Croton Texensis)
Jimson Weed or Toloache (Datura mteloides)
Mormon Tea or Canutillo del campo (Ephedra Torreyana)
Buckwheat (Erioganum sp.)
Apache Plume or Ponil (Fallugia Paradoxa)
Snakeweed or Escoba de la vi Bora (Gutierrezia Sarothrae)
One-Seed Juniper or Rama de Sabina (Juniperus Monosperma)
Wolfberry or Tomatillo or Chico (Lycium Pallidum)
Wild Four O’Clock or Maravilla (Mirabilis Multiflorum)
Scorpionweed (Phacelia sp.)
Purslane (Portulaca sp.)
Three-Leaf Sumac, Lemonade Bush or Lemita (Rhus Trilobata)
Dock or Cana Agria (Rumex Hymenosepalus)
Horse Nettle or Tomatillo del Campo (Solanum Elaeagnifolium)
Globe Mallow or Yerba del Negro (Sphaeralcea Angustifolia)
Indian, Navajo, or Hopi Tea or Cota (Thelesperma Megapotamicum)

Almost no scientific study or chemical analysis has been done on these native species to determine if or why they might be effective, or what active ingredients they might contain.

Sand Sage contains aromatic oils, including camphor, and was used for stomach disorders and treating colds. The penitents washed their lacerated backs with romerillo tea. Most of the Rio Grande Pueblos made a tea from Rabbitbrush for treating stomach disorders.

Doveweed contains croton oil, a cathartic, and was used as such at Isleta, Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni. Preparations of the plant have been used for rheumatism, paralysis, earache (seeds placed in ear), and headache (inhalation of smoke from burning plant).

Jimson Weed (the English name comes from its effects on the early Jamestown settlers) is an extremely toxic plant that has been used for its anesthetic and analgesic effects.

Mormon Tea contains tannin and pseudoephedrine as has been used for urinary disorders, diarrhea, venereal disease, and skin itch, in addition to tanning animal shins.

Ground Apache Plume roots have been mixed with sugar for a cough; ground leaves mixed with wild tobacco (punche) for rheumatic joints; ground flowers mixed with horehound, flour and water to massage swollen parts of the body, and ground plumes mixed with commercial Dragon’s Blood (sangre de venado), rock salt, soot, and wine to drive away evil effects of bewitchment.

Juniper-Sprig Tea was given to postpartum mothers, as was snakeweed tea. Juniper was also used for a number of other ailments. The pitch was ground with white beans and horehound to make a concoction (Almaciga de Sabina) to rub on swelling of the face.

The powdered roots of Dock contain an antibacterial substance and were applied to burns, sores, and rashes, or a rinse was made for sore throat or pyorrhea. The green berries of horse nettle were crushed, mixed with salt, and bound to the throat for enlarged tonsils.

*******************
Plants For a Future links to an incredible amount of information on useful plants.
Plants For A Future - 7000 useful plants


Here may be found thousands of photos,sketches, and color illustrations of plants of the Southwest..
Michael Moore - SW School of Botanical Medicine Home Page

I think it's amazing how plants and herbs can be used medicinally. Thanks for the links also. I'll have to look at them later.

[Radicat]

Whew!! I just finished going through the fifty-something pages of photos of the New Mexico photo sticky-thread. There sure are a lot of nice photos. songinthewind7, I saved your photos of the deer and hummingbirds. I hope you post some on this thread sometime. egglady too.

There have been a lot of photos lost on the sticky-site. Photo sharing sites are notorious for hijacking photos that are stored on them. They get people involved with them, and then, Surprise!!, they want some money, or Else. And, if you stop paying, your done. Or, the photos mysteriously vanish from the host files and from every place you've ever posted them. I'll visit the sticky-thread as often as possible, so I don't miss any photos in the future. A lot of work goes into their posting.

There is one thing that no one can photograph with any success. The night sky of Timberon can't even be described. I've tried. The first time I saw it, the sun had just faded completely. Suddenly, I became aware of the cloudless blanket of beauty over me. It seemed as though I could reach up and touch the stars resting on the deep blue background. Your moon was absolutely incredible. The best way that I can describe the experience is to say that I felt a deep feeling of awe.

It's clear why the nearby observatories are located there.

[catman]

I've done quite a bit of experimenting with astrophotography. I got a nice 3-minute exposure of Comet Hale-Bopp, and fair photos of Venus and Saturn through my telescope. I'll bet I could get a halfway decent shot of the Timberon night sky, but of course it wouldn't have the same sensory impact as being there! I'd sure like to be there to try, in any case. I get to see a really dark sky very infrequently, and there is nothing like it.