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david@fringe.com (Fringe Photography) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:14:30 GMT

Key West! Just the name alone conjures up a smile, doesn’t it? For who could not love Margaritaville? In many places, day’s end is just that: the end of the day. Not so in Key West, though... for there, especially around the Mallory Square area and Duval Street, the party is just getting started when the sun goes down. This does not mean that everyone is starting their day out, though... far from it.These sailors had been out on the ocean for the day, and as the sun set, their day was drawing to a close. Chasing the last of the sun across the waters, they were making for safe harbor, which, as it turns out, was just to the right of this photo. One of the great things about Key West is that some day, just as the sun dips below the horizon, the most amazing colors spring to life, but just for a moment. This is exactly in the middle of the moment; I loved the deep, rich tones of the sky, the sharp contrast of the clouds that had been lingering throughout the day, the faint reflections of the sun on the water, even though the sun was below the horizon. It was a beautiful site and, as always, I was thankful to have had a camera at end.

Stormy Mission

david@fringe.com (Fringe Photography) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:33:44 GMT

Pecos National Historic Park in New Mexico is a place where cultures collided and time tried to stand still. Neither of these worked out too well.

Pecos "began" somewhere around 800 A.D. when the first settlers in the Rio Grande Valley area moved into this wonderful and almost perfect environment. By 1200 A.D. the first pueblo had been built and by 1300 A.D. the area was in full swing. It featured a fairly significant multi-level pueblo, with upwards of 700 rooms and the Tiwa Indians called it home. Situated in between the Rio Grande Valley and the plains, Pecos had an ideal location.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, when he rolled through the area in the early 1500s, thought so too, although the Europeans stayed away until 1590. By 1618 a mission had been built at Pecos and the cultures meshed and collided over the years.

Today the remains of a Great Kiva and the mission stand side by side. The stormy skies remind us that the past here was not always tranquil. Yet, today Pecos endures, despite the storms, just as it always has. May we always remember, respect and celebrate our past.

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Stormy Mission