gifts from the universe

I have a favorite walk here in Abiquiu

I go around the top of the pueblo lands

up along the fence that separates it from the lands of the BLM 

(Bureau of Land Management)

the views from up there are amazing

this mesa has been inhabited for over...

let me tell you how a Tewa native lays claim to the 

land of his ancestors -

"we have lived upon this land from days beyond history's 

records, far past any living memory,

deep into the time of legend...."

it is a powerful place

the first week I was in Abiquiu

a storm came through and the canyons and rivers roared for a day

I knew that was the time to look for artifacts...

I looked very hard for pot shards and arrowheads

I was about to give up

when a tin can poped in the sun behind me

I turned around and saw the can and

then looked down 

and found these amazing painted shards

of ancient pots

Tewa pottery

this a Tewa-Hopi pot

later that evening I was out watching the sunset

I looked down and there was a piece of pottery

and then I followed the vein a ways down the hill and found 

many pieces

my most amazing find was not ancient at all....

there is a field my walk takes me by

I love that field and often stop at the small gate and look in

that day I realized that the rain

had washed down under the fence and into the dirt road

I turned around, looked down

and right there in the sand

was a diamond ring!

and a few feet away another ring, a circle with tiny bright gemstones...

gifts from the universe

xxoo