Life in Placitas ...

Heading back to the office after a morning appointment, I spotted this gentleman, Doug Ring, out capturing the moment on canvas.  The majestic Sandia Mountains, blue sky as found only in NM, and a "smoke signal" cloud speaking to the observers.

En plein air is a French expression that means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.

Jennise Phillips, Associate Broker

Rush Hour in Placitas

This is rush hour in Placitas, NM. The morning commute means driving slow to see one of the wild horse herds that also call Placitas home.

Jennise Phillips, Associate Broker

Fall Colors in Your Placitas Backyard

To see lovely fall colors in your own backyard, just take a drive down Highway 165 to catch the beautiful golden colors of the cottonwoods that are in the spring-fed arroyos around the village of Placitas! Beautifufl!

Gail McGough-Maduena, Associate Broker

The Spider Web Maker

Look closely; you will see one of the Orb Spiders that make beautiful and huge orb-shaped spider webs at the corners of my portal.  This guy is about as big as a nickel. It will run away the moment it senses your presence. These webs are a site to behold when the early morning dew is sparkling on them.

Gail McGough-Maduena, Associate Broker

Sailing on Cochiti Lake

Sailing on Cochiti lake this week was wonderful.  We over knighted on our friends big sail boat.  The night skies were beautiful and the morning was cool and calm.  This lake is 30 minutes from our house in Placitas.

Gail McGough-Maduena, Associate Broker

Young Buck Still in Velvet

Thanks to Tom Ashe for these extraordinary photos taken at his house in Ranchos de Placitas -- with his iPhone!  WOW!!

Pepi Strahl, Associate Broker

Air Quality -- Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Placitas

The annual “State of the Air” report published by MSNBC this week on the best and worst places to live in terms of air quality, stated that both Santa Fe and Albuquerque were among the top 25 cleanest U.S.  cities for long-term particle pollution.  In fact, Santa Fe was second best in the nation and Albuquerque placed 17^th.  Since Placitas is in between and a bit higher in elevation than Albuquerque, we don’t get the pollution they get when there is an air inversion.  And according to the American Lung Association, Sandoval County, which includes Placitas got an A rating for air quality.  So I surmise from all this that Placitas is among the top communities in America with excellent air quality, which makes it a terrific place to live.  We who are here already knew that but it’s wonderful to be verified nationally!

Sandy Poling, Associate Broker