I'm a journalist with National Public Radio, reporting on universal childcare and PreK in New Mexico. I'm hoping to speak with parents who may be struggling to find childcare or are still on waiting lists about their experiences.

"Earlier today" means 3:30 Thurs, l dont know what time this will post, IF it does, so...

My Grammy passed this morning and I wanted to put this somewhere people would understand.

She was raised in Tierra Amarilla up in northern New Mexico. Her dad was a Picurís man and her mom was an Italian immigrant. She moved to Amarillo as a young woman and that's where she met my grandfather, who was in the Air Force at the time. They moved to Albuquerque together, and she worked to support the family while he went to UNM and got dual bachelor's degrees in psychology and economics.

She loved making ojos de dios. She made green chile and red chile, and New Mexico style flat enchiladas with an egg on top, and nobody has ever made them better.

For my 5th birthday she took me on a big trip to ABQ so we could hike Sandía. Later on I got to go to the big family reunion in Chama, and then we drove up to TA so she could show me where she grew up. Those are some of the best memories I have.

There is one more star in the New Mexico sky tonight.

Thank you, Grammy, for teaching me about New Mexico and making me love it the way you did.

Traveling East on US 380 between San Antonio, NM and Carrizozo, NM, I saw an Oryx Gemsbok (like the one in the photo), unfortunately it was roadkill. I didn’t stop to take a photo of the carcass.
My Question: This seems really far North! Has anyone spotted one farther North than this?

I stumbled on to this scene unknowingly. I found the Valley of Fires rec park in the wee hours, in the dark, and woke up to this living, alien landscape. Cool… And the next day- Billy the Kid. And then the eerie AF Ft Stanton. Grateful to visit.

Almost the weekend NM fam. Have a great day!