THE GREAT SANTA FE FLOOD OF 2013

David Settino Scott

We finally got some rain in Santa Fe! In fact it has been raining pretty much everyday for about a week.
All my friends were freaking out on Facebook; you would have thought we were undergoing a biblical deluge! I decided to talk a walk down the arroyo we call the Santa Fe River and get a look at raging torrents of water.

Santa Fe River - September 15, 2013

Kind of anticlimactic, isn't it?

I decided to walk around and take pictures of whatever interested me in the field by the river...

Can With Cactus

I became fascinated by some ants who were busy at work. This one seemed annoyed but agreed to pose for just one shot...

Ant Man

This Desert Clover dazzled me with its bright green color:

Desert Clover

As I got closer to the road I started finding a lot of junk laying around.

Road Junk

I think I liked the ants best of all!

Ant Cam

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E.T. AUTOMOTIVE - BEST MECHANIC IN SANTA FE?

Big recommendation for E.T.'s Automotive! 

2907B San Isidro Court, Santa Fe, NM

Phone 505-471-3801

He gave me a big break on the labor and got me back on the road. If you need a good mechanic this is the guy to go see in Santa Fe!

RONNIE LAYDEN

RONNIE LAYDEN

One of my closest and best friends is Ronnie Layden.

I am amazed at Ronnie's artistic ability. Ronnie comes from a fairly affluent family, but instead of wasting his time torturing waiters at fine restaurants; hanging out at nightclubs feeding a hedonistic appetite or chasing expensive women, Ronnie Layden spends most of his time experiencing and capturing the beauty of nature, either with oil-paints and canvas or with his camera.

Ronnie runs an art gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico's famous Canyon Road art district. If you happen to find yourself in Santa Fe, I highly recommend checking out his work. I am sure you will find that Ronnie is a rather interesting character among the Santa Fe locals...

Ronnie Layden Fine Art - 901 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico

There was a time in my life when I felt envious of Ronnie's Gallery. I sort of felt like it was unfair that a wealthy kid could just buy a commercial art space and call himself an artist.

But after seeing Ronnie's paintings and photographs, the envy faded into admiration for his skill and dedication to his work; his works are truly beautiful and Ronnie worked hard to earn a degree in art, as well as one in architecture.

Oil on Canvas by Ronnie Layden

Having grown up in Santa Fe, I became numb to Southwestern style artwork; Santa Fe is saturated with it and after awhile it all starts to look the same to me, but Ronnie's work is different...I find his abstract-stylized landscape oil paintings to be refreshing and new. He also paints en plein air, but unlike other Southwestern plein air paintings, Ronnie Layden's have a certain timeless essence that I never get tired of looking at.

Ronnie's photographs are engaging and thought provoking. He seems to have a natural gift for choosing just the right moment to snap the shot. I always get a melancholy feeling when I view his photos and I feel they are somehow conveying more than just the visible image...there is a feeling that there is something else going on which isn't immediately apparent to the viewer. Here are some of his photos:

Photograph by Ronnie Layden

Ronnie Layden Fine Art Gallery - 901 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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If you are planning a trip to Santa Fe, be sure to drop in on Ronnie Layden at 901 Canyon Road: be sure to tell him Dave sent you. He also offers private instruction in oil painting and photography (by appointment only, of course). Here is a link to Ronnie's website, which I help him with from time to time: Ronnie Layden Fine Art.

TIME TRAVELERS EXIST

If we accept that the Universe is infinite, it logically follows that time travel is possible and, in fact, probable.
Have you ever heard the idea that if you give a hundred monkeys a hundred typewriters, and an infinite amount of time to hammer away at them, that they would, sooner or later, randomly hitting the typewriter keys, eventually produce the entire works of Shakespear? It is a simple concept that is not hard to grasp.
I do believe that the physical Universe and time are infinite and, given the infinite nature of our Universe, not only is anything possible, but everything is probable. Following this reasoning, it is not only possible that someday someone will invent a time-machine, it is actually probable. Therefore it is not only possible, but it is probable that time-travelers exist and travel to our place in time.

SANTA FE ARTIST IN HIS CANYON ROAD ART GALLERY - SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

Santa Fe Artist, Ronnie Layden

I was walking around on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when I stumbled into the art gallery of a long-time friend and Santa Fe artist, Ronnie Layden. Ronnie grew up in Santa Fe, and has been taking photographs and painting for about as long as I can remember. He was working on a painting and agreed to let me film him at work. In the video he shares a little about his creative process, and his philosophy on art and life. Please, feel free to comment below!