{"id":8768,"date":"2019-11-25T23:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T06:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8768"},"modified":"2019-11-25T23:30:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T06:30:09","slug":"weekend-in-socorro-wk-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/25\/weekend-in-socorro-wk-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend In Socorro &#8212; wk 48"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Thursday, I headed to Socorro, New Mexico, for a welcome break, where I could do some bird photography. Last week also was the annual &#8220;Festival of Cranes&#8221; in Socorro and Bosque del Apache. In between visiting the Wildlife Refuge, I spent some time in Socorro. Here is one of the murals next to a parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0001-Bull-Mural-Socorro.jpg\" alt=\"2388-0001-Bull-Mural-Socorro\" class=\"wp-image-8764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0001-Bull-Mural-Socorro.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0001-Bull-Mural-Socorro-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Bull Mural, Socorro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Often we stop at Mountain Coffee. This is the mural at the entrance to to cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0002-Welcome-Entrance-Here-Mountain-Coffee.jpg\" alt=\"2388-0002-Welcome-Entrance-Here-Mountain-Coffee\" class=\"wp-image-8765\"\/><figcaption>Welcome, Entrance Here, Mountain Coffee.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the road is Ace Hardware, that looks like it had some new window dressing. In the adjacent building is the fabulous blue door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2384-0002-Blue-Door-Outside-Ace-Hardware-Socorro.jpg\" alt=\"2384-0002-Blue-Door-Outside-Ace-Hardware-Socorro\" class=\"wp-image-8762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2384-0002-Blue-Door-Outside-Ace-Hardware-Socorro.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2384-0002-Blue-Door-Outside-Ace-Hardware-Socorro-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Blue Door Outside Ace Hardware, Socorro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the south end of the Plaza is a clock with four faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2384-0003-Clock-City-Of-Socorro.jpg\" alt=\"2384-0003-Clock-City-Of-Socorro\" class=\"wp-image-8763\"\/><figcaption>Clock, City Of Socorro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Several buildings are in run-down or in disrepair around the city. I found this one that had stepped walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0014-Stepped-Wall-Socorro.jpg\" alt=\"2388-0014-Stepped-Wall-Socorro\" class=\"wp-image-8766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0014-Stepped-Wall-Socorro.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2388-0014-Stepped-Wall-Socorro-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Stepped Wall, Socorro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving back to the city, from a distance, I noticed a building with a conical turret. I had not noticed in prior visits to Socorro, so I decided to find its location. It turned out to be quite close to the plaza!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2392-0002-House-With-Conical-Turret-Socorro.jpg\" alt=\"2392-0002-House-With-Conical-Turret-Socorro\" class=\"wp-image-8767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2392-0002-House-With-Conical-Turret-Socorro.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2392-0002-House-With-Conical-Turret-Socorro-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>House With Conical Turret, Socorro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I made some images of birds in the Refuge. Maybe in another post later?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, I headed to Socorro, New Mexico, for a welcome break, where I could do some bird photography. Last week also was the annual &#8220;Festival of Cranes&#8221; in Socorro and Bosque del Apache. In between visiting the Wildlife Refuge, I spent some time in Socorro. 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