Cortez has great murals

 

The far right of this mural, through the open car window

The middle and far left of the mural through the windshield...sorry.

Sorry, glare from the windshield kept the last one from being clear. I bet AC could figure out how to save it.

Thinking of AC, here's one with some scary folks in it...but not a coffee shop!

The next one is from FaceBook...not in Cortez!

Either staged or AI...but still funny!

Yes, the wealth of the Southwest has been in its minerals!

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Pueblo Seed and Feed

 

Visiting my son and his wife in Cortez CO, I was interested in finding a bakery. I'd seen some nice looking clips on FB about the Pueblo Seed and Feed...family owned, etc. And Kendra (daughter-in-law) also said it was a great place.

The messy job was roasting chili peppers out front. (That's my trusty 2008 Toyota across the street!)

No pastries, by the fluffy French persuasion! I would have loved the cuts of cinnamon bread...but there were 5 people in front of me in line, and a very slow clerk. So I just went on my way. The coffee was just in carafes on the far wall.

The displays were excellent. And there were a lot of seeds also on one whole aisle to grow your own grains.

But I'm stuck on love of butter, croissants, chocolate and almonds. Nope. Not there. If they'd had a loaf of sourdough I might have purchased it, but all that was available were specialty rye or other rough grain types. Not what my mornings want. When I go home I'll have to make something simple for myself!

Still looking for a coffee shop to replace the ones I love in North Carolina! That may not happen.

But oh the beauty of the scenery! It's hard to concentrate on writing a blog...I look up and just am enthralled!

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On a more personal note: my son and wife went camping...taking everything but the kitchen sink! 

I'm glad they weren't feeling like hiking in to do back country camping. They'll be back this evening. I'm headed for Durango before it gets dark, so may not see them. I've had a delightful time staying with their cat (who didn't really need care).

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But I came for the birthday dinner Friday, then the art opening.

I meant to go back Saturday and purchase some cards, all hand made by artists. But I got distracted by the murals all over town in Cortez.

Tai talking to one of the artists.

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This is my cart, which carries everything I need when moving around. It has 2 wheels, and you tilt it and it's like a suitcase...and of course the handle retracts so it fits in the back seat of the car.

Along the road going southwest

 

This is the second and final post about my trip from western North Carolina to southwestern Colorado.

Wildorado TX, July 24, 2026 - Yes, we saw lots of wind farms.

Adrian TX, July 24, 2026

We saw several dust devils rise up and disappear in seconds.  I missed catching the ones that were perfectly defined little tornadoes.

Vega - what an interesting cloud!

We did drive through a few rain storms. 

Breakfast at La Quinta Inn in Santa Rosa, NM on July 25, 2026. Tai also cooked me a delicious waffle. The Rte. 66 auto museum was just down the street. We had other things on our minds!

Santa Rosa NM

One of the many casinos were passed.

Albuquerque NM

A whole lot of land where not much can grow.

Small settlements were scattered around, just like the mesas.

You may have seen Jabba the Hutt before.

I was watching the soil turn into these strange black rock formations

And then they were gone...

My first train appeared, and then another within a few miles.

Adopt a Highway Litter Control...

Newsome Resource Center

Shiprock beyond Tai's relentless driving.

Tsé Bitʼaʼí, known today as Shiprock, NM

First view of the San Juan Mountains.

And we were welcomed to Colorado!

Towaoc

 Mancos CO

Coming into Cortez CO, there are little mini-bill-board signs, so you still can see the view!

A domestic view with my son finally home, with wife and dog doing their thing!

And an exhausted me describing something or another while enjoying home-made garbanzo stew! (Fortunately the bruises on my legs come and go quickly...but it was hot, so comfort was the choice over beauty!)

------Yes this was lots of photos...just wanted a completion of the journey all together!

My main emotion is immense  gratitude for my son's helping me move my whole life to a new setting, to be near one of them and to hopefully breathe better!

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Update from Thursday...

I went to the Post Office first thing, and the address change order I'd put in in North Carolina July 22 didn't show anywhere in their records. Sometimes I like that our whole lives are on digital files. So I made a new address change form.

Then to Natural Grocery to sign up for the raffle of a free car. Why not. I got my iron tablets on sale also, to help with adjusting to the altitude. And some of my favorite drink, Reeds Jamaican Ginger Beer.

Walgreens was right across the street, so I activated my account for a prescription that's being transferred. With the medicaid in limbo, I doubt it will be the usual price, but quite a bit higher. We shall see when they fill it.

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