Shopping Anyone?

I found it amusing that this small building was named a "mall". I always think of malls as huge buildings with lots of chain stores and two or three (at least) department stores. But hey, why not have big dreams, right? :o)

St. Francis De Paula Mission Doors

These beautiful doors grace the front of the St. Francis De Paula Mission in Alamogordo, New Mexico.  The Franciscan mission was founded in 1865 and is still active.  Make sure you click on the picture to get a larger image and a better view of the beautiful carvings.

Orla Cafe

This abandoned cafe is in the town of Orla, Texas, which is little more than a wide spot in the road at the intersection of US Hwy. 285 and TX State Hwy. 652, or the Orla Road as people around Dell Valley know it.  Basically, the middle of nowhere.  Though it once had a thriving population of 200 or so, now it is a ghost town with a population of 2! 

Garden Gate

My husband and I took a day trip through southeasten New Mexico one day and discovered this garden gate tucked back in a neighborhood in Alamogordo.  It was so pretty, it looked to me like it belonged in a magazine!  I made him stop so I could take a quick picture.