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Next morning, this was my breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080093 and Suzanne's ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080094 and here was Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080095 and here I was ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080096 as we walked past this manhole cover ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080097 and then I took these photos for the license plate collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080098 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080099 as we came to the elephants (at the inn of the seven graces) ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080100 and we followed the sign to the oldest house ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080101 stopping to admire San Miguel's church ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080102 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080103 as we made our way ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080104 and collected another license plate for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080105 before we came to the oldest house which was unfortunately closed. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080106 SO, we went back to San Miguels' ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080107 and saw the bell which was either from 1356 or 1856 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080108 and the milagros attached to its frame. These are images one brings when praying for a miracle. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080109 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080110 I admired the front of the church ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080111 and the ceiling ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080112 and a crucifix ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080113 while Suzanne sat to take in the scene ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080114 and we admired angels ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080115 who were described ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080116 and a sign explaining the music (which unfortunately was not playing) ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080117 and after another crucifix ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080118 and the prayer to St. Gertrude ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080119 I recorded these maps of the area ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080120 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080121 took a final picture of the church ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080122 and then Suzanne rang the bell so that we could depart ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080123 and follow the Santa Fe trail ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080124 to this remarkable work of sculpture which lists names of tribes that have disappeared but is otherwise left by the artist for your interpretation ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080125 and then after a picture of Bronson Cutting ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080126 and the state seal ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080127 we entered the state capital ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080128 where they have a sunroof instead of a dome ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080129 and admired a bust ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080130 and the history of the state's constitution ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080131 before going up a floor and getting a clear view of the seal ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080132 as well s this piece of art, of which there were many impressive works, ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080133 and the buffalo ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080134 about whom this story is told ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080135 so that we had to focus on the horns. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080136 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080137 I got this sign for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080138 and then this furniture in the shape of Conestoga wagon ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080139 and a final work of art ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080140 before we passed the jalapeno's truck ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080141 and this sculpture of a face called hope ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080142 and then an art store that added its glass works to its garden ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080143 and the sculpture of the boy reading his book ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080144 as we marked the Santa Fe trail ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080145 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080146 and the preaching of St. Francis to the birds ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080147 plus this remarkable church sign for the collection. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080148 After another license plate for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080149 we captured some sculpture ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080150 as we walked down Canyon road stopping for a rest ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080151 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080152 and then seeing some more art ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080153 before arriving at the Compound ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080154 where this license plate was for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080155 and after the entry ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080156 we sat under a pink canopy which tinted the menu ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080157 the bread ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080158 Jeff ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080159 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080160 my soup ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080161 and macaroni and cheese ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080162 and their salads ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080163 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080164 before I took another license plate for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080165 and this sign for the collection which was unclear ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080166 and then this lovely piece of art ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080167 before we went to the garden ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080168 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080169 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080170 and Suzanne sat ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080171 and admired the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080172 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080173 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080174 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080175 as Jeff used his phone. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080176 Back in town, we came across a party for someone's 15th birthday with amazing clothing ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080177 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080178 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080179 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080180 and then this great piece of art before taking a rest period. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080181 Afterward, we headed to Jeff's building ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080182 and another license plate for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080183 before recording his apartment number ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080184 the lights on his porch ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080185 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080186 admiring the foods he served. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080187 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080188 Next, we went to dinner at Maria's cantina ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080189 where this was our waiter ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080190 our margaritas ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080191 with which we toasted ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080192 the pizza Mexicana ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080193 and huevos rancheros ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080194 the flautas ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080195 and my clean plate which ended the evening and left me feeling over full. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.04-06.14SantaFe/P1080196