Spirit of the Season

Christmas Lights

A couple of years ago, I read about a Christmas celebration at the Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo, the former site of the Kuaua Pueblo. It was occupied by the Tiwa people as early as 1325 along the Rio Grande River. Before engaging in the celebration, I wandered around the site and the visitors center…

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Interview with Big Blend Radio

Coffee Talk

I had a blast doing this interview with Lisa and Nancy at Big Blend Radio. It was like old home week even though we’d never met each other before. Check it out! https://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blend-radio/2021/10/08/travel-writer-and-photographer-kathleen-messmer

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Dreams Do Come True on the Outer Banks

Black house

Ever since I saw the movie Nights in Rodanthe, with the fantastic house, the wild horses running on the beach, the ocean, Richard Gere…I’ve always wanted to go to the Outer Banks. I finally got the opportunity in the form of a photography workshop. When I got there, it was everything I dreamed it would be…

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