Daily Postcard: Santa Claus Trail Spotted Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Santa Claus trail spotted overnight in the sky above Los Alamos. Photo by DWDeckerLos Alamos Favorite Max Gomez Performs Holiday Concert Virtually With Friends From Los Angeles Saturday Night
Los Alamos favorite Max Gomez will be doing his holiday concert virtually this year and invites his friends in Los Alamos to join him. Gomez, who has played a holiday show in Fuller Lodge each of the past three years, will be performing from Los Angeles and will be joined by a number of accomplished singer/songwriters, including Leslie Stevens who won many fans here when she played last year. Also performing will be Taos’s Michael Hearne, Michael Martin Murphy, Los Angeles based Shawn Mullins and Jed Zimmerman. The show will stream on YouTube and Facebook beginning at 6 p.m. Mountain Time Saturday,Virtual Christmas Tuba Concert Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos
For 20 years local musicians have performed a free Christmas concert. Due to the pandemic, this year’s concert is virtual. For all you low-brass fans, watch the Christmas Tubas concert, which is lifting spirits all over Los Alamos and available here. ‘We hope to be back live in 2021. Merry Christmas everyone!’ Courtesy screenshot
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Daily Postcard: Winter Sunset Over Sangre De Cristos
Daily Postcard: Winter sunset over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains viewed Tuesday from Quemazon. Photo by DWDeckerLos Alamos Pianist John Kang Is New Mexico’s Division Finalist In MTNA Junior Artist Competition
John Kang, of Los Alamos is New Mexico’s Division Finalist in the MTNA Junior Piano Artist Competition. Courtesy/MTNA
MTNA News:
John Kang, of Los Alamos, has been selected to compete as a Division Finalist in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Junior Artist Piano Competition.
He earned this opportunity by first winning the Junior Artist Division of the MTNA Statewide competition and will now advance to compete among five other winners from their respective states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
The Division Winner will be announced in mid-January. The Winner Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Brightens The Landscape
Daily Postcard: Sunrise brightens the landscape recently near Deer Trap Trailhead. Amanda Macdonald Read More
Daily Postcard: Fiery Sunrise Over Deer Trap Trailhead
Daily Postcard: A fiery sunrise viewed recently from Deer Trap Trailhead. Amanda Macdonald Read More
View Of Winter Waterfall At Ashley Pond
The Ashley Pond waterfall fountain running on a cold December morning recently with a view up toward Pajarito Mountain in the background. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Posts From The Road: Christmas Campers In Abilene

Scene of Christmas weekend a couple of years ago at Abilene State Park during which folks take their camper out, decorate it for Christmas, and have a good time. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Scene of Christmas weekend at Abilene State Park in Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Merry Christmas! It’s hard to believe that it is Christmas week of 2020. A year when almost everything in life has been canceled, altered beyond recognition, or happened virtually on the computer, I think we are all ready to put 2020 to rest.
We are usually Read More
Daily Postcard: Jupiter And Saturn From North Community
Daily Postcard: Jupiter and Saturn viewed around 5:45 p.m. Friday from North Community taken with a DSLR and 400mm lens. Jupiter and Saturn continue to close the gap as they approach the ‘Great’ Conjunction that will occur Monday evening, Dec. 21. This will be the first time in nearly 800 years since the two planets have been this close at night. Source: nasa.gov. Photo by Marc Bailey
Christmas At The Cathedral Livestreamed At 7 Tonight!
Daily Postcard: Early Evening Clouds Over White Rock

Daily Postcard: Early evening clouds viewed Friday over White Rock. As the winter solstice is nearing, watch for late dawns, early sunsets, and the low arc of the sun across the sky each day. The solstice happens at the same instant everywhere on earth, this year 4:02 a.m. CST, Monday, Dec. 21. It’s when the sun on the sky’s dome reaches its farthest southward point for the year. At this solstice, the Northern Hemisphere has its shortest day and longest night of the year. Source: earthsky.org. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Santa Claus Lands On Roof Of Home In White Rock
Santa lands on the roof of a home Wednesday night on Brighton Drive in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Daily Postcard: Garden Globe Reflects Topsy Turvy 2020
Daily Postcard: 2020 has been topsy turvy as reflected in this ice engulfed garden globe spotted early Thursday morning at a residence near Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Greg Noeninckx
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Daily Postcard: Sunset Viewed From Rio Bravo
Daily Postcard: Sunset viewed recently from Rio Bravo in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Teen Center Hosting Virtual Movie Marathon

LATC News:
Calling all Teens (9th through 12th grade) – you are invited to the Los Alamos Teen Center (LATC) Virtual Holiday Movie Marathon starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18.
The first 30 registrants will be able to pick up a kit filled with goodies to make chocolate chip cookies, hot chocolate and more at the teen center.
The kits contain enough to invite your family. ; )
Register by emailing your name and grade (subject line: Holiday Movie Marathon) to la.youth.mobilizers@gmail.com
The Movies will be streamed on the LATC discord server. (To gain access to the server email: latcdiscord@laymca.org Read More
Christmas Scene Brightens Home On Sycamore Street
Christmas scene spotted Monday on Sycamore Street. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Snowy Scenes Around Ashley Pond Park Sunday
Snowy scene Sunday afternoon around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Snowy scene Sunday afternoon around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Snowy scene Sunday afternoon around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Over Pajarito Acres

Daily Postcard: Sunrise viewed recently over Pajarito Acres. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Scenes Of Christmas Decorations In White Rock Monday
A trio of canine superheroes spotted Monday on Rover Boulevard. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Santa spotted Monday night in a chimney on Aztec Avenue. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Santa and his reindeer spotted Monday night on Bryce Avenue. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Minions spotted with a Christmas Tree Monday on Cheryl Avenue. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Grinch spotted lurking behind a tree Monday night on Joya Loop. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Dachshund spotted transporting gifts Monday on Meadow Lane. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More



































