We had seen pictures of Casa Bonita on the VRBO website but they
couldn't compare to the real deal: an adobe home built in 2008, at least according to the date someone had etched in the cement near the entry.
The famous Cerro Pedernal looks blue in the background. This was one of Georgia O'Keeffe's favorite objects to paint. She once said that God told her he'd give her the mountain if she painted it often enough.
One of the most famous paintings she did is Red Hills with the Pedernal, 1936. Pastel on paaper mounted to wood pulp board. 21.5 x27.25 inches. Brooklyn Museum.
The adobe was in the middle of nowhere:
The views from the adobe were breathtaking. I can't even begin to capture them with a camera but I tried.
This is one of my favorites because it is directly across from the Ghost Ranch, which will be the subject of another blog another day. And those shots were our front yard.
The Pedernal was in our back yard:
Talk about a great location to spend a week.
Even the reflections on the the doors to the front portales were spectacular.
We had a bird friend who spent every day crashing into the glass. Tim named him Bumper.
We told him to stop, we waved our hands, but he was just determined to come in the door.
It was cold while we were there, but we enjoyed it.
Casa Bonita was very nice inside too. The bedroom had a view of the Pedernal.
It even snowed two days of our vacation. It didn't last but the clouds were so low that visibility was very poor. A good day to just stay in the adobe.
Cloudless nights gave us beautiful sunsets.
If you'd like to learn more about Casa Bonita, you can find it at vrbo: https://www.vrbo.com/462614
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