Vacation shots in Ruidoso, New Mexico - did you know that bears read?

Good morning all!  Hope you have had a nice weekend and are looking forward to fall.  We don't have any 'fall-ish' things in our area as yet, but honestly, we don't get a lot of lovely turning leaves, etc.  Too far south.  Just happy that the 100-degree temps seem to be done for this year. 

I thought I would share a few pics from our July vacation to New Mexico.  We have loved visiting the Ruidoso area of that state for many years.  We were in that part of the world just after the 4th and unfortunately heard about the flooding in Central Texas during our trip.  Put a bit of a damper on things.  Also, this area of New Mexico had big fires and flooding in 2024 and it was our first time visiting since that.  They have worked so hard to get things mostly back to normal, but are still struggling with flooding exacerbated by the burn scars and debris that continues to flow into their river.  In fact, we ended leaving a couple of days early because there was severe flooding during that July week.  I'm afraid their recovery will be slow for quite a period of time.  

However, on to happier notes.  The picture below was one I took on a walk around the outside of the golf course that is in town.  It's called 'The Links'.  It was a lovely morning and my husband was enjoying the golf and I was loving my walk. 

This next shot is of the golf course at The Inn of the Mountain Gods resort.  Another lovely course with walking trails all around.  And another lovely morning.  Crisp and cool.  

The Ruidoso Public Library can be found along the walking trail that I shared in the first picture.  I, naturally, stopped by that library on my walk and also took a couple of pictures to share.  It's a lovely little library with some cute sculptures outside of it.  Those pictures are below and I ask you - did you know that bears can read?  No?  Well, they certainly can in Ruidoso.  Thought those were very sweet.  

Yes, bears can read!  Think both of these are fun and I had to wait a bit because there were kids around playing with the bears and getting their pictures taken with them.  LOL

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back later in the week with a 'Waiting on' post and also, hopefully, a post to share a little about what I read this summer and hope to read this fall.  Have a good week!!