What a day I had and it was the 13th

I took this on the 13th of September while traveling down Anthony's Gap.
@rebelann (117226)
El Paso, Texas
September 14, 2016 10:24am CST
Ma wooda been upset, she was so very stuperstitious and never drove on the 13th so I'd tease her and tell her it was my lucky number. I had a great day yesterday, due to so much construction going on I took the long way round to get where I wanted to go and it paid off, I got some photos of our desert round here so I could show you. Of course most of the photos I'll be posting about this was taken of parts of Southern NM. Ummm, I don't like cities so there aren't buildings in them unless they're in the distance. This is of the mountains just northwest of Chaparral NM, I was on a road I've always referred to as Anthony's Gap. So what do you think of this desert of ours?
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
14 Sep 16
That is beautiful. I have never been to the desert. I would love to see it in for real some day.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
It looks different depending on the amount of rain we've gotten, this has been an unusual rainy August which is why it looks so green.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
14 Sep 16
@rebelann I was surprised at how green it was. I did notice that!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
I usually don't get inspired to take photos when it's a normal dry desert @Happy2BeMe but boy when it rains this desert turns green over night which is inspirational
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502430)
• Italy
14 Sep 16
I love this beautiful open space. I am a bit superstitious about the 13. Every time something wrong happens on this day and yesterday was not an exception.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
Once I was told by a co worker that if you believe something will happen it usually will.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
That is very true @LadyDuck I get the feeling my co worker was probably superstitious
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502430)
• Italy
15 Sep 16
@rebelann May be, but usually what happens is never something I can personally control.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
14 Sep 16
I too hate cities...so we do have something in common. :) Mountains yes, sea no...desert...hmm. NO. woods..yes..thanks for the picture...and well, superstition about 13th is dumb.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
14 Sep 16
@rebelann ..Yeah...lakes are always welcome...not sea...they have sharks, whales and hurricanes...smh.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
19 Sep 16
@enlightenedpsych2 ... You have to live through the noise we have to know what it is like at this end.
rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
I'd love to have a forest closer by and even a lake but at least there is a lake about 200 miles from here.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
14 Sep 16
It doesn't look much like a desert to me - too green.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
This is the result of rain and humidity which we have had a lot of ..... you're right though, it looks so lush even to me.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
15 Sep 16
beautiful! i hope that'd be green grass'n not weeds like 'tis 'round these parts :)
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
It's mostly those desert bush that'll go green just because it's humid. I think there might be some wild grasses mixed in but I'm pretty sure this is part of a cattle ranch although I didn't see any cattle.
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ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 Sep 16
Vast ...love the open spaces....and a different beauty than our lush greenery here.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
Yes, it certainly is different to see pictures of emerald green meadows and forests, those are two things that would be interesting to see for real.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
14 Sep 16
You certainly have the best of both worlds with wide, open spaces and mountains to boot.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
I'm sure glad you think so but I have to admit I wouldn't mind if there were a forest and lake closer for me to visit.