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Poultry farm guru Tom Delehanty stands next to his tractor. He raises his chickens to roam the farm in hand-made yurts. He said the chickens replenish the soil when they scavenge for food.

No. 19 bats in the shadows during Lobo baseball Media Day on Tuesday. Lobo head coach Ray Birmingham scheduled tough opponents this season, in spite of having a young team.

Rudy Jaramillo prepares to unload a baseball atop the mound on Tuesday at Lobo Field. UNM will rely heavily on its pitchers this season.

Finding happiness in an unsustainable reality

Is anything sustainable? Newton’s laws of physics tell us that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Where in a tangible world is there ever not an interaction between two forces? Perpetual motion, much like happiness or the concept of sustainability, is not possible without constant interaction of outside forces in the real world. Once we see what is needed of the individual, if there really is such a thing, we can then step in and continue the motion. It just might have to take place without a combustion engine, but more with the sweat of our brow.

On Monday Roman Wagner ponders the crisis in Haiti, and how he can help. Wagner plays guitar for the local band Radio Fig Jungle. They have a show on Saturday at El Rey Theatre to benefit Haiti’s earthquake victims.

Amy Murtagh shows off the new snowshoes at the UNM Bike Shop on Wednesday night. You can rent snowshoes for $20 per day for the full-moon hike in the Valles Caldera National Preserve on Saturday.

A view from the Coyote Call Trail in the Valles Caldera National Preserve on Jan.17. This path is one of many that are available to snowshoers during the full-moon hike on Saturday. The trails are available from 6 to 10 p.m.

Anubis Rahlee performs an overhead kick flip in Smith Plaza on Monday. Rahlee said his acrobatic soccer move is all about “rhythm.”

A wall of photos in the Holy Innocents Center for Life depicts women and their newborn babies.

Susan Fuentes kneels in prayer at the Holy Innocents Center for Life, a Catholic ministry adjacent to Planned Parenthood on San Mateo Blvd. The chapel discourages women from seeking abortions at Planned Parenthood.

In this photo illustration rave lights, like the ones used at many raves, illuminate a university area alley. The Daily Lobo’s new series titled “Under the Influence” investigates drug use among Albuquerque youth. According to a Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention survey 2.5 percent of the 850 students polled said they used ecstasy at least once in the past 30 days. See page 8 for coverage on MDMA use from three different perspectives: the user, the psychologist and the law.

In this photo illustration rave lights, like the ones used at many raves, illuminate a university area alley. The Daily Lobo’s new series titled “Under the Influence” investigates drug use among Albuquerque youth. According to a Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention survey 2.5 percent of the 850 students polled said they used ecstasy at least once in the past 30 days. See page 8 for coverage on MDMA use from three different perspectives: the user, the psychologist and the law.

Student Alex Denbaars serenades the plants in Castetter Hall’s biology greenhouse Monday. Denbaars plays the ukulele in a folk-punk band called Arroyo Deathmatch. Denbaars is the promoter for the house/venue called Heaven and Hell.

Jimmy Petit clears away dead brush in preparation for new crops on Friday at Erda Gardens. Erda Gardens participates in a Community Supported Agriculture program, which provides local produce to community residents.

Spiral Blanton checks on some sprouts in the greenhouse at Erda Gardens on Friday. Blanton started some of the farm’s crops indoors to help protect them from the cold.

Paula Flores Bonilla, left, speaks at the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center on Jan. 7 about her daughter’s murder in 1998. Mothers of murdered women in Juárez and mothers of missing Albuquerque women organized a joint conference to raise awareness about unsolved female slayings in Mexico and New Mexico.

Medical marijuana patient Jose Pacheco, left, and his friend Len Coleman stand in the Harold Runnels Building in Santa Fe after a Department of Health Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee meeting Friday. Pacheco attended the meeting to petition for cluster-type migraines to be added as a condition that qualifies for the Medical Cannabis Program.

Zach Gould Wenda, a drag queen, poses for a portrait in her home in Santa Fe. Wenda came from San Francisco where she hosted her own white trash cooking show. She considers the art of drag the signature performance for gay men.