fellini move over

If our little community in the sky has a cherished wise and wonderful elder, it is our dear Rachel (see her YouTube here)
She made sure this birthday would not go by without a proper celebration. And so the festivities began at sunset on her beloved rooftop overlooking the neighborhood church in Colonia San Antonio.While we were basking in its glow, Vivian, who shares this same birth date, commented, " If I were to see this view in a travel magazine, I would think to myself: 'I have to go to there. It's so beautiful'." We knew what she meant. We all felt so privileged to be caught up in this surreal splendor. Fellini could not have done it better.

backfile: a fair visit II

Playing for Jesus

What caught my eye at the fair were the juxtapositions like those pictured here of the sacred and "profane." . It is these seeming incongruities which give the Mexican culture its overwhelming richnesss and color.

A Tale of Two Women

backfile: a fair visit

Just as the city prepares to celebrate the huge festival of its partron saint, Archangel San Miguel, and the Jewish Community is in the midst of the High Holy Days, just to keep things hopping, the fair comes to town for  a week or so. It's carnival atmosphere calls to those of us who love the surreal ambiance of so many Mexican events.

Kids on Bungee Cables
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Our Lady Anchored by Mexcal

backfile: tuesday market visit

Our Lady of Guadalupe is everywhere at all times.

While ideas for this blog have been fermenting, I have been shooting lots of photographs. For the next few days, I’ll be posting backfiles of various fiestas and meanderings around the town. Today…a visit to the Tuesday market.