The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Shots of the day...

Living out in the country, el campo, has its advantages.  Today, as I drove over to Etla for breakfast, the roadsides were filled with people selling marigolds and celosia or cockscomb.  Here, known as cempasúchitl and Iwillhavetofindout.  These are the most important flowers for people's altars or ofrendas.  It looks like it was a very good year for both plants.  I saw lots of brilliant healthy flowers.

I passed these two women and turned left off the highway.  Then I realized what I had just seen and stopped the car, jumped out, ran back across the highway, which is four lane and poco loco, stood in the middle of the road and snapped this shot.  I said, "You are going to be famous tonight." and you can see from their faces what a fine moment it was.
It doesn't get any better.  And they even gave me a beautiful, tall cockscomb.... for free.  Totally made my day.

These are busy times with lots of places to visit.  Let's see how it goes
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