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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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
The view from Corazon del Pueblo

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

Saturday, July 12, 2025

La Cabalgata - Horses in the city

Today there was a cabalgata in the city, a traditional trail ride with hundreds of horses and riders... and a few dune buggies.  These horse and rider parades are another part of Mexico's rich history and this was the first I had seen in Oaxaca.  The horses were magnificent.
And so were the riders. 
It added to the festive atmosphere as the guelagetza dance festivals are coming up.  July is one of the best months of the year, filled with lots of ferias, fiestas and dance, dance, dance.. I hope the cabalgata becomes an annual event... but it sure did a number on traffic .. until the rains came in down in buckets.

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