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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You can find my music on Jango (World & latin - Worldbeat) and at iTunes and most online stores.
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If you are coming to Oaxaca, please contact me for tours or advice.

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
The view from Corazon del Pueblo

The hereafter re me

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

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Dos Panteones/Two Cemeteries

Every village has a pantheon, a cemetery and each is different, reflecting the nature of the people in the village. Here are two distinctly different panteones in Oaxaca.  The first is from Tlacolula de Matamoros and the second from San Antonio Castillo Velasco. The first has trees over 500 hundreds old.  And in the second the people come out on Nov.3 to have a mass and to decorate the graves.  There is a competition for the best.  There music and family are always so gracious and friendly

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Anonymous said...

Thank you again! I answered on the YouTube version.

November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM

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