Oaxaca-The Year After: Audrey, is that you?

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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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Audrey, is that you?

OK, it's not exactly a "Little Shop of Horrors" plant, but from this angle, it looks pretty fierce and hungry. No, this is that agave in the garden that has been taking its own sweet time to flower for over a month.

The flowering goes from tight buds...to opening....

to fully flowered.

All reaching for the sky, but getting drawn back to earth by its weight.

What a welcome guest to the garden and rare treat. And this type of agave does not die after flowering, so maybe in another ten to twelve years.....

2 comments:

The Observer said...: There is one of these also tking its time in Jalatlaco esquina Noche Triste con Republica. Absolutely fascinating!; August 16, 2020 at 8:05 AM
Clever Monkey said...: Wow. That last shot almost makes it look like you've got a a Jack and the Beanstalk situation there. Don't go climbing.
Diane; August 16, 2020 at 2:15 PM