American ex-pats living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico marched this week protesting the Trump Zero Tolerance immigration policy, waving signs, chanting, and raising their voices in objection to this harmful, ridiculous, and inhumane treatment. Separating children from family members is cruel, and is causing women and men around the United States and in other… Continue reading Ex-Pats March in Protest
We’ve had 25+ inches of rain since the first of the year in San Miguel, and the annual norm is about 34 inches…so the dry arroyo beds are cascading through neighborhoods. My casita overlooks this particular arroyo, although I’m well above any danger, but it’s been interesting to watch the ebb and flow of the… Continue reading Roaring Down the Arroyo…
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge this week is all about Birds. Slip over to her blog to see more B/W bird shots. https://ceenphotography.com/2018/06/28/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-birds/
I found this dilapidated door in San Miguel de Allende,obviously not used for many moons, but I loved it. Wonder what’s behind the door and walls? Find doors that may be in better shape at Norm’s website: https://miscellaneousmusingsofamiddleagedmind.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/thursday-doors-june-28-2018/
If you want color, visit San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Local parades, homes, doors, add spice and color to life in this delightful city. And these pictures are my contribution to Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge with the prompt of Colorful. See more color at https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2018/06/26/tuesday-photo-challenge-colorful-2/ Early morning sunrise catches the multiple hues in… Continue reading Color Abounds in San Miguel de Allende
Stark is the prompt for Travel With Intent challenge, and I discovered staleness in the f northern part of Mexico while visiting Copper Canyon. See many more Stark pictures at https://travelwithintent.com/2018/06/24/stark/
Elizabeth Warren’s account after she visited detention centers in Texas: Sunday morning, I flew to McAllen, Texas to find out what’s really happening to immigrant families ripped apart by the Trump administration. There’s one thing that’s very clear: The crisis at our border isn’t over. I went straight from the airport to the McAllen Customs… Continue reading Elizabeth Warren’s Account of Texas Detention Centers Visit
The prompt for this week’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge by Second Wind Leisure is Tourists, and my contribution is a group of adventurers about to set sail for a sea view of the coast of Italy. See much more at https://secondwindleisure.com/2018/06/24/sunday-stills-who-are-tourists/
Attending church isn’t a routine I embrace, but hey, the kid asked, and I said yes. Exiting the house I gulped, my eyes darting from the parked car in the driveway to the teenage boy beside me. What do I do, get in the car or backtrack and renege on my word? I stopped before… Continue reading A Family That Prays Together
Here is my contribution to Cee’s Flower of the Day Photo Challenge. Take a look at other pics: https://ceenphotography.com/2018/06/25/flower-of-the-day-june-26-2018-daylily-macro/
that little voice 