I’m a bit late with my word prompt entry sponsored by Eugenia’s Brew n’ Spew Cafe, but this week’s celebrations in San Miguel seemed to fit the topic: Festive. See more entries for the prompt at https://amanpan.com/2019/09/25/brewnspewcafe-september-23-2019-2/#comments Mexicans do know how to party, and they are eager to take to the streets, parks, and… Continue reading St. Michael’s Feast is SMA’s Home Grown Festival
It is fall and the leaves prove it. This is my contributiion to Cee’s Flower of the Day Photo Challenge, and find more at https://ceenphotography.com/2019/09/15/fotd-september-16-2019-autumn-leaves/
A simple priest walked into his parish church and changed the history of Mexico 219 years ago. On September 16, 1810 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence from Spain with the issuing of his Grito de Dolores, or “Cry of Delores.” The revolution began at Parish Church of… Continue reading Mexico Independence
I loved this stairway in its primitive state and the door was secondary. Not certain how you get from the ground to the railing, since it appears the stairs have fallen off at the top Maybe it is a fire escape for the desperate!. The effect is interesting, so I’m contributing the picture to this… Continue reading Norm’s Thursday Door Challenge
I’m guessing the growth of this tree is influenced by prevailing wind, but I loved the graceful angle of the branches. Found this on a stroll through a Paris, France park. This is my contribution to this week’s Thursday Tree Love 71. See more trees at https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-71/
I am not a library tourist, meaning visiting libraries around the world are not one of my ‘must do’s’ while traveling, but I couldn’t resist seeing the Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland several years ago. The building was beautiful, the ‘stacks’ were inviting, and one wanted to sit and absorb the peace and beauty… Continue reading Books and Paper–CFFC–Ireland’s Trinity College
It’s been about six weeks since finding myself knee first in the cobbled street of San Miguel de Allende. Since I was walking my dogs, I would love to blame them for the mishap, but in keeping with the spirit of partial truth I’ll admit I stepped off a curb I didn’t know was there.… Continue reading Kneecap ‘Kalamity’ Update
Silhouettes are this week’s prompt for Travels and Trifles’ Lens Artists Challenge. See more at https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2019/09/07/lens-artists-challenge-62-silhouettes/ Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, whose dramatic towers are silhouetted in the evening and rise above the main plaza, El Jardín in the center of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Trees are caught in silhouette showing the… Continue reading Silhouettes–Lens Artists Challenge
Here are my contrilbultions to this week’s Weekly Prompts Photo Challenge with the color of Magenta Rose for the prompt. See if you think I matched the color, and check to see other matches at https://weeklyprompts.com/2019/09/07/photo-challenge-magenta-rose-7th-sept/.
oops, left off Norm’s information: https://miscellaneousmusingsofamiddleagedmind.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/thursday-doors-september-5-2019/ Fancy White Flawed Green Faded Red Forsaken… Continue reading More Colored Thursday Doors
that little voice 