Peligrinacion de los Indios

Rodolfo y Grisenia helped me with the spelling of this religious tradition which is a procession that happens every evening for a week leading up to Dec. 12. As I understand it, the kids walk with their mothers around the village - and they are honoring the virgin Guadelupe. Anyone reading this blog, Please correct me if I got this wrong. You can make comments, you know... and please do! Anyway, it is delightful to see the childeren gathering in their beautiful traditional garments.

 

Contrasts

Walking around this village (and Mexico generally) one is so often struck by the juxtaposition of beautiful tropical flowers, carefully tended by a jardinero - or not - and then, right beside them, the dusty gray looking streets...you have to love it!

 

 

Art Walk, you say?

El Gallo doesn't have to wait for the Art Walk...he walks right in and starts critiquing my paintings. For more information about the first annual Art Walk, on the solstice, Dec. 21, click on visitlamanzanilla.com

I will be participating, and welcome you to come and see all my work - I am so keen, will probably be open for extended hours...and will have art for sale all over my house.

 

El Gallo

He marches into my yard (and house) every morning, crows loudly, and looks around for food. I know, I know, I should put chicken wire over the gate to keep him out, but I hear they eat scorpions, and fertilize the garden... so until he pecks at me or makes some other trouble, he and his family are welcome.