Adios Plastico

Oh, happy day! a truckload of bamboo furniture arrives in town, and the vendor, who has driven 25 hours from Vera Cruz, is anxious to sell. Lots of interest - it is surprisingly difficult to find reasonably priced comfortable, light furniture like this, even in Guadalajara, apparently.
Now what to do with the purple futon - and its purple painted metal frame? With the team of Israel and Javier "no hay problema" and up to the teraza it goes.
By the end of the day, the vendors are happy - they have sold all the goods on the truck, and are headed back to Vera Cruz with orders for more.
It's sure fun translating this Mexican color into my artwork.

10:00 AM - a great time for a swim - and a coconut

Homemade popsicles

My neighbors, Yair and Elvis, love making "paletes" from blended papaya - wish I could be here for the mango season, too...they will be very plentiful in a few weeks.

Dan discovered this beautiful little restaurant in Melaque - called El Patio, it has been recently renovated, and is off the busy main street, in a little courtyard. Its colors and the structures were perfect for the photos I like to take to inspire my Mexico paintings. The food was really good and inexpensive - good find, Dan!