This seeming bridge to nowhere is actually a loading dock for the tons of bird guano taken from this island every few years to use as fertilizer.
This is my submission for Cee’s Which Way Challenge.
At least one of us figured out which way to go a half hour ago and stayed there. The other two believe in milling about.
Luckily, this photo of Little Duck trying to front seat drive Big Duck slipped through the crack of my earlier post. It must have known it really belonged in this “Which Way” post. Which way now, Little Duck? (Oops.. a few days later, I just noticed I did use this photo in the earlier tale of Little Duck’s adventures. Oh well, since he looks so selte in the photo, I guess I’ll leave it here as well.)
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/09/28/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-september-28-2016/
The way to go may not be perfectly clear, but the way not to go should be!
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/09/21/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-september-21-2016/
Sometimes life takes some unusual courses. This one required an amount of agility!! (You need to click on first photo to see the captions and enlarge photos.)
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/08/24/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-august-24-2016/
(Click on first photo and arrows to enlarge photos and read the story.)
This is a bit different take on the question, “Which way?”
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/08/03/cees-which-way-challenge-august-3-2016/
The road and their soccer ball were of more interest to the boys than the fields of flowers. Well, except for Oscar, that is. He was the toddler you saw with a fist full of flowers two days ago. We’ll see where his interest lies now that he is ten when we repeat our trip to Tapalpa in a few weeks.
For more flowers, go here: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/09/16/cees-which-way-challenge-2015-week-37/
The Lonely Haciendas of Mexico
Although not obvious to the unschooled eye, the haciendas of Mexico are everywhere in my part of Jalisco. Some are retained by the children of former owners who live in Guadalajara or farther away. The descendants of families who have tended these haciendas for hundreds of years still reside there with no money for maintenance and owners who forget their pay for months or even years at a time. This, although sad for them, is fortunate for those of us who wish to witness the ruins of times gone by, for a few hundred pesos is a godsend to them and wins us admittance to see these aging ghosts.
One of the haciendas depicted was purchased by a Canadian couple who donated it as a boy’s orphanage. Another is a former horse-raising hacienda with all its original furniture, drapes, tackle and games room, complete with a horse racing game. The hacienda in better repair was purchased by a Spanish company and is now a hotel.
All of these haciendas are within an hour’s drive from my home in San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, Mexico. Just one of the eight or so I’ve visited is still being used by the family to raise horses. Formerly it contained a sugar refinery and the tall tower still remains.
I’ve chosen to abide by the theme “Which Way” and to show windows, doors and pathways. Perhaps in the future I’ll show some of the interiors.
For more every which ways, go here: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/09/02/cees-which-way-challenge-2015-week-35/
Which Way?
This way?
Or this way?
This Way?
Or this way?
This way?
Or this way?
This was the first lesson in the new girl’s dance class for girls age 10-14 in our pueblo. Cynthy, the instructor, did a great job and as you can see, the girls paid close attention and I think did wonderfully well. I could hardly stand not dancing along with them. (To be truthful, there was a big mirror in front of them. I stood a bit to the side in the very back and did execute a few of the moves, hoping they couldn’t see me. Then I realized if I could see any of them in the mirror, then they could see me, too.)
I’m very excited about this class and hope the girls remain interested. I’ll sponsor the instruction costs for the first 20 and buy their costumes. Then I hope after their first performance, other sponsors will step forward. Next, a boy’s class of break dancing or other moves that might appeal to them.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/08/26/cees-which-way-challenge-2015-week-34/
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