Tag Archives: IMAGES OF LA MANZANILLA

La Manzanilla, Feb 1 and 2, 2024

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It has been a packed two days since we arrived in La Manzanilla  around 5 PM yesterday. Music at Cocuno Bar and Restaurant on the beach, a rodeo parade, then the next day the tiangus (weekly outdoor market), a ride to Chantli Mar up the coast, back to the Crocodile bar for music and breakfast, a visit to the Manzanilla Gallery where I was able to find the talavera pottery I didn’t find at the tianguis and also so see my own work they were displaying, then an art opening at Gallery 10 and dinner.  I saw dozens of people I hadn’t seen in a year. Tomorrow, more thrills.

Four Days in La Manzanilla

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What is this photo of a light plug doing here? The triangle in front of my house has about 8 of them sticking out of the cement in a high-traffic zone. At night each is covered up by the table of a restaurant that crops up magically at sundown, but during the day, people crossing the little plaza just have to avoid them–crossing at their own risk. It pays to pay attention when walking in Mexico. And always look down.
The painting in the La Manzanilla gallery, entitled “Infancia” is by Alvaro Chavarin. Love it.
Gallery Courtyard

Rick’s Painted Posy

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Rick and Christine have been painting over every door in the Puesta del Sol.  Here is a detail from one of my favorites: Flowers and Iguanas.  The central flower is probably about 8″ across.

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Here is the entire door and window surround:

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and a photo of the artist:

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For Cee’s FOTD

What Was So Funny?

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Our birding trip through the lagoons near La Manzanilla yielded more laughs than birds. For Rachel and Gloria, who had never made the trip before, the hour and a half long trip down the mangrove swamps yielded more surprises than I had counted on. Click on the below photos to read the story as well as the photos:

After initial problems stepping into the muck to get into the boat, all started out smoothly enough.
The channel was wide,
Plenty of crocs were in evidence, but their swift emergences and disappearances didn’t afford much of a photo opportunity.
and more,
and a few more.
Due to extrememly high water levels, the banks were verdant
All was calm
and serene…..until
and caused this kingfisher to reel in shock?
What brought Gloria from her perch
and set Rachel to reeling with laughter?
With Gloria and Rachel in La Manzanilla, Mexico
Could it possibly have been due to a series of impossibly low mangrove limbs that because of the high water were only inches above the top edge of our boat? Yes, indeed, we went under at least four trees like this that extended completely across the channel, as well as a low-hanging footbridge. And then got to repeat the experience on the way back. For now, trips through the mangroves are definitely not for sissies. We earned our gin and tonics that night!!! (Look again, now. All of those low-lying trunks of trees pictured were ones we had to fit under!

Above

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Above

By putting so much beauty so far beyond our reach,
what truths of the universe might nature try to teach?
One story told by earth and sea, here within our clutch,
another told by what’s above, that only eyes can touch.

 

The prompt today is above.

Sunset, Feb 13, 2018

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I said I wouldn’t, but I did. More sunsets. Plus a capture of a pleasant blog setup after the dinner guests have gone.  Nice to have some quiet time out on the deck with Annie. She didn’t cotton to it unless she was on my lap. Her first time out of the house since we got here. It was housecleaning/ sheet and towel washing day, so the porch was completely covered with washing in front. I thought it was good planning to have a dinner party because the housecleaner would have just been here, but forgot that linens would be hung out to dry. Oh well. Gave us privacy.

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