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Alabama

Kincaid and I flew to Mississippi last Thursday to visit our friend Jimbo. Jimbo is the best tour guide hands down. We spent some time in Mississippi, we hit Louisiana to see the Mississippi River, we drove all over Alabama and crossed the Florida State line only to say that we hit Florida also. I was piled in the backseat of the truck with all of the luggage, which was mainly mine with Kincaid and Jimbo tour guiding up front. Jimbo took us to see different varieties of farming in Alabama at an agricultural experiment station. Blueberries, blackberries and a wide variety of oranges were among some of the farms we got to see and taste fruit from. It was pretty good stuff! Jimbo’s oldest daughter Ella Katherine sent me home with a baggie full of acorns, so I snapped some pictures of her while she was outside gathering them. I am sad that I didn’t get a picture of little Caroline. Jimbo’s wife July was pregnant with a baby boy and due any day while we were visiting. Congratulations on the baby boy! It was such a pleasure.

Here are some random pictures that I wanted to post of the churches and different things around San Miguel. I took so many pictures, so I figured I should share them. I could not bring myself to snap pictures of the people. It didn’t seem appropriate. I did take one picture of this sweet little lady in the market who I bought dolls from.

Bernal

Okay, so Bernal might have been my favorite part of the trip. The winery was just a great perk. Bernal is a tiny town where the third largest rock in the world sits, which is funny because the town itself is so small. There are great craftsmen in Bernal, who make many beautiful wool products. I love and enjoy textiles tremendously. I have collected a wonderful quantity of textiles since I have had access to so many vendors through Southstar. There is something about textiles that is so inspiring to me. I can’t get enough. The plump piles of wool yarn were so thick and rich in color. You will see in some of my photos how great the color and texture photographed. I was in heaven for the 15 minutes that we were able to check it all out. The people of Mexico are so talented.

some vino along the way..

This trip to San Miguel we took 2 day trips. Our first trip was so great. We hit Bernal, Tequisquiapan and a couple of Hacienda’s along the way. Jaime took us to this beautiful winery just outside of Bernal. I wish I had a name for you, but I cannot remember and I cannot locate the brochure. All of the images were taken underground in the huge brick tunnels where all of the wine is stored. I took one picture of the steep stairways that lead to the tunnels. I love wine, so naturally I had a blast with this part of the day.

San Miguel

It was hard to get inspired to shoot pictures creatively at all for the first few days in San Miguel. I could have cared less. After a few days of letting go and embracing the vibe of the people, I began to feel the feeling. One morning after our usual breakfast at Perroccia I was standing in the open doorway waiting for Kincaid to finish browsing the bookstore. I happened to glance upward and voila!.. My creative energy began pumping once again. The first three images below are exactly what I saw that morning when I looked up. The colors in San Miguel are so vivid and the sky is always somehow so blue. I was so intrigued by the streamers hanging and the shadows on the walls of the homes. I took a great collection of images of doors, so I piled them in with this bunch. I was totally fascinated by all of the electrical lines hanging all over the place completely crossed up. The number of lines was so hilarious in most cases. It seemed to be my favorite thing to photograph.

baby chivos..

We returned home to Texas from Mexico to find almost 100 baby goats. Kincaid drove me down to the barn to play around with them. They were all bucking around and playing so cute. Their mouths are shaped in a perfect smile. It was entertaining.

canvas

This is a canvas that I gave to Samantha as a gift for her baby shower. Something cool about a canvas is that they don’t necessarily have to be framed. The actual picture wraps around all sides of the frame, so it looks completely cool hanging solo on a wall. At Samantha’s shower we had the canvas displayed on an iron book stand, which was intended to be used for a cookbook in the kitchen. Samantha’s canvas is a 10X10. My friend Katy ordered a large canvas that is awesome. I’m going to try and make it to Concan this week to get a picture of it, so I can post it for you.

lazy, lazy..

I stumbled over this picture of Roma today and wanted to share it. She’s the sweetest little dig in the world. Roma has been with me since I was a sophomore in high school, so she’s atleast 11 years old, which means she’s a very old lady in dog-years! I have a million pictures of her sunbathing around the house while she’s napping.

I’ll be posting San Miguel pictures tomorrow! I have not even downloaded them yet. I have had a hard time snapping out of lax-mode. It took a while to adjust to doing nothing for so many days with no agenda, but it’s a total funk to try and get out of!

I’M GOING TO THE CHAPEL 3 TIMES IN ’09…

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