Notes from Jalisco

Polka dot skin, 100 bites for midnight itching
Anatomy of an executioner wasp
Please, no shoes on chairs
Cómo se dice “amazing” en Espanol?
A few sips of raicilla and Boney M
Well fed stray dogs always napping
Dusted sunglasses
Agave spikes
Do not trust the GPS
A parade of breakfast cats
The thud of rooftop avocados
Caminos llenos de baches
Burnt Sienna mountains
Ghostly miners
Inconsistent thorny crowns
A walk in new shoes, with socks on
Mi hija es una niña feliz de once años

San Sebastián del Oeste - Just after a parade of breakfast cats - photo by FF

South

We decided to spend the holidays in Mexico (Playa Del Carmen, Valladolid, Merida, Oaxaca, Mexico City). There are many reasons behind the decision, the main being a much needed pause away from America. No tree. No stockings. No reindeer. No need to feel disappointed by all of the things I probably shouldn’t be feeling disappointed by. I recognize my privilege in having an opportunity to escape, to feel this way and do something with the feeling. I try not take this for granted.

back out by the baños - Merida - 2017