Semana Santa March 30th, 2010. Morelia, Mich!  Museo de los Dulces and Templo de San Diego, MUST SEE Templo de San Diego!

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Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center 29th Tejano Conjunto Festival

May 13th:

Los Layton, A.J.Castillo, David Lee Garza y Los Musicales, Roberto Pulido y Los Clásicos

a Great night!

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Sponsored by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, the yearly Conjunto Festival is here! Starting off with the CD release party on Wednesday. Bene Medina y su Conjunto, as well as Jesse Borrego Sr. y su conjunto  played. Can’t help but say, this gets an official “nombre shut up!” I LOVE THESE GUYS!

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Just down to visit mom and dad. Always pop in to visit my friend, the late great painter Fred Bustinza’s mother, Francis Bustinza. She stocks me well with native Texas plants everytime!

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Semana Santa March 29, 2010. Morelia Michoacan.

Templo de Capuchinas, Templo de San Francisco, Templo de las Monjas, Templo de San Jose

I hadn’t been to Morelia is probably 20 years. Richer and deeper in beauty that I ever would have imagined. A splendor in my lifetime for sure.

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La Villa, Reunion de los Pajareros. Perfect day!

Palm Sunday – Domingo de Rama 2010

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Quick stop into La Lagunilla to see what people are buying and selling.

Palm sunday 2010

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2010 Semana Santa/Holy Week in Mexico City and surroundings.

Señor de la Humilidad is a tiny capillita between all this modern hustle and bustle. Somehow it survived the landscape and is the only thing of its time left.

San Miguel Arcangel was the last stop for me on Saturday. The church had just opened and no one was inside. Observing holy week and covering saints.

Saturday March 27, 2010

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2010 Semana Santa/Holy Week in Mexico City and surroundings.

La Profesa most wonderful painting collection and very blessed altars. WOW!

Saturday March 27, 2010

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2010 Semana Santa/Holy Week in Mexico City and surroundings.

Imaculada de la Concepcion has always been a curiosity to me probably because it appears to be a tiny capilla in the middle of the busy EJE Central! A busy Eje it is, ‘cept the capila is a bit larger than I always thought. The ceiling is grand!

Regina Coeli was a maginificent offering of altars. Loved it!

Saturday March 27, 2010

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2010 Semana Santa/Holy Week in Mexico City and surroundings.

Hipolito, I have been to dozens of times as well as Sta. Vera Cruz. As lovely as I remember both of them.

San Francisco is this hidden sleeping bear with giant bear paintings insides. The entrance is in repair and covered.

Friday March 26, 2010

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2010 Semana Santa/Holy Week in Mexico City and surroundings.

As soon as I got to my hotel, drop the bags and hit the streets. The first church to visit was San Fernando and what a way to start my trip! Sacred indeed.

Friday March 26, 2010

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Found this folder “misc” in my files. Forgot about these. Joel Guzman, Flaco Jimenez, Mingo Saldivar signing autographs at the Hohner booth. Going ons around the area. San Antonio people are beautiful.

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Dance with me San Anto Style.

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Come thrift with me, won’t you please?

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Dance with me San Anto Style.

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Today’s ride to Braunig Lake. Start out at Mission Concepcion then procede south on the mission trail. Find Southton then keep going. Ride along the feeder road to the turn around underneath I-37. Wonderful day for a ride!

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Nice cold morning ride to Braunig Lake via the Mission Trail. A stop at Mission San Jose then sites along the road.

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Getting around where I’ve never been in the Sierra Gorda.

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There is no bus station. If you’re travelling from Valles or Rio Verde ask to reach “Crucero de Aquismon”. Take a taxi from there into Aquismon about 3km. Market is on Saturdays. There was also a wedding, hence the bottle rockets.

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The Franciscan Missions of the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro were declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003. They were founded by Junípero Serra of the Franciscan Order, who also founded important missions in Alta California.

The five missions are: Santiago de Jalpan and Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol in the municipality of Jalpan, Santa María del Agua de Landa and San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco in Landa, and San Miguel Concá in Arroyo Seco.

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The Franciscan Missions of the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro were declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003. They were founded by Junípero Serra of the Franciscan Order, who also founded important missions in Alta California.

The five missions are: Santiago de Jalpan and Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol in the municipality of Jalpan, Santa María del Agua de Landa and San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco in Landa, and San Miguel Concá in Arroyo Seco.

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The Franciscan Missions of the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro were declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003. They were founded by Junípero Serra of the Franciscan Order, who also founded important missions in Alta California.

The five missions are: Santiago de Jalpan and Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol in the municipality of Jalpan, Santa María del Agua de Landa and San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco in Landa, and San Miguel Concá in Arroyo Seco.

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Take a Bus to Ciudad Valles, take another bus to Xilitla.

Built between 1550 and 1557, this ex-convent is the oldest colonial building in the state.

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Take a Bus to Ciudad Valles, take another bus to Xilitla.

Concrete sculpture, fauna and places to walk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James

Here is some fauna:

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Take a Bus to Ciudad Valles, take another bus to Xilitla.

Concrete sculpture, fauna and places to walk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James

Here is some concrete:

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The weekend! November 20-22, 2009

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A few more from Aug. 2009.

Some lovers embracing behind a parasol, Iglesia de Santo Domingo, a mini cab ride, some wooden animals, the corner of the sky…

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just a few more. Antiques, Plaza Dorrego, Barrio San Thelmo, Buenos Aires december 2008, remember?

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En the Barrio San Thelmo in Buenos Aires is one of the best antique markets I have ever been to in my life. It goes around Plaza Dorrego but also spills into the surrounding streets.

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Los boys, my dogs, and girl dog = Los Boys (nonetheless)

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Heres 9 or 10 shots from this years stop in Oaxaca. The previous trip was 1978, when I was just a kid!

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SEPTEMBER 4TH, FRIDAY 6-9pm

For this years Fotoseptiembre International Photography Festival here in San Antonio, I will be showing a group of my favorite subject to capture, Conjunto music! Simply entitled, Conjunto: Acordeon y Bajo Sexto.

The show will be at the Conjunto Heritage Taller, 725 South Presa, SATX on Friday September 4th. 6-9pm

There is also a conjunto jam at the taller going on, so bring your bajo or squeeze box!

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December 2008, the famous Recoleta Cemetary of Buenos Aires.

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January 2009. The Mission Trail in San Antonio is one of the best mellow rides around. On this particular Sunday I was out with Friends and daughters.

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Guanajuato Mexico, 2008. Door knockers galore.

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April 2009, San Antonio Texas. Flaco Jimenez played Main Plaza for the beginning of Fiesta week. He revealed his brand new Signature Gold Accordion made by Hohner.

Hohner actually purchased some of these pics for their ad campaign.

HOHNER AD

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FRIDAY AUGUST 28th, Salute International Bar will be hosting my photos for an unspecified time. Click above on the car pic to see them all!

The legenedary accordion master Steve Jordan and his band Rio Jordan will be playing that night and it will be a celebration. Come out and party with us!

BTW,Existing photos belonging to Joan Frederick will come down as she is having a one person show at The Carver Community Cultural Center September 1st. It should be a fantastic show as well!

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Alright, 2nd night of editing some Mexican pics. These lovely saints spoke to me. They’ve served years of faith.

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Just a handful of images I captured from a trip to Mexico city and Oaxaca. There’ll probably be more as I go back and edit things endlessly. Photos taken August 2009

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