I don’t like it much when a vulture stares at me at the entrance to a church. I don’t like it much either when three crows are sitting, all consubstantially trinity-like, on the Catholic’s cross at the narthex. Yes, that’s right, the entrance to a Catholic church is called the narthex. And no, I’m not suspicious. ~ ~ [...]
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La Media Luna, Panama
She said: “Ito and Roni are brothers. And since he was born…since Ito was very young…the Virgin comes to him. We call this ‘vidente‘. The Virgin used to talk to him in the trees. His madre thought he was sick with fever.” The road to the spring took off from the highway west and just [...]
Monsoon Dresses New Mexico. My Shot of the Day: July 11, 2012
The monsoon dresses New Mexico by mid-July every year. Here, the mission church at San Ildefonso Pueblo catches the waning late-morning sunshine of a monsoon afternoon. It didn’t take long for the dark, wet clouds behind the structure to move down the Rio Grande Valley and envelope the village in a wonderful, cool, soaking rain. [...]
My Shot of the Day: Moonrise Over Our Lady of Guadalupe
Moonrise over Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Taos, New Mexico. Thursday, May 3, 2012. ISO 100, f/18, 1/20s with a Nikkor 55-300mm lens. On Nov. 18, 1801 in Durango, Bishop Olivares granted permission to the community of Taos to build a church. The adobe structure was completed in 1802. In 1833 Bishop Zubiria, of [...]
A Visit to Lourdes France
It seems odd from here but last week I attended Mass for the first time in 25 years. I must have gotten caught up in all the excitement of a service at Lourdes. Or, maybe it was that I drank the delicious water from the grotto. Or maybe it was that fat Spanish kid with [...]
Famous People Dead : Five Incorrupt Saints You Have to Meet
Of course the Portuguese had gotten all out of control. Timayya had done his work well and the Bijapur kings were out of the way. Goa belonged to Portugal and everyone was rich from slaving and spices. Other than to wait for next year’s spice fleet, there was not much to do beyond bearing the [...]
Christmas Eve at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
Christmas Eve at Taos Pueblo
Night Time at San Francisco de Asis Church
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Photo Essay: San Francisco de Asis Church, Ranchos de Taos, NM
## Silde Show: San Francisco de Asis Church – Taos New Mexico
Photo Essay of San Francisco de Asis in DESTINATIONS TRAVEL
My recent photo essay (and a little bit of writing) was just published in Destinations Travel Magazine’s June, 2011 issue. Go to page 64 and take a look! Destinations Travel – June 2011
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Twenty-One Beautiful Birds of Panama – Birdgasm!
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Cemetery Junction – Eight Groovy Graveyard Pictures
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Spring Rainstorm Pictures – My Shot of the Day – April 1, 2013
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Seeking Some Sassy Ceviche at the Fish Market in Panama City
