points of reference

photos and captions by daniel: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++_01_things sometimes fall apart. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++_02_this is the way we wash them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++_03_they are not being wedded, only watching their brother cat eat a big rat. no lie. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++_04_blood stains in the foreground: exhibit a. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++_05_beehive. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++_06_cayenne_pepper_babies. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [...]

fiesta

the first fiesta was last night. in honor of el doce de diciembre. el día de la Virgen de Guadalupe. the anniversary of the appearance of an apparition of the Virgin Mary. the party went until 2:00 a.m.!! All day!! Until 2:00 a.m.!! In the evening there was una banda, un grupo and el castillo. [...]

omg

holy moly. adventures and adventures. Daniel and I were sitting here on our computers, looking out the window at Vacazul (the mama gata) eating the milk we gave her, when Daniel realized that there was one gatito INSIDE THE CHICKEN COOP. The chicken coop is a sizeable (in my perception) portion of our yard fenced [...]

o processes…

o life and experiences and changes and sameness, and we finally DANCED! Daniel and I went to our first boda in Mexico yesterday in Santa Ana Maya, a nearby town. Last week, we met the aunt of the groom on the street, where she ‘knew just looking at us that we were good people’– and [...]

photos by daniel, captions by rebekah

a) rebekah sleeping, en route to mexico! b) guadaljara, jalisco, mexico! c) Rebekah in Guadaljara, Jalisco, Mexico! Día Uno! d) mural by Jose Clemente Orozco in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico at a sanctuary for widows and orphans– día uno (e) a little hombre and dancing niña in Guadalajara, día uno (the chica dances like Daniel, in [...]

lizards and things

Two days ago, Daniel and I were working in the yard.  We are in the process of building a cob oven in front of the house of his parents, in which we plan to live.  I was gathering rocks from a corner when I spotted a lagartijo (lizard), WHICH we proceeded to kill and feed [...]