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Tis my engagement ring. Looks old fashioned, but really isn't. One of the first pics ever taken
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That's my little (kinda) keg of love - Papo
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More of the little stud muffin
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Here is Happy. He is an ancient Golden Cocker. Sweetest dog ever. Now his face is all white. He lives w/ my parents now but they are thinking of giving him back because he keeps going swimming in their new pool (came w/ new house) and they are scared he is going to drown one day. He is mostly blind and deaf poor thing.
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My little Suzie Whitey when she was a teeney little kitten. I missed her growing up stages when I was in Mexico. When I returned she had almost doubled in size but still loved me.
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My mom in our wood office. The thing looks like a ski chalet. Very unique building for Miami.
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Bird of Paradise
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Big Museum in Mexico City that we were too scared to enter b/c we had a little bit of bud and pipe that had a little bit of metal in it. We didn't want to get busted by the metal dectectors. Stupid terrorists.
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me on pyramid of the sun
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Me, on top o' the world
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Dont know what kind of flower this is, but um well, I like purple.
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I just like it.
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When you want to be one with a topiary, let nothing stop you. Nothing.
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My now husband, then the young aspiring business man, getting his shoes shined. In Mexico you know.
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Poinciettas! Lots and lots and lots of them all over Mexico. They grow into giant tress there. I love it.
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Us in the hotel room. I love my leopard print hat. Worked fine in Richmond, but in Mexcio everyone looked at me like I was a freak.
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When in strange land, this is the perfect tourist ride - The Turibus!
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Um, driver - excuse me, but there appears to be a limb in our Turibus
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We did this in London too. Take a bus, ride it till the end and then take it from there. Our little Turibus dropped us off a good 4 hour walk from our hotel. Not quite knowing where we were, I insisted we walk home. We found this cute shack while walking though one of the less nicer parts of Mexico City. The kind of parts where you really hope they dont steal your brand new camera because it is worth more than your damn purse. First time ever you would rather have someone steal your purse.
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This is the closest we got to the castle in the center of the city. Not Because We Didnt Try. We are just not that skilled at going exactly where we want to go and when you couple that with a severe inability to inquire about directions you pretty much walk around for ever untill you get kicked off the grounds by guards because The Castle Has Closed. I had seen it as a child so I knew it was pretty, so I really wanted to go see it again. At least it gives us a reason to go back to Mexico.... as if we needed that!
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One of my favorite flower pics. Once again, I have no idea what it is.
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Some sort of purple cactus fruit. Because well, you know.
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This little doggie reminded me an awful lot of my precious Misha who had died less than 4 months ago at the time. Mexican locals dont touch the stray dogs. Once again they thought I was a freak as I was explaining to them that you can tell a good dog by its eyes and this one was most definetly a good dog.
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On a boat in old Aztec canals in a city just outside of Mexico City though I could never tell when we left one city and entered another. Its all so crowded and dense. The city is Xochimilco.
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OK - someone's back yard facing the canals. Now look closely and you can see all sorts of creepy things here.
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Cheap little hotel we stayed in while in Valle del Bravo, a very expensive (for Mexico) town a few hours drive from the City. This was our home base for seeing the Monarch Butterfly Migration.
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Says it all I think.
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My ride to see the butterflies. I always like to take pictures of my rides.
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Hubby's parents house in Zipolite. Third world town but really phat house.
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Not the best, but nice none the less.
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Same caption as above.
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If you havent noticed, I like taking pictures of flowers.
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The dune buggy of death. At least when your knees are killing you from horseback riding and you have a case of the vicious runs.
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Nicer view from house. We can see ocean and a light house. It is soo cool living near a lighthouse. The whole house(not lighthouse) is open. This had to have been taken from the roof (w/ a small pool/jacuzzi!) though because there are lots of plants in front of all the balconies.
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El Mayordomo chocolate factory in Oaxaca.
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Yummy! Lots of chocolate...
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Off kilter picture of what must be an homage to the Chocolate Gods. I really like those gods.
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Hierve el Agua (Boiling Water) is Oaxaca's answer to Yellowstone. Lots of mineral pools but not very warm, expecially in December in the mountains.
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Beautiful sunset but I like the Tope sign. Topes are like giants speed bumps except they even have themon highways. The great part about them is that there are (almost) always people selling food at them because they always cause traffic jams. In Mexico a tope usually equals good, cheap roadside food delivered to your car. What could be better? We were trying to get a good picture of this great sunser but we were in the back of a coverd collectivo driving though curvy mountain roads so husband had to lean his body out of the truck during a turn to get this shot w/o any truck showing and there I go ruining all the effort of eliminating the truck from the picture by telling the story behind the picture.
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See - I wasn't lying! Little white kitty looks like my Suzie. I lost that sweater on my honeymoon. It's kinda cold today and I miss it :-(
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In the blue house garden. Love the contrasting colors and the delicate cobwebs on a decidedly undelicate flower.
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Wolves dancing in perpetual rain. I actually first saw the foutain in the very early morning hours and wanted to shoot it then. I feel that the water obscures too much of the wolves. It is such a beautiful sculpture on its own; it didnt need that extra embellishment.
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A cute ancient hairless dog from the Dolores Olmedo Patino Museum(scroll down a little to see the info and more pics of the museum). It is a beautiful castle that I belive used to belong to Diego's last wife or a mistress....
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A huge bronze Diego Rivera head with a nice peacock for contrast and scale.
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I think these are cala lilies - a favorite flower of Frida and all over both museums.
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I love peacocks - so pretty. They were wandering all over the castle museum.
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And I end it with me as the salad monster. That salad was one of the best I have ever had - a delicious cilantro yogurt dressing surely helped.
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Tis my engagement ring. Looks old fashioned, but really isn't. One of the first pics ever taken
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That's my little (kinda) keg of love - Papo
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More of the little stud muffin
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Here is Happy. He is an ancient Golden Cocker. Sweetest dog ever. Now his face is all white. He lives w/ my parents now but they are thinking of giving him back because he keeps going swimming in their new pool (came w/ new house) and they are scared he is going to drown one day. He is mostly blind and deaf poor thing.
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My little Suzie Whitey when she was a teeney little kitten. I missed her growing up stages when I was in Mexico. When I returned she had almost doubled in size but still loved me.
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My mom in our wood office. The thing looks like a ski chalet. Very unique building for Miami.
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Bird of Paradise
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Big Museum in Mexico City that we were too scared to enter b/c we had a little bit of bud and pipe that had a little bit of metal in it. We didn't want to get busted by the metal dectectors. Stupid terrorists.
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me on pyramid of the sun
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Me, on top o' the world
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Dont know what kind of flower this is, but um well, I like purple.
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I just like it.
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When you want to be one with a topiary, let nothing stop you. Nothing.
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My now husband, then the young aspiring business man, getting his shoes shined. In Mexico you know.
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://photos1.blogger.com/img/121/1796/1024/DSC00329.jpg'>
Poinciettas! Lots and lots and lots of them all over Mexico. They grow into giant tress there. I love it.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Us in the hotel room. I love my leopard print hat. Worked fine in Richmond, but in Mexcio everyone looked at me like I was a freak.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When in strange land, this is the perfect tourist ride - The Turibus!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Um, driver - excuse me, but there appears to be a limb in our Turibus
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We did this in London too. Take a bus, ride it till the end and then take it from there. Our little Turibus dropped us off a good 4 hour walk from our hotel. Not quite knowing where we were, I insisted we walk home. We found this cute shack while walking though one of the less nicer parts of Mexico City. The kind of parts where you really hope they dont steal your brand new camera because it is worth more than your damn purse. First time ever you would rather have someone steal your purse.
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This is the closest we got to the castle in the center of the city. Not Because We Didnt Try. We are just not that skilled at going exactly where we want to go and when you couple that with a severe inability to inquire about directions you pretty much walk around for ever untill you get kicked off the grounds by guards because The Castle Has Closed. I had seen it as a child so I knew it was pretty, so I really wanted to go see it again. At least it gives us a reason to go back to Mexico.... as if we needed that!
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One of my favorite flower pics. Once again, I have no idea what it is.
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Some sort of purple cactus fruit. Because well, you know.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This little doggie reminded me an awful lot of my precious Misha who had died less than 4 months ago at the time. Mexican locals dont touch the stray dogs. Once again they thought I was a freak as I was explaining to them that you can tell a good dog by its eyes and this one was most definetly a good dog.
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On a boat in old Aztec canals in a city just outside of Mexico City though I could never tell when we left one city and entered another. Its all so crowded and dense. The city is Xochimilco.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OK - someone's back yard facing the canals. Now look closely and you can see all sorts of creepy things here.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cheap little hotel we stayed in while in Valle del Bravo, a very expensive (for Mexico) town a few hours drive from the City. This was our home base for seeing the Monarch Butterfly Migration.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Says it all I think.
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My ride to see the butterflies. I always like to take pictures of my rides.
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Hubby's parents house in Zipolite. Third world town but really phat house.
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Not the best, but nice none the less.
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Same caption as above.
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If you havent noticed, I like taking pictures of flowers.
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The dune buggy of death. At least when your knees are killing you from horseback riding and you have a case of the vicious runs.
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Nicer view from house. We can see ocean and a light house. It is soo cool living near a lighthouse. The whole house(not lighthouse) is open. This had to have been taken from the roof (w/ a small pool/jacuzzi!) though because there are lots of plants in front of all the balconies.
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El Mayordomo chocolate factory in Oaxaca.
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Yummy! Lots of chocolate...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Off kilter picture of what must be an homage to the Chocolate Gods. I really like those gods.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hierve el Agua (Boiling Water) is Oaxaca's answer to Yellowstone. Lots of mineral pools but not very warm, expecially in December in the mountains.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Beautiful sunset but I like the Tope sign. Topes are like giants speed bumps except they even have themon highways. The great part about them is that there are (almost) always people selling food at them because they always cause traffic jams. In Mexico a tope usually equals good, cheap roadside food delivered to your car. What could be better? We were trying to get a good picture of this great sunser but we were in the back of a coverd collectivo driving though curvy mountain roads so husband had to lean his body out of the truck during a turn to get this shot w/o any truck showing and there I go ruining all the effort of eliminating the truck from the picture by telling the story behind the picture.
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See - I wasn't lying! Little white kitty looks like my Suzie. I lost that sweater on my honeymoon. It's kinda cold today and I miss it :-(
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In the blue house garden. Love the contrasting colors and the delicate cobwebs on a decidedly undelicate flower.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wolves dancing in perpetual rain. I actually first saw the foutain in the very early morning hours and wanted to shoot it then. I feel that the water obscures too much of the wolves. It is such a beautiful sculpture on its own; it didnt need that extra embellishment.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A cute ancient hairless dog from the Dolores Olmedo Patino Museum(scroll down a little to see the info and more pics of the museum). It is a beautiful castle that I belive used to belong to Diego's last wife or a mistress....
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A huge bronze Diego Rivera head with a nice peacock for contrast and scale.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I think these are cala lilies - a favorite flower of Frida and all over both museums.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I love peacocks - so pretty. They were wandering all over the castle museum.
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And I end it with me as the salad monster. That salad was one of the best I have ever had - a delicious cilantro yogurt dressing surely helped.
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