Storm clouds were gathering on Tuesday afternoon, as we drove out to Teotitlán del Valle for this year’s first performance of the Danza de la Pluma. However, the clouds were chased away and the plaza in front of Templo de la Preciosa Sangre de Jesucristo was bathed and blessed with the light and shadows of the golden hour.
Ahhh…
(ps) For a Moctezuma eye view of the dance, check out Chris’s Moctezuma Cam post.
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Your photos are just stunning!
¡Muchisimas gracias! It was the light. 😉
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your photos and commentaries. Your recent fireworks entry was especially wonderful and took me back to a fiesta that I enjoyed many years ago.
Thank you and keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I very much appreciate such encouraging comments.
i LOVE the photo of the Teotitlan black-masked man in yellow pants! ALL of your pics are delightful but that one is particularly wonderful! Anything going on between Aug.8 and Sept.7?
The yellow masked man is one of the two Subalternos (the other wears orange) who act as aides de camp and provide comic relief. You are going to just miss the next festival in Teotitlán del Valle. However, La Bendición de los Animales at Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Merced in the city happens on August 31. It is always a kick. 😉 Looking forward to seeing you!!!
Great photos! When I have a bit more time, I’m going to take a look around your blog.
Oaxaca, eh? It’s a lovely place; I’ve been there a couple of times. Though I have yet to get off my duff and move to Mexico, Oaxaca is one of the places I’d consider, though I have found the internet service all over southern Mexico to be iffy at best. Is that your experience?
Saludos,
Kim G
Boston, Ma
Where we are a San Francisco exile for twenty years.
Thanks, Kim! As for the internet… In Oaxaca city, it is fine; speed is good and service seldom goes out. However, once you get out into the villages, it can be problematic. Boston isn’t such a bad place to be an SF exile — well, except for last winter. 😉
Boston is great place to be, except as you note, in the winter. Hopefully I can spend the coming winter in Mexico. Saludos!