Jean-Baptiste Racine’s quote, “Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel” comes to mind when I reflect on 2023. Looking at the state of the world, I think many of us have spent the year vacillating between laughing and crying. However, on this New Year’s Eve, I prefer to remember the celebrations and places I experienced with family and friends, old and new. These are the times that nourish my soul and empower me to welcome 2024.
January 2023 – Mill Valley, CA. “Fork in the road.” I took the high road.
February 2023 – Oaxaca de Juárez. Archivo Histórico del Estado de Oaxaca.
March 2023 – San Agustín Etla, Oaxaca. “Seamus Heaney & Jan Hendrix en Yagul” exhibition at Centro de las Artes de San Agustín (CASA).
April 2023 – Oaxaca de Juárez. View from El Mirador Restaurante.
May 2023 – Oaxaca de Juárez. Cross on construction site in honor of Día de la Santa Cruz.
June 2023 – San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca. Don José Garcia Antonío (aka, the blind potter).
July 2023 – Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. Convite welcoming people to the festival honoring La Preciosa Sangre de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
August 2023 – La Mesa, CA. Sunset over the Pacific Ocean.
September 2023 – Oaxaca de Juárez. Escaramuzas riding in the Mexican Independence Day parade.
October 2023 – Oaxaca de Juárez. “Nelson” one of the Oaxaca Guerreros baseball team’s mascots.
November 2023 – Villa de Mitla, Oaxaca. Interior wall and ceiling in the “Church Group” at the Mitla archeological site.
December 2023 – Unión Zapata, Oaxaca. Feria de la Agrobiodiversidad en Oaxaca.
Many thanks to all the wonderful readers of my blog; I am constantly amazed and gratified you choose to stop by. On this New Year’s Eve, with a renewed appreciation for the small things that bring joy and give life meaning, I wish you all, ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
What a wonderful message. Hoping for a better year in 2024, but I appreciate your suggestion to recall the experiences that did bring joy. Feliz Año Nuevo!
Hi Shannon, I’m going to be in Oaxaca 1/12 to 1/24 and would love to get together. Did you get my email? If not, you can contact me at devikwyman@gmail.com. Thanks!
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Feliz La Noche Vieja y tenga una prospera año nuevo —
Muchas gracias y a ti, Mary!
What a wonderful message. Hoping for a better year in 2024, but I appreciate your suggestion to recall the experiences that did bring joy. Feliz Año Nuevo!
Gracias, Sandi. Despite our age, la lucha continúa.
Thank you for keeping us in touch with Oaxaca. Feliz Año Nuevo!
My pleasure. ¡Feliz año!
Feliz 2024; keep ’em coming. Your posts bring me smiles.
Gracias. Love that my post bring you smiles!
Hi Shannon, I’m going to be in Oaxaca 1/12 to 1/24 and would love to get together. Did you get my email? If not, you can contact me at devikwyman@gmail.com. Thanks!
Feliz Ano Nuevo !
And to you!
your pix continue to delight me. man thanks
Many thanks to you for being such an inspiration!