The Gig
I found the guitar cases that the wandering mariachis stashed during their shift.
Bu the main thing is that I can’t even think about this restaurant without thinking about Lyle Lovett’s masterful rhyme in his song “San Antonio Girl.”
Well it was late by then
We should have turned it in
But she was hungry
And I was interested
In Mi Tierra’s
Huevos Rancheros
We took some Polaroids
Right at the table
I mean, really – rhyming “Mi Tierra’s” and “Huevos Rancheros.” Genius.
Mi Tierra Café y Panadería
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 11.22.2019
Sink (a dream)
It felt like a dream even though it wasn’t. At least I don’t think it was…
Historic Market Square
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 11.22.2019
Hose
I went around behind the cemetery’s statues, as I do, because that’s where I get to find things like this water hose coiled on the ground.
Our Lady of Consolation Cemetery
Vattman, Texas
photographed 11.23.2019
Snarling Window
Without going into all the details*, back in college my friend Alice and I used to pretend we were from Alice, Texas, where we’d lived (of course!) on Melinda Street.
Until last week, I’d never actually been to Alice, Texas, and while I was there I looked to see if there was, in fact, a Melinda Street**. I didn’t find one, but I did locate a very photogenic abandoned house.
Alice, Texas
photographed 11.23.2019
*Because the only details I can remember are too embarrassing to commit to publication.
**My cousins’ last name was Street, but none of them were named Melinda.
Chaplet
Hello, and welcome to New Word Day here on One Day | One Image. Today’s new word is “chaplet.”
A Chaplet is a form of Christian prayer which uses prayer beads. Some chaplets have a strong Marian element, others focus more directly on Jesus or the Saints. Chaplets are “personal devotionals.” They have no set form and vary considerably. In the Roman Catholic Church, while the usual five-decade Dominican rosary is a chaplet, often chaplets have fewer beads than a traditional rosary and a different set of prayers. In the Anglican Communion, a chaplet often includes one week of the Anglican rosary. (from Wikipedia)
Additionally, the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy uses ordinary rosary beads of five decades. (also from Wikipedia)
And candles? Candles are involved too, right? (from my brain, which doesn’t understand any of this)
San Fernando Cathedral
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 11.25.2016
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