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Two traditions
The very formal stone marker in the foreground and the Virgin of Guadalupe in her niche behind it are a fairly accurate representation of the way cultures in New Mexico co-exist.
Rosario Cemetery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 6.28.2014
Leading up
This blue sky and friendly clouds were the lead up to a big storm that chased us away from the open rocks. (Come back tomorrow to see what the sky looked like as the storm approached.)
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014
Gone to seed
Every photographer in existence takes this shot, right?
Today’s my turn.
Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico
photographed 6.30.2014
Peace, love, and a bus schedule
I don’t know – maybe it’s just me, but I sort of like the idea that the graffiti artist (Is there such a word as “graffitist?” Why, yes. Yes, there is.) taking the bus downtown just to mark up the urns in the park beside the Cathedral. And that he/she needed a route schedule to complete the task.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 6.29.2014
Milagros
The carved wooden hearts are decorated with milagros, folk art charms which are used in the Americas and whose use can be traced back through Spanish explorers and missionaries to ancient Iberians. Traditionally offered to a symbol of a saint in gratitude for an answered prayer or a reminder of the petitioner’s particular needs. The symbolism is not universal – a heart charm could represent a heart condition or a romance.
Depending on your beliefs, I suppose the use of the milagros as decorative items may have corrupted their original intent.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 6.29.2014
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