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Sales Receipt as real as it gets
Sales receipts are prosaic. On most there are times and dates, food ordered and its price, balances due and how the bill was paid. There is a spot for taxes and gratuities. There can be series of numbers indicating stock numbers of merchandise, re-order...
Holy Water San Xavier Mission - Tucson
After Spanish explorers conquered Central and South America, they scoured the present states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Utah and Nevada searching for lost cities of gold. Motivated by faith, Spanish priests established missions for the...
jackalope Picacho Peak Plaza
Interstate 10 runs through Tucson and angles northwest to Phoenix. Once you leave Tucson, the first spot of interest, higher than rabbit's ears, is Picacho Peak. This peak is actually a group of peaks ringed by saquaros. For miles surrounding this...
Chichita R.I.P.
Chichita, known by friends and park residents, as " Bananas, " met her Maker on February 29th, 2016. Not over ten pounds, soaking wet, she was a loyal dog, a steadfast alarm system, a roaming nuisance in the Rincon Resort RV Park. She was a...
Swindlers Calzada Street
Calzada Street begins at the Granada Cathedral and ends at Lake Nicaragua. This street has become a main tourist draw and has everything a tourist might want, and plenty they don't need. In the stretch down both sides of Calzada Street you have bars,...
Jamaica Tea at Cafe de Arte
I have never been to Jamaica, but sometimes you have to go to Nicaragua to experience Jamaica. This tea, served cold or hot, is made from flower pedals of the hibiscus. It is a deep magenta color and tastes a bit like grapes or wine without the alcohol....
Trombone Man Saturday morning practice
Saturday is laundry day, and trombone day. Over the blue wall, next door, someone is practicing trombone. I was up late listening to Masterclass You Tube Videos by Hal Galper on jazz improvisation, hearing, thinking, the tribal attitude, musical...
Signs of the Time On the Wall in San Juan Del Sur
Life is One Big Holiday.
Fumeroles Mombacho Volcano
Nearing the end of our trail, Jose takes a side trek to show us fumeroles. At this spot, the Earth's breath is moist and hot. There is a steady updraft of steam in columns as if it was squeezing up between clenched teeth. If you believe in dragon's, you...
Monkey Business-Nicaragua Don't Feed the Monkey's
" We aren't to feed the monkey's, " Mario warns, much to the dismay of my fellow tour boat passengers. " Monkey's are loco.....If you knew what I know you wouldn't want to get close to them. " Our boat stops at Monkey Island and several of the small...
Painting on a Cathedral Ceiling Work in Progress
Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral is also called the Granada Cathedral. The church dominates the main plaza of Granada, Nicaragua and was begun in the 1500's when the city was being colonized by Spanish conquerors. The church still serves the community...
Joy Ride – Granada, Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua Park in Granada, Nicaragua
Early in the morning no one is about except tourists with cameras, construction workers getting a jump on the sun, security guards walking to work talking on their cell phones, vendors loading little carts with bananas, potatoes and pineapples for a day...
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