My Mexico

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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Consolidation

I'm slowly going to get all the old information from my old website consolidated into my blogs so you'll see new things here and there. (I'm getting rid of the website.)
Enjoy.
Karen

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

window on the world, Taxco

I love Mexico! :-)

Friday, April 25, 2008

burning sky


burning sky
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches
Something else I love about Mexico is the sunsets. This was taken from the front garden last week. Aren't the colours wonderful? I've always said Mexico is a colourful place!

drive 002


drive 002
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches
Even though the rainy season is starting (well, spluttering) everywhere is still very dry. This lake is well below its normal level though is gradually refilling. It's near Santiago and has an aviary on an island in the middle. Funnily enough the island is called "Island of Birds" or maybe "Bird Island" would be better". What I do like about this time of the year is the clouds, as you can see in this photo.

Monday, July 09, 2007

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070707 walk 015
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches
Looking back at the willows (they do continue on though.)
I love this photo! You know, the more I look at this photo the less I think it looks like Mexico! This is the Mexico I know, but not one that many tourists know. Why? It's green!

On Saturday afternoon Rafa and I were going to go to Santiago and to the Ocotal park. We decided to take a different route along the back roads, but then realised that five of the dogs were following us, (hence the first photo.) So, we had a change of plans. We had a walk under the willows until it started to rain. We went back to the car but then it stopped raining. So we went across the road and followed the stream up to the lake. It's our normal lake but we're walking round the right hand side (as viewed from our house.)

snow on the Nevado


snow on the Nevado
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches
Snow in the tropics in the summer - July 8th to be precise!!
The Nevado de Toluca seen from Atlacomulco.

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San Pedro del Rosal 005
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches
Anyway, after that we went on towards Santiago. On the way we stopped off at a beautiful church I saw from the road. It’s in San Pedro del Rosal and at the moment it’s the town’s festival so it’s beautifully done up. (Photo taken through the bars on the gate as it was locked!)

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

atlacomulco june 2007 006

So, this is the main focus of the main square in Atlacomulco where Rafa and I are living right now. It's Rafa's home town, though we was born in Toluca (the state capital which is an hour from here.) His family is from San Luis Boro, a small town 5 minutes away where we have our house. Anyway, I'm putting a set of photos together of the town so you can see where we live. These are the two churches - new (finished last year if I remember rightly) and old.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Blue for night

rather than yellow for the day.

My Mexico is blue.


Zihua31
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches.

Zihua29


Zihua29
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches.

Zihua21


Zihua21
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches.

Zihua26


Zihua26
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches.

Michoacan State Fair12


Michoacan State Fair12
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches.
Just a little blue here.

Zihua27


Zihua27
Originally uploaded by KarenSaraGaches.
My Mexico is full of wonderful colours and today I'm working on blue.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Atlacomulco


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This is our lake - well it's nearly our lake. The photo was taken in September 2003 when it flooded (as you can see.)
I hadn't included any photos of Atlacomulco so now I've put a couple here. I really must take more.


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