Reflections

Olympus E-500
focal length 200 mm
exposure f/3.5
shutter speed 1/500 sec.
ISO 200.
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© Jon Erickson, San Miguel de Allende, GTO Mexico

Trail Riding

Olympus E-500
focal length 72 mm
exposure f/2.8
shutter speed 1/500 sec.
ISO 400.
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© Jon Erickson, San Miguel de Allende, GTO Mexico

Foggy Mornings

Olympus E-500
focal length 258 mm
exposure f/16
shutter speed 1/50 sec.
ISO 400.
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Cacti Hillside

Olympus E-500
focal length 28 mm
exposure f/9
shutter speed 1/250 sec.
ISO 200.
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Tierra Blanca

Olympus E-500
focal length 22 mm
exposure f/18
shutter speed 1/200 sec.
ISO 400.
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Pastura

Olympus E-500
focal length 15 mm
exposure f/16
shutter speed 1/80 sec.
ISO 100.
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Beautiful Huizache

Olympus E-500
focal length 150mm
exposure f/14
shutter speed 1/50 sec.
ISO 100.
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A Most Misunderstood Sign

Olympus E-500
focal length 60 mm
exposure f/4.5
shutter speed 1/80 sec.
ISO 100.
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Line in the Hill

Olympus E-500
focal length 150 mm
exposure f/4.5
shutter speed 1/200 sec.
ISO 100.
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Field of Green

Olympus E-500
focal length 150 mm
exposure f/4.5
shutter speed 1/250 sec.
ISO 100.
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No Share the Road Signs Needed

Today was the longest ride that we took since my accident.  We headed out to Las Cañas and then went on some very old roads, more like burro trails.  We went almost 20 miles today so I think we are back in the saddle so to say.

While we were riding we came upon this road that looked just like some of the roads that we use to travel in California.

So what did we see:

2 pick-up trucks

1 car

2 wagons pulled by burros

3 shepherds watching over their flocks

Many beautiful trees, shrubs and plants

This wonderful looking old building that just made me ask when was it built and what happened to it?

 

After shooting this image, I turned and looked at Jo Ann, it also made me ask, what was she looking at?

So we did not quite get to Rancho Nuevo (it is funny we live near Rancho Viejo, which means the old rancho, but we were trying to get to the new ranch).

While we were returning we came upon this family that was going to the circus in Terra Blanco and we stopped and talked with them for quite a while.  The families out here in the campo always seem so happy to stop and talk about anything.  We asked where the road went, where they were going, did they enjoy the circus, and more.  After some time we offered the children some candies that I always carry in my back pack and then one of the older girls said "Thank you" yes she new English but was happy to see that we could talk more than a little in Spanish.

One the ride back we did come across another shepard with a flock of goats.  This one just was so cute.

 

Finally we came back to Terra Blanca and saw the circus that the family was riding to.  This circus has been moving around our little universe of happiness for the past month.  It must be a tough life, move week to week from one small town to another. 

Another Beautiful Sun Rise in San Miguel

This morning as I went to walk the dogs, I was just stunned by the beautiful sun rise. Just spectacular!

And Then the Heavens Opened

Yesterday we were sitting outside for comida and we commented to each other that it looked like we were going to get a little rain.  The previous day the skies looked ominous and the lightening and thunder were down right scary, but alas no rain.

However as we looked at this approaching storm, we thought maybe we would get some rain and so it would be good to get the burros back in their corral and close down all of the out buildings.  Well this storm moved much quicker than we thought and I was just finishing with the burros when the heavens opened.

The rain was not as hard as some that we have had previously but it was steady and a lot.  After about 30 minutes, I was out on the front poach in my rubber boots having to pump the rain water away from the house as it had flooded the entire front patio but was still a ways from entering the front door, thankfully.

Once the rains started to subside, I got my camera out and took a couple of images, here is one of the roads out of our rancho, as you can see it is fairly flooded, so without a four wheel drive, forget it.

I also looked down at one of the edges of our property that is a lot lower than the house and you can see the water just ponding where it normally will quickly soak into the ground.

After the storm and all the necessary clean up, Jo Ann and I were able to enjoy and nice evening outside, the skies were clear and the air smelled so fresh.

However during the evening we were hit with another major storm, it rained for another couple of hours and I had to get up from sleep to unplug all of my computer equipment as it was lightening and thundering again.

But in the morning I was given a major treat, the sun rise was absolutely magnificent.  As you can see from these three images the brilliant oranges contrasting the blue skies.  Absolutely wonderful.

With my camera in hand, Jo Ann and I then headed off to look at the rancho and see if there was any damage from the storms.  Luckily there was not but there was a number of new and beautiful images.

First we found this wonderful tree that we had not noticed before with these beautiful yellow flowers bursting out this morning.

Then we walked down to our arroyo which is always dry.  Well this morning it was anything but dry, as you can see the water falls were running rapidly.

Then returning to our house we found these wonderful wild flowers that were just bursting this morning.

It was an amazing 24 hours, with the heavy rains and near flooding, followed by a stunning morning.  Mexico is such a wonderful place and provides ample opportunity to take some stunning photos.