Scarf selling in Tonalá

Sarita bought a scarf from this young entrepreneur in Tonalá, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. As I went for the photo he started posing with his products. Bless! Usually store owners will do anything not to appear in a photo.

México y su música

Traditional Mexican music is as popular as ever. Despite Daddy Yankie’s best attempts to woo people away to the reggaeton dark side…

Caballito de tequila

Equine friend in a field of agaves in Santa Teresa, Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.

Caballo Cameleon

Horses that resemble where they’re parked. Blondie here is from Santa Teresa, nr. Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico

Oh my gourd

A pile of calabazas on the way into Ixcatan, Jalisco.

Nun!

When you’re in a crowd on a religious holy day you’re limited to the photos you can take, what with constricted angles and that. However sometimes you just need a shot of two people’s backs to convey the atmosphere.

Pneumus- Local folk band

Member of local band, Pneumus, minus their usual son et lumiere spectacle. Playing in Bar Scratch, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Pulque

Pulque, fermented agave juice, has the consistency of watered-down phlegm and the taste of sour milk. But is strangely drinkable. Believed to have magical powers for healing and preparing for battle. Your mileage may vary. This photo’s from a family-run pulqueria near Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico.

*EDIT* Mumpsimum Forum peeps! First off, Welcome! Secondly, there’s a few more pix of this rustic place over at my Flickr site. Pulque tastes NOTHING like tequila but as its pre-distilled ancestor is an important part in its history and ought to be tried. Pulquerias tend to find inventive ways to serve it to make it more palatable, orange juice, chopped jicama, lime and chile being the most common in my limited experience…

Mis lentes

This bloke had managed to find a place to stand away from the several million strong throngs in Zapopan yesterday.

Bubble

I didn’t realise the detail this bubble contained till I cropped it and zoomed in a bit. I’ve now an idea for some shots in the centre of town. Bubbles abound in Mexico. Zapopan, for the record

De bar en bar

Multicoloured bars on Dr. Atl street in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Toros again

Sorry to keep returning to the toros, but it’s just such a savagely intriguing theme. Photos of salads to follow.

Another Chameleon Car

I’ve been well busy these last few days, so i’m posting two pix today. This is the latest from my Chameleon Car set.

Sunday nap across la Calzada

I’m still meaning to get on the design of this photoblog but haven’t had a chance just yet. Please bare bair bear with me. This is from yesterday wandering back from Guadalajara’s huge Baratillo sunday street market.