Art, Music, Performance, Writing
Grand Canyon State Building a shed
Henry David Thoreau got tired of his rat race in the 1800's and retreated to Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts to live a simpler life. As a transcendentalist, he believed getting close to nature would get him closer to truth, wisdom, God, and peace....
Photo’s for Pat new photos with Nikon DSLR
Sometimes you just don't know what you are missing till you try something else. Pat has been persistently trying to move Scott to a DSLR for several years. " I Phone cameras are good for what they are, " he has always maintained, " but cell phones make...
With the Touch of your Finger All you have to do is touch one and they start to fly
The materials employed to make these mobile constructions are exquisitely simple - wire, fishing line, paper mache, paint. One touch of one hummingbird and all of them are flying, fearless in space, reminding me of hummingbirds in the Costa Rican...
Faces Cathedral, Zona Colonia, Santo Domingo
The front and back metal gates to the massive Cathedral, in the center of the Zona Colonia, are not four hundred years old. They look that old, however, and the faces sculpted unto them look eternal and primordial. There are the faces of Luke, Mark,...
Artist at Work @instagram Juan Rodriquez Artista
Just off Colon Plaza, straight east past the Pizzerella pizza parlor, Juan Voight shows up to work every day. He says he has been an artist since he was a little boy, teaches at the college just behind his little outdoor work space, and makes his living...
Godfather street Zona Colonia- Calle Hostos
According to one of my first guides, Alberto, this Godfather Street is where parts of the movie " Godfather " were filmed. Alberto, who is missing one leg, but transports quickly, even with crutches,took me on a tour the other day to the Plaza Espana,...
Old World/New World Plaza Duarte, Santo Domingo DR Fundraiser
The old and new world co-exist, sometimes shake hands, but more often ignore one another. These kids are fundraising for a trip to Phoenix, Arizona for an International Hip-Hop Competition. These seniors,sitting on green crates in the park,close to them,...
Plaza for a Poet Pellerano Castro
This little plaza is dedicated to an important poet with a simple stone inscription. Pellerano was a man who moved to the Dominican Republic from Curacao, stayed, and also raised a daughter, Luisa Castro, who was one of the most influential woman writers...
Street Music-Parque Colon-Santo Domingo Parmenio Diaz, Alto Sax
Playing Alto Sax is no easy affair. Playing solo, in public, with no supporting team, is similar to shooting a game winning basketball free throw, in a championship series, with everything on the wire. Parmenio plays with spirit. There is room, in music,...
Police Band Zona Colonial Plaza Santo Domingo Event
The last police band i saw was in Cuenca, at a celebration for ex-pats and foreign business development in that Ecuadorian city. This Santo Domingo events aim is to support women and fight domestic violence in Latin America.This police band provides some...
Talking Man Newerk Airport
We listen to a lot of talking heads but this guy actually makes sense. As an employer, you don't have to pay his wages, retirement, medical benefits or deal with his personal issues that cost you money. Fred stays where you put him and does as he is...
Dominican Republic Getting ready for Santo Domingo
Trips start with me saying the name of a country three times while hopping up and down on my left foot, twice. There are 195 countries in the world, according to Wikipedia. I can't see them all, in this lifetime, so I usually choose countries to visit...
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