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Artist at Work @instagram Juan Rodriquez Artista

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...

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Plazas in the Zona Colonia Sunday evening,dinner time

Plazas in the Zona Colonia Sunday evening,dinner time

    Shadows begin to form in the early evening, thick stones in old city walls seem less heavy and ancient, a softness wraps itself around the Parque Colon, the Santo Domingo Cathedral, the bars, restaurants and hotels in the Zona Colonia. This World...

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Plaza for a Poet Pellerano Castro

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...

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Calle Estrellita In the neighborhood

Calle Estrellita In the neighborhood

    Yes, there is trash on the sidewalks. Yes, you have to watch your step. Yes, people live close together with no yards,few garages, a myriad of empty buildings waiting for bank money and investors to fix them up. Yes, there is noise and congestion. Yes,...

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Generosity Zona Colonia

Generosity Zona Colonia

    Homelessness is no stranger in urban environments. Disparity, economic and otherwise, is visible in older rougher parts of cities, worldwide,where no one with money wants to live. Urban flight has created downtown areas where people, who have nothing....

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Tumbling Tumbleweed looking for home

Tumbling Tumbleweed looking for home

    " Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is a Roy Rodgers cowboy song, sung around the campfire with fellow cowhands on a starry night, with a crackling fire, when the herd is quiet and coyotes are howling harmony.  The song's lyrics are plaintive as the western...

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Talking with a Man of Bones Glenn Kostur plays the blues

Talking with a Man of Bones Glenn Kostur plays the blues

    My last conversation with a skeleton was at an Albuquerque Starbucks, on Halloween. Before that, I shared a sidewalk bench one sunny afternoon, with a man of bones in Tulum, Mexico. Today, outside the Kaktus Brewing Company in Bernalillo, New Mexico,...

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Horned Toad Starbucks Parking Lot

Horned Toad Starbucks Parking Lot

    Starbucks in my city are ubiquitous. For a couple of bucks for fresh coffee I can mingle with tech savvy people who lean towards globalism, free healthcare for all, living wage checks from Uncle Sam, electric cars.  This morning, in my local...

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Asia in Sandstone Amarillo College Museum

Asia in Sandstone Amarillo College Museum

    Some sculptures exhibited are behind glass, others are open to visitors to peer at closely, peek at the small shadows in the creases of the faces. Some of the work is utilitarian, made to ornament balustrades and pillars. Other works stood in temples...

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