Afternoon at El Mercado - San Antonio

[Saphire]

I can't say often enough how much I enjoy living in this city. I love the colors, smells and sights and never get tired of going downtown.


sombreros for sale



shrine for dias los muertos (one of my favorite celebrations)



making tortillas



what goes in a tortilla

[Mira]

1. You make me want to go back to Texas. Really.

And I did not thing that could be done. I like the sombreros a lot, they are cheerful and inviting, and my favorite is the third one with the tortilla makers hands. I like the gentle light on the arms, and the casual competence implied in the setting.

[Saphire]

2. deep down, I love Texas. San Antonio is my adopted hometown.

I wouldn't go back to the town I grew up in for any amount of money. It was once described as the armpit of Texas..and I whole heartedly agree..lol.

[Mira]

3. Have only been to Fort Worth, and to Dallas,

also crossed the panhandle by car.
I have heard good things about your adopted home town.
For me, Texas spells Crawford, and reminds me of a nice but brainwashed man I know who lives a mile down the road from the ranch and keeps inviting me to show it to me.

YIKES

[Celebration]

4. Makin' me homesick

I grew up in a time when everyone had to go to Nuevo Laredo for a Mexican Market...........and, it was actually safe back then. El Mercado is pretty authentic, but without the "meat market" odor or raw meat in Nuevo Laredo. After one of those trips, I generally turned vegetarian for a week or two.

Your pictures capture the color and frivolity, for sure.

I still have some mementos from all this-- a hand carved yoyo with my initials in it(seriously, that is somewhere), a paper mache ostrich egg sized egg, decorated with string and painted in green and peach, some random pottery, a pinata or two, etc. etc. Mexican markets can be fun. But it is not for the minimalists!