Category Archives: Mexico

On May 17, 2025, the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc – an elegant tall ship glimmering with lights in the evening twilight – was leaving the South Street Seaport in New York City when a freak accident occurred. For reasons under investigation, perhaps … Continue reading →

“ode” is an abbreviated term for Odonata, the insect order of dragonflies and damselflies. We went to Huicochic for the first time on September 1, 2025. On that trip we met Arcelia, who owns a cabaña she rents to tourists, … Continue reading →

Cuko’s eggs are the only product I buy of which I know the source and the supply chain. When I need them, and sometimes when I don’t (I have trouble turning down his eggs), he delivers them to my door … Continue reading →

Today we went out to the cemetery at Rancho Tlacuachi with Leobarda and her two grandchildren Guadalupe and Rogelio. It is Día de los Muertos. We’ve been to the cemetery several times with her but never on this day.  When … Continue reading →

This cloud was hovering over the Sierra de Alamos in the dawn light when I walked onto our portal at 5:30 a.m. on September 16, 2024. It was a peach and silver flying saucer. It seemed to glow. It was … Continue reading →