Consistently, I really like the displays that are out front of mechanics, muffler shops, and auto supply stores. All kinds of cool shapes and patterns.


A brick works where they mold and bake earthen bricks.


It's hard to get tired of the beauty of a pastoral scene. Tthere is something so aesthetically pleasing about farms and fields and this transcends culture and geography. However, when it comes to assigning a monetary value to the work done and the food produced there, we in North America don't seem to believe it's worth much.



In the last year I have come to understand why they call it the beautiful game. The beauty is that it's so simple: all you need is a ball and a few friends and you are ready. Watch any game with players of any skill level and you will be surprised that it is always full of grace and dexterity. What could be better?


A woman in standard rural Guatemalan garb carries her baby and is trailed by her older child. The colourful and multi-designed material from which such dresses are made is always hand woven.