The Dancers of Coyoacan

Every Sunday afternoon, senior citizens (mostly) used to gather on a square in Coyoacan near Mexico City and dance. Sometimes they danced with a partner, sometimes they danced solo, but the life and joy they expressed during these couple of hours was magic. Someone brought the tarps; someone brought some chairs; they had a jar to take up a collection to pay for the DJ.

These photos were taken in early February. Since then, there have been over 21,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico City and the surrounding state. Someday I hope they will dance again.

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Book of Questions 9: Would you accept $1,000,000 to leave the country...

“Would you accept $1,000,000 to leave the country and never set foot in it again?”
— Book of Questions

$1,000,000 isn't enough to buy me off to leave the country. But one could perhaps talk me in to doing it for free if I knew that I would be financially stable.

Make sense?

I wouldn't go against my wishes for a mil but immigrating from the USA doesn't scare me either.

New Cascadia Traditional = Best Gluten Free Bakery

Ok. Admittedly I have not tried every gluten free bakery in the world, but I feel like my search is over for gf pizza, sandwiches, and sweet and savory treats.

Let those who can eat gluten spend their time in Portland waiting in line at Voodoo Doughnuts. (Hint: I've done that too... the doughnuts ART NOT worth it.) As for me, I'm heading across the river to New Cascadia.

 

From 30k feet

Carquinez Strait. At the bottom of the photo it opens up into San Pablo Bay and then SF Bay. Going from bottom to top: Mare Island and Vallejo, Carquinez Bridge, Martinez Bridge, Sacramento River Delta. On the right is Mt Diablo.

Carquinez Strait (Southwest flight PDX to OAK)

Looking south at the Napa Valley. From bottom to top Oakville, Yountville, Napa.

Napa Valley  (Southwest flight PDX to OAK