Dec 04 2008
We set off for a 4-night trip to northeast Mexico on Halloween. After an uneventful border crossing and about 4 hours of driving south through the ranch lands, we arrived at the Hacienda Santa Engracia, pictured above. A favorite lodging of our friend and hostess, Marci Fuller, the Hacienda was indeed charming–you could spend many [...]
Dec 01 2008
Marci, Liz, & Me at El Nacimiento del Rio Sabinas, photo © Jim White El Nacimiento means birth, but it’s also used to denote a spring where a river rises. There are a couple of nacimientos in the El Cielo area, but the one that is closest to my heart is that of the Rio [...]
Nov 10 2008
Crossing the U.S. – Mexico border, Los Indios Free Trade Bridge The picture above was taken when we were entering Mexico on Halloween morning, nearly two weeks ago. We returned to the U.S. on Election Day, in body, anyway. In the bureaucratic world, it turns out, we are still in Mexico. Or perhaps we are [...]
Oct 31 2008
Birders along the Rio Sabinas, Tamaulipas, Mexico, November 2007 They all went to Mexico Buenas dias, got to go Tengo que obedecer Mi corazon –Greg Brown, “They All Went to Mexico” See you all in a couple of days–don’t forget to vote!
