Happy to be able to post this! Meet Valerie Lujan, Miss Native American NMSU (New Mexico State University) 2013-2014. This is another shot from the Taos Fiestas parade on July 21 and a welcome counterpoint to my earlier post about that day. Ms. Lujan is a tribal member of Taos Pueblo and got a great [...]
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What’s a Fiestas parade without Zorro? (That would be Las Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Anna.) This fellow is actually a well-known Taos artist whose work I admire. (His wife is a fabulous artist, too.) I also have great respect for how he’s put his life together here, insofar as I’ve been able to pick [...]
The parade is about to start. Behold the angel of mercy bearing hot dogs and iced tea. Six blocks at least in the twinkling of an eye, absolutely brilliant! I’ll post some parade photos soon, but at the moment it’s 2:14 a.m., so… (The sun goes into Leo tomorrow, yay!) »Buy This Photo!«