Spanish Culture and Language

bilingual, En español, Nature, photography, Spanish Culture and Language

5 Playful Portents of Spring

A poem for Spring Green shoots reach from the ground testing the air Gathering sun and rain Blessing us with their promise to bloom Cinco portentos de la primavera y un poema Un poema de primavera Tallas verdes extienden de la tierra probando el aire Colectando sol y lluvia Regalándonos con su promesa de florecer […]

Mexico, Spanish Culture and Language, Texas, The Americas

The Gauntlet: My Part in the Fray

1925: A doctor of psychiatry and eleven fishermen were imprisoned in Mérida after their shipwreck off the coast of Mexico. That’s the sum of my friend’s grandfather’s winter break fishing trip that year. When Bill Lorenz told me the story and showed me a copy of his grandfather’s diary I was saddened at his grandfather’s […]

history, Mexico, photography, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

Florida Fishing Jaunt Goes South

Very excited to tell you about the book Gauntlet in the Gulf, published this month by editor Claude Clayton Smith. The story is based on the 20th century travel diary that a doctor named William Lorenz kept about a shipwreck in a storm and his subsequent time in prison abroad. The supporting material contains translations […]

bilingual, En español, Life as a Woman, Puerto Rico, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

March 2023 Poetry Challenge: Women We Admire

This March poetry challenge I learned about what is possible in one short poem. I set the challenge goal for free verse poetry of fewer than 40 words. That proved to be too limited a space to describe a phenomenal woman! Congratulations to the three poets who were extra concise. Five fabulous poems celebrating women; […]

bilingual, blogging, En español, Humor, photography, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

Celebrating 5 Years!

Thank you to all four dozen readers 😉 for making these five years blogging fabulously fun! I feel a real sense of community and am grateful to have met you. (En español bajo la foto de las orquídeas) Heartfelt appreciation to my biggest promoter; Trina who brought us 400 visitors in a year! Many thanks […]

Gardening, Nature, photography, Spanish Culture and Language

Championship of the Orchids

Confession; I was not making guacamole Sunday afternoon, or cheese dip, or bratwurst for US football fans. I was hanging around the Bolz Conservatory at Olbrich Gardens for the annual orchid show. This is my favorite photo taken Sunday with my phone camera. Tuesday I’ll post a few favorites from my Canon Rebel SLR. ¡Olé! […]