Thousands of candles....all lit up.

Everywhere you look, there are beautiful candles... and there are always lots of people praying, and meditating.

It was here in this church that I first saw a man climbing on his knees, begging for mercy.

I felt so compelled by it that I started praying for this man. I prayed to God that whatever he's praying for,
I hope God gives it to him.

Amazing GRACE!

I found this beautiful arrangement in the middle of a tiny church.
There were hundreds of bouquets of flowers on both sides of the church, and also on both sides of the rug in the middle walkway.

Mexican scenerio.

This was the biggest goat family I have ever seen. This was on our way to Oaxaca.

Christmas of 2007

Miewooooooooo......
My name is Dr. Suzuki.
I am the world's loudest cat!

Oh, well, I can't go any higher.........

This is as high as I got!
Monte Alban, Oaxaca

Just keep on climbing higher and higher!

This might be 'stairway to heaven'!
Especially if you are the one being beheaded for a sacrifice for God!

Path to the pyramids.

When you are walking up on this little path you have no idea what view is waiting for you!

Old and new meet.

It was nice to see this lady shopping in a CD store. I wonder what she purchased.

A family in the park relaxing and feeding the pigeons

I found it fascinating that the city centers usually have a large park surrended by government buildings, and huge cathedrals. Each weekend this park gets filled with well dressed children and their papas and mamas, turists, shoeshiners, musicians, and vendors selling their products, for example sliced fruits, fresh juices, ice scream, tacos, puppets, embroidered table cloths, and other beautiful handmade crafts.

Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico

A shy little boy looks away.....


Forgive my ignorance, but I didn't know at the time, that there are some kidnappings, and other terrible things happening with some of the children in Mexico, and in other South American countries. So parents teach their children not to be caught on camera. Many children ran away from us. Sometimes an older child grabbed the little ones to hide them from us. I am sorry that innocent children have to be scared of turists, and that they have to hear some horror stories.

Hole Mexico!

Now let's look around in Mexico!

Never mind the cold!

Keep walking until you see the elbow of the river!

The Colour Blue

My favourite colour...blue. All shades of it.

Blue like the sea, blue like the sky, blue like the shade on a snowy meadow, blue like the glass, blue like my mother's eyes, blue like the iris, blue like the clouds, blue like the music in the air, blue like a forget-me-not, blue like a blue jay, blue like the chalk, blue scribbling that my children left on the wall when they were little, blue....blue....blue....
Like my mood when I feel lonely. But if that happens, I switch to bright yellow,
and it cheers me up.

The morning glory of the Niagara Falls is awesome. It takes my breath away every time.....

Niagara Falls! The moment of sunset arrived.
The magic of dark will cover the city.
But the thundering water is falling, and falling, and falling, never goes to sleep.

Birds are so innocent

There is an aviary in Niagara Falls. Make sure you visit it next time you are there in the winter!
In the summer there are too many things to do outdoor.
It is indoors, but the setting is beautiful, there is a handcarved wooden building used as a cafe, there is a waterfall, and the birds are just flying around freely from tree to tree.

Welcome to The Heart of the Matter!

Whenever I return from a trip, from a vacation, from a friend's visit, or from work, I bring with me something in my mind.
A sweet little memory...put away in the drawers of my brain.

But the Heart of the Matter stays in within my soul, and my heart.
It is that little tingling and sqeezy feeling in my chest.
It is that special subtance of life that I want to treasure until I die.
That is the moment I try to capture in each of my photograph.
Enjoy!