images from a new land ...

this morning i thought i must have moved to paradise. not only (within a few walking blocks) is there the BEST grocery in the city (sorry, Whole Foods, but ...), and several buses and all kinds of shops and even a pear tree, right on my block!, there is also a LARGE red brick catholic university! if you know me, you know how that delights me. so i went out walking this morning. i almost took my real cammie, but the batteries have not survived a certain lack of attention, so only the ipod went with me.

 

while i was walking, at the back of the grounds, i heard ethnic music and drumming. such liveliness for 9am!! so i followed a path and crossed a red bridge over a ravine and came upon a mass of people. with flowered headdresses - some with rebozos and flounced skirts. all with running shoes. it was the end party for the Free-Da 5K Run/Walk! to celebrate Frieda's birthday and to support the arts. it was so awesome. people let me take their picture and asked if i would take theirs with their cammies. (of course i did) it was so jolly!

 

after i left and crossed back over the bridge - i saw a white heron - and found the nun's cemetery.

 

then my sister came to visit and we went to a great place for lunch - La Gloria IceHouse - at the Pearl (Brewery) Complex - not too far from my new home. we walked around and bought some Aveda scent and she bought a cookie cutter for making ceramic tiles. now i am drinking cold white pinot grigio and *still* unpacking. i love San Antonio!!!!!

(ps - i have just had the most difficult time making this entry - last night it was impossible, so finally accomplished this morning, despite constant messages from Blogger telling me my browser was no longer compatible, i should choose Chrome now. well poop on *that* - don't tell me i can't use Firefox for Google stuff or i will just stop using Google stuff - i hate that world domination attitude. that is why i never set foot in WalMart. so i don't know - i never liked the terms "blogger" and "blogspot" anyway. i may soon move along to a new format...)