Monthly Archives: March 2010
Signs of Spring
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** To be fair, we can’t complain about the winter. The almost daily blue skies made the hard season bearable. But still. The sound of bird song outside the living room window last week and the crocus and daffodils pushing their way through the soil were welcome signs … Continue reading
Overlooked Places in Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** I may be wrong, but I’m willing to bet that most visitors to Washington, D.C. don’t make it across the river to Anacostia. Though it’s designated as an historic neighborhood, Anacostia is down on its heels. As we were driving through, Francisco said, “No way! That guy’s … Continue reading
Overlooked Places in New York: Second Floors
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** Though it was published in 1949, E.B. White managed to observe New York timelessly in his lovely little 56-page book, Here is New York There are so many observations that resonate with me, and one of them is White’s taxonomy of New Yorkers. As those of us … Continue reading
Even the Empire State Building can look new again.
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** We never leave home without the camera. It’s heavy, with its extra battery pack and additional lenses, but Francisco always says, “I know I’ll miss the million dollar picture the day I leave the camera at home.” We are going out to do errands: buy shampoo and … Continue reading
Remembering Women around the World
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo & Francisco Collazo ** Yesterday was International Women’s Day and March is Women’s History Month, so we wanted to honor women we’ve met in our travels by sharing photos and a bit of their stories here. Aura Trespalacios, the matriarch of the Trespalacios family, helps maintain the … Continue reading