Tag: friends

  • Pelando naranjas

    Pelando naranjas

    Cada 28 de diciembre las bandas de verdiales se reúnen en Puerto De la Torre en Málaga para competir y pasar lo bien.

  • José, Virginia and Mely

    José, Virginia and Mely

    Sunday afternoons the sounds of laughter drift over our next-door neighbor’s wall – deep hearty laughter, the sounds of friends enjoying pleasant conversation and probably good wine. José and Virginia and his mom Mely run a small neighborhood grocery store just down the hill. José is a bricklayer by trade, but jobs are scarce. Mely’s husband died a few years ago, so…

  • Morning break / Junta de los Caminos, Málaga

    Morning break / Junta de los Caminos, Málaga

    Just outside Puerto de la Torre, where several roads come together, is a small group of houses and cafes. I parked my scooter, ordered a café con leche (un mitad doble in local speak) and sat down to enjoy the late morning air on the patio. These men didn’t arrive together, but seemed to be old friends,…

  • Hand on the shoulder

    Hand on the shoulder

    Between the Zagreb bus station and the main square I came up behind this sweet couple. She’s looking ahead and he’s looking down. He depends on her. I know they’ve seen lots of change and turmoil in their lives. Have they always turned to each other for strength? Have their struggles brought them closer together?…

  • Friends on a bike

    Friends on a bike

    I used to drive across the Continental Avenue bridge quite often back when I was a courier in  Dallas. Now it is a unique park with fountains and benches and yoga classes and lots of room to ride. It’s called the Ronald Kirk Bridge now.