No colorful leaves but plenty of other stuff!

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What better place to have a parade of SUP witches? Seems far better spot for SUP than on Lake Michigan in October. Brant and I rode our bikes out to the beachwatch the arrival of witches and a few lucky dogs. It marked the beginning of several days of festivities.

Awaiting the arrival of the witches….
Arrival of the southern contingent of witches (from mar y Sol and yes I used filters). Most of the witches came from the north … and you know what they say about them.
A witches work is never done….
Many dogs on the SUP but I think cats would have been more appropriate for the holiday.

October is a wonderful time of year, except there is too much to do. The Sendera Sisters/ Hiking Hermanas are back to it. Love having a little routine in our weeks that seem to become effortlessly busy .

But then you are hiking and you think, hey I should be out there on my SUP!
It’s also the time of year with lots of flowers
And we always try to pick trails with facilities!

Halloween has become more popular in Mexico. The skills of Día de Los Muertes face painting have been applied to Halloween with great success. This year we went to the pooch parade which was combined with the kids in costume walking down the sidewalk (much like Placerville) . We enjoyed handing out candy to the kids that had some pretty awesome costumes…. As well as some parents. It was a little chaotic as pick up trucks of workers left for the day, mixed with ATVS of costumed halloweeners , and a few cows who looked a little confused.

The kids seemed to love getting their pic taken.
“Huh, you don’t smell like pepperoni!” … says the dinosaur to the slice of pizza
Obviously a yoga dog at 5pm….
Great face painting… but not sure how they got the dog and tail in there!

On the next day we attended the parade for Dia de Los Muertes which ended at the cemetery on top of a hill in Los Barriles. There were shrines and bands and children proud of their artwork. And yes, it was a celebration of so many people that clearly meant so much to those there, but you could also see the sadness of loss . So a unique mix of both… and that is why face paint can be a good thing! And Music and food ….

A float arriving at the cemetery
I so wish I knew Spanish to better understand what they were saying about their loved one…. But I think this photo says a great deal without words.
There was a raffle for this giant Katrina.
The artwork done by a youth art group run by volunteers was impressive.
Even the ATVS were decorated for the event… and I think the best choice for navigating the road to the cemetery.
The entry to the cemetery… no filters… the lights did this.
A busy few days of festivities, and enjoyed getting to be part of a new holiday for us. We have enjoyed learning about it, but it becomes more real and understandable to be here.

2 thoughts on “No colorful leaves but plenty of other stuff!”

  2. Wow! They really go all out for this holiday! Great photos Wendy, and commentary, too. Loved the “And we always try to pick trails with facilities!”. Before scrolling down far enough I thought Brant had arm tattoos up and down his arms – haha.

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