Flora in a Garden, Aguascalientes
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Aguascalientes was a lovely, mid-sized town in the middle-north of Mexico. I went there to visit a group of very friendly locals who I’d met previously on the streets of Zacatecas. Cain and Diana gave me a tour on my first afternoon/evening, and we walked through a lovely city garden, a square of cultivated greenery in the heart of the town grid. We had coffee in a great cafe right next to the garden. It was a wonderful evening.
I really liked the garden, and whenever I was wandering down that end of town on my own explorations I always went through it. I decided I’d try and snap some photos that captured the feel of the plant-life there, and this is my favourite – it has the lush feel of the Mexican flora, the bright colours and the heavy light.
On the route I walked between my hotel and the garden was a small bar where all the mariachis hung out. They were always impeccably dressed, with the smart embroidered suits and shining-clean boots, and they stood around on the street outside the bar, with their instruments at their sides, smoking and drinking.
