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The botanical garden in Toluca is notable as much for its flora as for the magnificent art noveau building in which it is housed. Completed in 1910 as part of Mexico's centennial celebrations, the former City of Toluca Market boasts 5,000 square meters of space holding 400 plant species within its walls. And the walls themselves are spectacular, comprised in part of 3,000 square meters of stained glass. The market itself, located right downtown on a large plaza below the state Congress and the Cathedral, was closed in 1975 and five years later the building was rededicated as the Cosmovitral-Jardin Botanico. The stained glass, finished in 1990 by Leopoldo Flores Valdes, includes 28 different colors of glass and is considered one of the largest artworks in the world. In the glass, Flores Valdes sought to depict his interpretation of time, movement and the contradictory phenomena taking place in matter, from a cosmogonic perception.

Happy Valentine's Day

Banca Estrella / Star Bench

From the exhibition "Benches Dialogue" on Paseo de la Reforma, main street of the city, "Star Bench" by Gilda Castillo.

Fuente de la Cibeles / Cibeles Fountain

La fuente, conjuntamente con la plaza, fue inaugurada el 5 de septiembre de 1980 por el presidente José López Portillo, quien estuvo acompañado por el Alcalde de Madrid, Profesor Enrique Tierno Galván, quien vino a México ex profeso y por el Jefe del Departamento del Distrito Federal. Esta es una réplica al tamaño de la fuente y escultura dedicada a la Cibeles, una de las más características de Madrid. Esta copia ha sido donada a la Ciudad de México por su comunidad de residentes españoles, contándose para ello con la aquiescencia y concurso del excelentísimo Ayuntamiento y vecinos de la Villa de Madrid. Siendo uno de los monumentos más representativos de esa ciudad, se erige hoy como símbolo de hermanamiento entre ambas metrópolis.

The original fountain could see in: Dsole

We could use something like this...

Applemarine

Trio

Atardecer / Sunset

The Dreamer

Musical Graffiti

	NAME	ARTIST	ALBUM	YEAR
1	Miss You	The Rolling Stones	Some Girls	1978
2	The Happiest Days Of Our Lives	Pink Floyd	Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (Disc 1)	1979
3	Time After Time	Miles Davis	You're Under Arrest	1985
4	Two Kites	Rosa Maria	Songbook Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vol. III	1996
5	Valentino's	Spyro Gyra	Heart Of The Night	1996
6	Come On	Barry White	The Ultimate Collection	2000
7	Tour de France …Ètape 2	Kraftwerk	Tour de France Soundtracks	2003
8	Beyond The Clouds	Incognito	Adventures In Black Sunshine	2004
9	Brand New Day	Little Louie Vega Feat.Blaze	Elements Of Life	2004
10	Fever  [ With Natalie Cole ]	Ray Charles	Genius Loves Company	2004
11	Perdido	Wanda S· / Joao Donato	Wanda S· Com Joao Donato	2004
12	Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd	Dave Matthews Band	Stand Up	2005
13	Freddie Hubbard - 'First Light'  (Blackshell)	Gilles Peterson	Worldwide   [ Box of Delights ]	2005
14	Timeless feat. India Arie	Sergio Mendes	Timeless	2006

 

Colors

Sandia, Guayaba, Jitomate, Manzanas, Toronja, Naranja, Mandarina, Betabel, Jicama, Platanos, Zanahoria / Watermelon, Guava, Tomato, Apples, Grapefruit, Orange, Tangerine, Sugar-beet, Edible tuber, Bananas, Carrot. Ready for a juicy breakfast.

Reflections

Valle del Silencio / Silence Valley

A beautiful place near the city, fine to eat good trout, typical food & for dessert, a lot of oxygen.

Escape

The Dummy

An old camera (no digital), a ventriloquist's dummy & other stuff in a Sunday flea-market.

La Hija de los Apaches / The Apaches Daughter

Pulque.
Agua de las verdes matas,
tú me tumbas, tú me matas,
tú me haces andar a gatas.
Antigua rima popular.

Pulque, or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of the maguey, and is a traditional native beverage of Mesoamerica.
The maguey plant is not a cactus (as has sometimes been mistakenly suggested) but an agave, elsewhere called the "century plant". The plant was one of the most sacred plants in Mexico and had a prominent place in mythology, religious rituals, and Mesoamerican industry. La Hija de los Apaches, Its old glory and bright seem to be obscured by the erosion. This
rustic 60 years old ¨Pulquería” is one of the last bastions of local customs that stubbornly refuse to give in.
“La Hija de los Apaches” has witnessed countless discussions of famous writers through time and relates of ex-boxers who come to evoke his great feats every Thursday. Luis Buñuel, the eminent filmmaker, found an oasis in this place while he was filming ¨Los Olvidados¨ back in the 50s.
This was take last Friday afternoon.

Sleeping Door

In the still of the night.

Banca para Obispos / Bench for Bishops

From the exhibition "Benches Dialogue" this one is by Gustavo Monroy.

Raspados

A mini street stand of refreshments made of ice & different flavours.

Link of Interest:

http://www.zonezero.com/editorial/editorial.html

Dreaming

A moment of luck.

La Diana / Diana Fountain

Sunset at main street Paseo de la Reforma, in the background, the Chapultepec Castle.

Walk Around

On Rio de Janeiro park. In the background, the statue of David.

Street Musician