summer fest on the rio

june 6-8 marked the true beginnings of summer with summer fest on the rio here in alamosa. the summer fest is a bumpin outdoor festival in cole park with live music, good food, arts, crafts and fun activities. la puente had a booth, of course, where we sold nachos, lemonade and baked potatoes. it was a beautiful day and lots of fun. here are some highlight 'roids:


jenna & ren take in the sun on the '85 toyota tercel.


erin and michelle get their dance on as don richmond and the rifters dish out some folky jamz.


aaron juggles some left over baked potatoes.


the bungy jump, a most popular activity.

alamosa spanish cemetery

leisure

house-sitting for jenna this past weekend pretty much meant getting paid to lay in her hammock and play with her dog. this is what it looked like:

junkyard

this weekend i went back to my favorite hot spot: the alamosa junkyard, where many many discarded, defunct vehicles sadly wait for the afterlife. going there is like walking into a scene from the brave little toaster, without the song and dance of course. ive decided though, after this journey, that taking photos from outside the fence is just not cutting it. i need to get in there and really take some sweet shots. devising a plan to get in is now on my to do list (or just calling the people who own it and seeing if they'll let a strange girl come take polaroids of their junkyard).

the beginnings of summer

it is starting to really feel like summer here in colorado. and i love it. summer is by far my favorite season and the absolute best time for taking polaroids. no worries about it being too cold for proper development or the wind blowing so hard that the images get distorted. and here in colorado the sun shines so bright and the sky is so blue that it's almost impossible to take a terrible photo. so ive got some random shots to share. ive made a habit out of carrying my polaroid with me at all times so i am always ready when a moment strikes me. enjoy!


rainbow's end thrift store on main street here in alamosa. i always have good luck there. so far this year ive found a number of tshirts, button up shirts, a pair of boots, a pair of shades and an electric typewriter.


la puente has its own team in the alamosa adult softball league. seanna's dad, chris, is on the team so seanna is always there with her fam. last wednesday seanna decided she wanted to try on my shades. i think they look swell.


a workgroup from fordham university came for the week and got a lot of planting down in the garden. here they get their hands dirty.

portraits of dre

when i was in atlanta my mom gave me a very early birthday present (four months early, to be exact) of polaroid film. while in the atl i got some shots of my little bro, a recent high school grad. check em out:





thanks mom!