Mesmerized by the Light

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Between 6 and 7 pm, we can meet. I promise it will be unforgettable. You'll walk the tightrope, enjoy getting lost in my maze, and there, you'll be devoured… 😉 by the city.

Or perhaps it is quite the opposite.


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The big red ball runs under our feet and traces the path. It is the guide and the unbreakable bond between the ancestral souls.


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No matter how much the thread twists and tangles, here I am—doing the work, the necessary work... Mesmerized, drawn to you.


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And if I must fade into darkness, let me receive your last drop of Light.


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Another afternoon of cycling along a route that I find very interesting in this city. From 100th Street and Boyeros Avenue, along 100, to 100th and 51st Avenue. Then turn right and go through Puentes Grandes (a comfortable descent) until 26th and 51st. Right again toward the roundabout of Sport City and Boyeros, back to 100—home, sweet home... and, of course, many stops to photograph what somehow captivated me.


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Recycling PET containers from carbonated soft drinks. Someone will put it to some use, or he himself, perhaps to sell artisanal yoghurt.


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EL IYABO: Textiles and religious articles.


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Not that the boys were playing on top of the rubbish dumped in the middle of the street... but it looks like it.


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A very colourful scene.

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$1 Screenshot of the route and a Guajira*link* is always welcome! 🤣


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That is a peculiar place to hang dry the shoes.
!LOLZ

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😄 You see a lot of them here in some neighbourhoods. Young people do this after their slippers, while playing in the street, have become unusable. This should not be done. These are the power lines that bring service to many families.

Thanks!

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Recycling PET containers from carbonated soft drinks. Someone will put it to some use, or he himself, perhaps to sell artisanal yoghurt.

This tells me there's no buyback program there.

Regardless, you captured some scenes you don't see around here. While looking at your photos was wondering when change is going to happen in Cuba. Change towards a better life I mean, not in worse.

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There are a number of pick-up stations scattered around the city where plastic, glass, cardboard and other materials can be collected for recycling. They pay for the materials, but they are not enough, nor is there an infrastructure to separate waste here.
There are people who collect these materials on their own, mainly beer and soft drink cans, glass bottles... but the kind of containers I mentioned are used in many things, from food to chemical products... to tell you a few, oil, petrol, chlorine, paint, glue, milk, yoghurt, tomato puree, pasta sauce, ground garlic... :)

Ah, Erikah... we're in a very bad way... but changes like this don't come in the blink of an eye, not even with roses and caresses... 😔

Thank you!

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I was looking at the photos and thinking you must be 40 - 50 years behind and it makes me sad 😢

It's time for a change, a big one, finally. Stone age must end ☹️

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It's interesting the things you can see looking up, sometimes I ask people if they look at the sky and they tell me they don't, but if they did they would be surprised. You looked up and found things from everyday life and made them amazing in photographs.

Those birds on the wires, or those shoes, although looking at the ground the heron is my favourite, or the children playing behind the rubbish, that's a great optical illusion. Urban photography, where you are present at the right moment. It's excellent! Thanks Nani!

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It will be because those who do not look at the sky do not have the soul of poets, or photographers... hahaha.... thank you, @avdesing. You are very kind for always accompanying me and now also for this support. 🤗

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I like to look at everything because there is beauty in everything .... too much poet?. It's a pleasure, from my heart!

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This is a beautiful place with an amazing scenery 🩵

Nice shots 📸 by the way

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Thank you! The streets of any city always hold interesting and beautiful moments for those who take a moment to admire them. 😀

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I'll go with you on the tour, I'll probably get lost, the city is too big for a small owl, but it doesn't matter, I can ask the birds in avian language and they can guide me 🦉

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😁 ¡Holaaaaa! You can ride on my shoulder and I'll get you a helmet like mine, not Mr. Hedgehog, but Mr. Owl.

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I am delighted to be entangled in this ball of red thread from which I can see beautiful colorful images full of life.
Hug @nanixxx.

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The colours of the golden hour are special. But you are very kind and you are always around, which is a great gift.

Hug!

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Such a great contrast of the man in red washing the green car. So, he will have a clean car now? 😂 Do you say goodbye to the sun every day in this way and keep its light until the next day when it rises again?

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We have different dates, always something new to explore. For example, today... 😉

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I just had a mango smoothie and spent a while enjoying this Light, so I could keep doing what I'm doing.

...generally my thoughts are with the light.

Mipiano, 😅 about the red cloth... would you need one of those and some flip-flops to clean your car?

Gracias por visitar mi jardín. 🙋🏻

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The garden looks great, and having tasty fruits is even better 👌

Haha, no clothes or flip-flops that could help in that task 😆

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There'll be a post one of these days about the work this garden entails... rest well. Then tell me how you say goodbye to the light... I'll finish cleaning a flowerbed where I planted more passion fruit. See you!

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Aunque hagas ese recorrido a diario, encontrarás siempre algo que te cautive. Mantente atenta y con mucha precaución. Un abrazo Amanda Bike.

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Gracias Amanda Flores. Sí, señora, me cuido. 😁

Abrazo. Me caigo del sueño...

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