Walk on Stage

November 03, 2019 by MY in Out of Town

The first stop in Peru, Ollantaytambo is a small town nestled in the heart of the Sacred Valley. Flanked by snow-dolloped mountains and perched along the Urubamba River, the town is about 9,000 feet above sea level and is home to nearly 10,000 inhabitants. It’s known for its vast Inca fortress and large stone terraces that cascade down the hillside.

We had peeked out of a tiny pizza shop when we heard trumpets and drums and immediately spotted these women and young children parading as part of a Pentecost celebration.

(photographs taken in Ollantaytambo, Peru)

Canines of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade

December 14, 2015 by MY in Chapel Hill, Carrboro

(photographs taken on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill)

The Traveling Tree

December 22, 2014 by onfranklin&main

“Underneath the poet tree,

Come and rest awhile with me,

And watch the way the word-web weaves

Between the shady story leaves.

The branches of the poet tree

Reach from the mountains to the sea.

So come and dream, or come and climb –

Just don’t get hit by falling rhymes.”

— Shel Silverstein, "Poet's Tree"