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She steadies her camera and captures the fact that she is no longer in Toledo but in a Magical World full of Cowboy Hatted Guitar Men and Peasant Skirted Jewelry Sellers. No Walmart greeter. No Valet. No boring locals.

And the next minute she appears with her camera.

The Photographer comes from no where.  One minute you are watching a scene like this.

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The Street, the Shooter, the Subjects

Street Scene with the Photographer

These are the same people who believe that we never landed on the Moon and that it was all a set.  But if you think about it,  if you never leave Toledo then it sort of makes sense that you would bring back proof that the world outside Toledo is different and full of characters .

What does the Photographer see that makes this a good picture or a good subject for a picture? Must be the same motivation that causes people to take pictures of themselves posed with the Guards of Buckingham Palace or Mickey Mouse. There must be an unconscious belief, that no one will ever believe, you have traveled out of Toledo unless you have a picture of something and even better,  of  something you can’t find in Toledo.

What is there about people dressed like “Mexicans” and Photographers.

Oh well, travelling does change people and does create the .

Now imagine, being back home and taking pictures of children to show people.  And where at home, can you find a band of travelling posable children.  Their parents simply keep them locked up and in lessons so you can’t photograph them.  But then wouldn’t you find someone wanting to take a picture of your children odd.

“Aren’t these locals adorable? Look at this one.”

The Silly Ones will have a camera full of pictures of “Local Children”.  And will spend many an afternoon saying

She direct the children to be cute and and mug for the Gringos.  The children, who often don’t have a lot to do on Sunday, often come to this location where they know they will find Gringos and will go  home this evening with no pictures but many stories about the Silly Ones.

Here Theresa has found a group of travelling posable children for her friends.

So a group of children and a group of  children who will pose is a real find and will often draw a crowd.

Children are hard to find in San Miguel.  San Miguel is just row and after row of old people.

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