El Paso: Sunset Heights: A Sunset Called Me

I got home from a full day of rocketry.

Parked my car in front of my place. Looked over to the west. A blazing sunset.

Sunset at Sunset Heights by I-10, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

June 2017


I walked into it.

Sunset at Sunset Heights by I-10, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

El Paso: 100 Minutes in June

View of Juarez from Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

June 2017


Alfresco Friday! The PT and the Cruisers performed. It was bloody hot. Simmered around 100 degrees.

Neverthless, I took off from my place in Sunset Heights on a walk downtown. This time, I routed myself through Upson Street.


I saw things.


Through an alley

First, I descended from Yandell down to Upson by way of an alley. I loved how Juarez came closer through the frame of adjacent houses.

Walking down from Yandell to Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Walking down from Yandell to Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Walking down from Yandell to Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Walking down from Yandell to Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

The ramshackle house

I turned left onto Upson.

This house fascinates.

Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Look at its view of Juarez and the mountain range!


Along the I-10

Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Upson Street loops around a bit and then overlooks Interstate 10.


Alfresco Friday

PT and the Cruisers, Alfresco Friday, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

PT and the Cruisers, Alfresco Friday, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Despite the heat, El Paso danced!

A video below, a slow dance:

A video below, with private dancers:

And back home again

Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

View of Juarez from Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Upson Street, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Upson and Yandell Streets, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

Never do I tire of seeing Juarez from my neighborhood. It is a magic spot on the planet, straddling two cities, two countries.

Speaking of magic, my camera gave me a stop action movie of my 100 minutes, sounds and movements included with snaps:

El Paso: UTEP: Star-Lord

Star-Lord in Chihuahua Desert Garden, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

A small gift of guerrilla art as I passed through UTEP's Chihuahua Desert Garden one day in May.

Star-Lord in Chihuahua Desert Garden, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

El Paso: UTEP: Orange Bench

Orange bench and flowers, UTEP, Chihuahua Desert Garden, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

May 2017

When I go to my classes, I usually cut through UTEP's Chihuahua Desert Garden. Every day the garden serves me a new dish to savor.

Orange bench and flowers, UTEP, Chihuahua Desert Garden, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

On this afternoon in May, the daily special was a newly-painted orange bench, with persimmon-and-blue blossoms on the side.

Orange bench and flowers, UTEP, Chihuahua Desert Garden, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Tasty.

Orange bench and flowers, UTEP, Chihuahua Desert Garden, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

El Paso: Moon Angle from Indigo Hotel Terrace

Moon in window, Indigo Hotel, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

It was the night of the Mariachi Loco Festival at San Jacinto Plaza.

Lots of people there, but difficult to get close enough to see and hear the musicians well. My three companions were terrific company, so it didn't matter so much.

Eventually, we walked over to the Indigo Hotel and enjoyed a balmy breeze on the terrace with the heartbeat of ambient techno music.

The moon looked at itself in the reflection of a high-floor window.

El Paso: UTEP: Red Burlesque

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

A morning on the UTEP campus one sunny May day.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Splashes of red peeked through long, slender stems.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Teasing.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Tantalizing.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Titillating.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Now you see me; now you don't.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Feathery boas.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Flower burlesque, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

El Paso: UTEP: Peekaboo Pink

On the UTEP campus one bright May day.

Peekaboo pink, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Pinkicity.

Peekaboo pink, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Pretty.

Peekaboo pink, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

El Paso: UTEP: Cactus Confection

Cactus confection, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Cactus confection, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Cactus confection, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.

Cactus confection, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. May 2017.