Why the Silence? This.

It's certainly not for lack of material. We still have lots to share from our June sojourn in eastern Turkey ... and our winter trip before that and our fall travels before that. And from Kelantan and Penang and Chiang Mai and, and ...

But Dave's been preoccupied this last week with the likes of that gorgeous specimen above. He's shooting a food story in Mexico City (which you may know from some drool-inducing photos we've recently added to this blog's Facebook page).

I know from experience that he's the kind of photographer who never takes a break -- out before dawn and not back to his hotel till well after dark. So when he says he's too tired and busy to process even a few photos for a post, I believe him.

Hard as it sometimes even for me to accept .... shooting food really is work.

I did cajole him into sending one last image. "Blue corn tortilla, fresh squash blossoms and a bright tomato and red chili salsa at a stall off Reforma Avenue," is how he described it.

Regularly scheduled programming resumes later this week, after Dave returns from Tortilla Heaven.

Comments

[Millicent]

That gorgeous photo is nothing but a cruel taunt.

[Simon @ SoyRiceFire.com]

This photo reminds me of all the charming little taquerias I visited during my last trip to Mexico City.

[Elliot]

Wow great memories, Robyn. My wife and I recently returned from a whirlwind food trip to DF. Bitter sweet however because I got a touch of food poisoning while eating what I still think was the best meal of the trip a Fonda Margarita. It stung because we had a reservation at Biko for the night and I had to sit and watch as my wife enjoyed a 7-course masterpiece in contemporary Mexican cuisine. Nothing but great things to say about the food in Mexico City, though. Ah ... tacos el pastor at midnight after the cantina! How I lust after them now!

[Robyn]

I agree, Millicent.

Simon, Dave can't stop talking about MC's taquerias.

Thanks for sharing that bittersweet memory, Elliot. Your willingness to sit through that meal speaks more of your love for your wife than a 10-karat diamond ever could. ;-) Seriously, I'm kicking myself for not figuring out a way to accompany Dave on this assignment. He absolutely loved MC and we're determined to hop down south the next time we're visiting family in the States.