Journal Entry

:: Mexican Madness ::

For the past two weeks there's been something in the air, and on the cars.

First it was the little Mexican flags attached to antennas on cars. This was soon followed by multiple small flags.

This week the intensity turned up. The flags got bigger (a lot bigger), and people started honking when they saw other people driving with flags unfurled. The flags were strapped to the hood, flying out the windows, off the roof, everywhere.

Tonight there are people hanging out of their car windows, honking, hooting, and hollering at each other. It seems like everyone is just happy and boisterous—there isn't any violence or anger that I can tell, thankfully.

Here's a blurry sample of what flies by every minute or two:

I sat outside with my camera for twenty minutes trying to get a decent picture. You'd think having a stop sign right outside would be helpful. No such luck. They almost never stopped long enough that my camera could grab them, if they stop at all. I have a lot of blurry shots where you can almost make a car or maybe a swirl of red, green, and white.