Amor for the irrigation ditch, Mesilla Valley, October 2020
Amor is where you find it.
The Mesilla Valley is known for its high quality cotton production, its incomparable Chile and, increasingly, its huge pecan orchards with a winery thrown in here and there.
The valley straddles the path of Camino Real, the Royal Road of the Spaniards, as they marched to the north, conquering (and being defeated, notably by the fierce and excellent cavalry of the Comanches of the Empire of the Comancheria).
Alongside all of that is the Rio Grande River, that has enabled the agricultural industry to thrive.
Having said that, for one person, it is a place where an irrigation gate can become an art canvas that’s begging to be filled by someone whose priorities are clear: Amor for La Virgin de Guadalupe.
