Friday, June 18, 2010

Photo-Finish Friday -- Life Goes On

An ordinary day in Santa Clara, Cuba.

Enlarge the photo and you'll see laundry on the second floor and a woman hanging out the wash on the top floor.
This building is across the street from one of the most sacred sites of the Revolution. It looks over the wrecked train that Che Guevara toppled to cut off supplies to the military. Castro entered Havana a few days later.
Life goes on.

15 comments:

David Barber said...

You seem to capture shots that could inspire all kinds of stories. You have a very good eye, Leah. And a good little history lesson underneath. Thanks.

solarity said...

This particularly appealed to me since I've just come in from hanging laundry out on my balcony (in the country, not the city, but still.)

Mary Anne in Kentucky

messymimi said...

Time is a funny thing. This contrasts it beautifully.

Leah J. Utas said...

Thank you so much, David.

Mary Anne, I hang mine on the clothes tree on our back porch in warm weather. I wouldn't want to do it in the city, but it's the way of life there.

Messymimi, thank you.

the Bag Lady said...

What a wonderful building! Love the details, and the laundry makes it look cozy.

You do have a good eye, cousin.

Leah J. Utas said...

Thanks, Cousin, I thought the building had a lot of character.

Anonymous said...

Wow, I did enlarge the photo. Okay, I'll say it again, you make me want to go to Cuba. You have a wonderful photographic eye.
Mary

Barbara Martin said...

I can see a couple of plot threads emerging from this photo, Leah. Great inspiration you've provided. Love the architecture of the building.

Leah J. Utas said...

Mary, thanks so much. I hope you can get there some day soon.

Barbara, the architecture struck me, too. I never thought of this as inspiration for writing, but I do see it.

Reb said...

Lovely photo and the building is amazing.

Leah J. Utas said...

Thanks, Reb. It had a great deal of character.

Tabor said...

You may be interested in one of my life story posts about my husband meeting Che many years ago. Just search my blog and it should come up if indeed it strikes your fancy.

Leah J. Utas said...

Tabor, I'd love to read it. I searched both your blogs twice, but I don't have very good searching skills as I couldn't locate it.
Can you give me a direct link?

Thomma Lyn said...

What a fascinating building. And interesting history that goes with it, too.

Leah J. Utas said...

Cuba's an interesting place, TL.