By the end of May, the competition was fierce
for The Flying Carpet’s Semi-Annual
Most Unforgettable Passenger award.
The Mad Hatter hopped aboard on Easter Sunday at Penland
and we headed for
Wonderland.
Leonardo da Vinci made a cameo appearance
in Chicago in April
long enough to paint The Last Supper
despite heavy turbulence
(and you know what a perfectionist he can be)
(Thanks to Eugenie for this photo)
The competition picked up
when we picked up Javier Cortés
at the corner of Filomeno Mata & Madero
in Mexico City in May.
He deftly loaded his assemblage shoe shine stand
and polished everyone’s shoes to boot.
Freda and Diego also joined us briefly in Mexico City in May
but Freda could not stand
wearing the same outfit for more than 1/2 hour,
so the Flying Carpet had to take them home.
Saint’s Day at Yanhuitlàn, Oaxaca upped the ante in May
with its Dancing Devils, twirling Señoritas and engraved tuba.
Diana The Huntress tried to board,
but there was not enough uplift
and she had to remain
at the Laguila Flea Market in Mexico City
Whew! How exhausting!
Special thanks to Frances Miller,
my indefatigable Mexico Companion,
whose “Up close and personal” photographic style
inspired many of these photos.
Thanks also for this "unforgettable"
Dances With Devils photo.
