Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Some of my favorites

Your favorite photos on Flickr

These are my favorite photos shot by other photobloggers at flickr. Some images are of Puerto Rico. Others are not. For some reason, these images are among my favorites. They touch me in some way. Just click on "Your favorite photos on Flickr" (above) to go see. Enjoy.

Clarisel

La Perla


La Perla
Originally uploaded by clarisel.
Today's featured photo from the Puerto Rico Sun flickr pool

Photo by clarisel

This is the photo on flickr that more visitors have viewed from my photostream. It is my most "viewed" photo.

Monday, June 13, 2005

sol means sun


sol means sun
Originally uploaded by lapamela.
Today's featured photo from the Puerto Rico Sun flickr pool

Photo by lapamela
Scattered violence mars relatively calm Puerto Rican Day Parade: South Florida Sun-SentinelRead the news story and make sure to check out the photo gallery of 21 photos of the parade and the police activity (unfortunately). Go to http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/nyc-para0613,0,1861551.story?coll=sfla-newsnation-front

Wave to the camera


Wave to the camera
Originally uploaded by jorgeq.
Photo by jorqeq

From The National Puerto Rican Day Parade

Sunday, June 12, 2005

From the Headlines
NYC Sways to Salsa for Puerto Rican Day - Yahoo! NewsThousands of Puerto Ricans showed up to dance to the tunes of salsa and reggaethon for one of the city's largest cultural parades: The National Puerto Rican Day Parade. For more, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050612/ap_on_re_us/puerto_rican_parade

My Brownie


My Brownie
Originally uploaded by clarisel.
Brownie, my boricua dog.
From the Headlines

El Diario/LA PRENSA ��� OnLine��
Editorial: "Celebrating Puerto Rico in New York" -- Today's Puerto Rican Day Parade is a celebration of the traditions of the island and the contributions of boricuas on the mainland.

Playa Sucia


Playa Sucia
Originally uploaded by jps_pr.
Today's featured photo from the Puerto Rico Sun flickr pool

Photo by jps_pr

Cabo Rojo, P.R.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Sunset in San Juan


Sunset in San Juan
Originally uploaded by GinoPR.
Today's featured photo from the Puerto Rico Sun flickr group pool

Photo by GinoPR

Friday, June 10, 2005

FYI -- Headlines and Briefs

1010 WINS - New York's All News Station : Perth Amboy Allows Puerto Rico Festival
Low-Income Seasonal Workers Arriving in MaineIt is the time of year in Downeast Maine when thousands of seasonal workers begin arriving to rake blueberries, perform landscaping work, clean rooms and wash dishes. They come from all over, including places like Mexico and Central American, Eastern European countries and the Caribbean, to work.
But not all such workers are in Maine legally. While immigration officials are cracking down on illegal immigration, local contractors say they are not trying to harbor illegal workers and are struggling to fill an employment void and how to make sure worker credentials are good. To read more http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/archive/2005/06-09-05/ea_news2_06-09-05.html

IMG_1861


IMG_1861
Originally uploaded by Jaime Olmo.
Today's featured photo from the Puerto Rico Sun flickr pool

Photo by Jaime Olmo

Celebration of dance. How fun!