It is always my mission to find the beautiful. It exists in every person and every thing, all it takes a little searching for. When I first arrived in Recoleta, I was overwhelmed by three things: the smell, the dogs, the flaites. But now I don’t notice any of them. Do you know what I do see? Beauty. One of my favorite places to discover it is amongst the houses. I love to see how people put loving attention into their properties. They paint bright colours, sweep their streets, tend to elaborate gardens, trim trees on the footpath, plant fruit trees in unlikely places and have plants on their balconies. I also notice how many of them will put out plastic bowls of water for the street dogs and give them food. Here are some of my favorite residential shots (mind you, everything looks lovely under a ray of sunshine!):
