The Weekly Photo Challenge is Converge. The Nicaraguan people have converged or assembled for many things recently. Using some of John Lennon’s lyrics for “Come Together”,this is a visual story of the ways in which the Nicaraguans converge.
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
Nicaraguans converge at the cemetery to celebrate the life of my neighbor, Don Jose.
He say “I know you, you know me”
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
Nicaraguans rally against the proposed Nicaraguan canal.
Frightening red lines join the canal route, where half of Ometepe Island will be controlled by the Chinese.
He say “One and one and one is three”
Got to be good-looking ’cause he’s so hard to see
Come together right now over me
The children of the La Paloma Elementary School unite in their joy of reading at the grand opening of their new school library.
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
The community of Los Ramos assembles to give thanks for the donations after the landslide that heavily damaged their village.
Love your convergence interpretation. More than ever, we need people to come together to effect change…
Great post!
I always look forward to your posts and loved the way you combined Lennon’s “Come Together” with the photos of your community. Anita
A heartwarmng display of community spirit in Nicaragua Debbie. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for your sweet comment, Madhu.
Love how you’ve composed this piece, Debbie. You’ve incorporated John Lennon’s words in a way I’m sure he would have supported.
I’ve been thinking a lot about John Lennon lately. Then, his lyrics converged with these photos. lol Thanks for your thoughtful comment.
Beautiful post, Debbie. Your community is so full of heart. How wonderful to be starting up another library for the students.
Thanks, Lynne. I’m working on a post of the grand opening of the La Paloma Elementary school library. It was so heartwarming.
One thing Mary and I have really learned about our neighbors here in a small coastal town in Ecuador is the strong sense of community that our friends have for our little town. Virtually everything is done as a community. My new favorite saying is, “Yo soy San Clemente – pata salada” – Which roughly means I am a San Clemente-ite – my feet are salty or I have planted my feet in the salt of San Clemente. Sounds like you have the same type of community there. Great post!
Nice! Yo soy Ometepino-pata salada. lol I’ll have to ask my neighbor about this phrase. I wonder if they say it in Nicaragua?
Interesting choices for the challenge! Beautifully shot….