Nice picture - works for me.

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> Sent: 25 February 2007 03:49
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> Subject: PESO - The Wrong Back
> 
> Taken at the Taos Pueblo. When I went as a kid  with my 
> parents, lo, those 
> many long years ago, it was a working pueblo with  about 
> 1,000 - 1,5000 
> residents. This time I asked at the front gate, and they  
> said 100 people are still 
> residents. But when I actually asked some Indians  inside 
> (they have little 
> shops), I only found one who actually lived there. Most  go 
> home at night, so 
> nowadays it's more a "weekend pueblo." The main reason is  
> lack of electricity. 
> Once the Indians could move out and into town and have  
> electricity, and could 
> afford to move into town, there was a mass exodus.  
> Evidentially, sometime in 
> the early sixties.
> 
> Okay, enough historical side  bar.
> 
> When I first saw the back of the church there, I thought, 
> "Aha, the  famous 
> back." But by the time I had taken about three photos I 
> realized it  wasn't. I 
> am pretty quick on the uptake, only takes me a few minutes. 
> :-) (That  church 
> is in town, not at the pueblo.) 
> 
> I have ended up liking this more  and more. That is actually 
> an Indian woman 
> walking in the background. You are  not supposed to take 
> their photos without 
> permission, but it was really  accidental.
> 
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wrongback.htm
> 
> However,  it's just sort of an okay photo, and I am not 
> totally sure it is 
> worth it.  
> 
> So, comments, welcome.
> 
> Marnie aka Doe :-)  
> 
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