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Street life in Mexico doesn’t get much more colorful than this. On a sizzling summer day in Valladolid, in Yucatan, it’s all quiet—but...

It’s all about you. Who you are is what you make, and what you make of it. — Jann Alexander on Influences .  .  .  .  . HERE’S WHERE I...

Desert Reflections Jann Alexander ©2010 Reflections of the vast brown Chihuahuan desert that surrounds a vivid green church in the tiny...

Mirrored Lily by Jann Alexander © 2014 Reflections are easily found in nature. Reflections upon oneself, within one’s soul: not so...

Pi in the Sky Writing by Jann Alexander © 2014 Look up.  You might be surprised at what you see, and what you can shoot. When I stepped...

Ideas by Jann Alexander ©2014.jpg Brenda Ueland had a lot to say about creativity ; in fact, she herself was an inexhaustible fountain...

Meet the Beetles by Jann Alexander © 2013 You get a different perspective on things when you look  inside . Viewed by a human, a Texas...

Pistachio Dream by Jann Alexander ©2013 If you dream in green and ice cream, you may want to dive inside a pistachio-colored booth at...

Branch Out After You Plant Your Roots by Jann Alexander © 201 How I finally learned to be as sociable online as I am off If you’re an...

Outer Space Flower by Jann Alexander © 2014 From a Texas Hill Country wildflower’s vantage point, March means spring is in the...

Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 In Austin, Texas, we take our local landmarks seriously , and our city ordinances decree...

STOP BY MY WEBSITE TO SEE HOW I LEAD MY CREATIVE LIFE. #lifelessons #JosephCampbell #inspiration #discovery #acceptance

You’re Gonna Love Austin  by Jann Alexander © 2014 Welcome to Austin, all ye visitors to SXSW. You’re gonna love Austin. We all do....

See and read my imperfect works at my website. #art #WilliamFaulkner #creativity #work #inspirationalquotes #Perfectionism

Abandoned by Jann Alexander © 2014 Why am I so drawn to photograph abandoned places and things? My image library is overflowing with...

What could be better than a Margarita Threesome?  © Jann Alexander 2012 Today is National Margarita Day,  and if good things always come...

Coffee Gets Creative in Mocha Madness by Jann Alexander © 2011 “We can enhance our creative output by looking at everyday acts as...

Those Halcyon Days by Jann Alexander © 2014 Some of Austin’s towers are getting pretty overtowering, but locally-owned Halcyon is...

Snowed Under in Seco by Jann Alexander © 2014 Beneath a blanket of snow in Arroyo Seco , there must be a story to go with a small and...

Texas Proud Since 1964 by Jann Alexander © 2013 Broken Spoken Here. The Broken Spoke offers dining, dancing and development. Owner...