The Month of Mariachi

August's background photo is from Cactus Stovepipe in Arizona, outside of Ajo (it means garlic). When researching instruments, I learned that a mariachi band has a lot of them--as many as 8 violins and two trumpets. You will notice that Strombeek and Louie's band only has one of each. And no guitarrón (a bass guitar) or vihuela (a high-pitched rhythm guitar)--just one regular one. They're just a small band of mariachi cats wandering through the high desert just on the US side of the border, and relaxing under the saguaros.