The home is the woman's domain in most traditional Mexican-American families. It is she who provides the meals, she who makes the decisions on what the front yard will look like, she who continues the small ceremonies that make daily life comfortable. Her territory starts with the front yard.
Nothing remains undecorated, however.
The fence has curved adornments, the cement is dyed pink, the front of the house displays the sun and moon, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and two separate street numbers. Situated on a major thoroughfare, just across the street from the University of Arizona, this yard exudes a kind of rural peace. Ysidra Peralta's front walk in northwest Tucson provides a truly baroque statement of motion and color in a quiet neighborhood. It is easy to understand why the neighborhood kids call this la casa McDonald . This shrine was erected in memory of a deceased daughter of the family, although such shrines more often represent thanks for miracles granted to the household .