midday
But I made no complaint after Diego had removed the dusty little windows on both sides and I looked through the apertures at the charming scene . The rising sun gave added fire to the bright red tiles of the long white Mission , and threw a pink glow on its noble arches and towers and on the white massive aqueduct . The bells were crashing their welcome to the bride . The deep valley , wooded and rocky , was pervaded by the soft glow of the awakening , but was as lively as midday . There were horses of every color the Lord has decreed that horses shall wear . The saddles upon them were of embossed leather or rich embroidered silk heavily mounted with silver . Above all this gorgeousness sat the caballeros and the doñas , in velvet and silk , gold lace and Spanish , jewels and mantillas , and silver-weighted sombreros ; a confused mass of color and motion ; a living picture , shifting like a kaleidoscope .