nepal etc

About 5 weeks in Nepal & India left me quite sick, but am

better now, so will probably post a small selection

of my photos, over the coming weeks

I started in Bhaktapur, one of the old capitals, & a quieter

option to Katmandu. In fact it looks quite medieval.

Noticed right away that people are very tired of being

photographed, I tried to respect that, though it was

painful, so many good faces.

I stayed at the Vajra guesthouse, & liked it, & there are

countless architectural details, shrines, ruins, temples

& of course souvenir shops, tourists etc.

Oh, & I was a few days in Bangkok first, that will come later.

nepal

Couldn't resist posting this, taken at dawn this morning:

the way they begin to appear where there was only sky before

is thrilling. It was also extremely cold, even though I was

still at only about 2000 ft.

Will post more when I get back, it's a challenge to keep

all the gear fully charged.

I really like this part of Nepal.

meantime..

here's a few links I've enjoyed lately

papercutter

paper

control of decisions

sixth sense technology

kenichi hoshine

paris museum

old varanasi

art/design

hiroshi senju

& there are many links to right >

travel

Details of a travellers palm, left shows the inner structure

when a branch is lopped. I was thinking about how, in our

familiar landscape, we notice the trees & whatever is around

on an almost daily basis, & then can choose the best time

to photograph it, while we mostly depend on chance,

while travelling.

I'll be away for a month, probably won't be posting,

please return then.

heading east

growing

The young water dragon top left sits on the same spot every

afternoon, I think he waits for the house lights to attract

his dinner. A red dragon fly right.

The adult water dragons look quite fearsome, but can be

almost tame, they appear to have a regular territory.

One used to share my neighbours cat's food.

daily serving

as tall

There's a giant flower growing from a sharp leaved plant

(perhaps a yucca?) beside the flagpole at the local RSL,

its as tall as the flag. I've noticed several plants that seem

to mimic a man-made artifact, like a street light~

it's very amusing.

Oh, & see that grey spot top centre? A week before I leave

my camera has developed a problem, there's no time

to get it fixed. Better now than there, I guess.

fritz henle photos

hearts

I took one cloud heart today, but only to check my camera,

it's definitely developed a fault, & at an inconvenient time.

There's no time for a repair, but there

is time to do something, don't know what, yet.

These above are from other days/years.

a romantic looking event