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Uglich, a small city on the Volga River Tom Sawyer came to mind when I looked at the sparkling eyes of these boys. I don’t have sons, but I just know these boys gladden their mother’s hearts every time … Continue reading
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“We’re saving on gas but catching fewer crooks!” Two policemen stop at a traffic light in downtown Bangkok. They didn’t mind me taking their photo. Even though they are riding double, something police would never do in the U.S., they … Continue reading
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A village in somewhere in Myanmar. Village women carrying baskets hanging from a stick on their shoulders head homeward after a day’s work in the fields. Now to make dinner and afterward perhaps spin thread on an old fashioned spinning wheel or … Continue reading
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Mandalay, Myanmar…the Royal Palace The Royal Palace once consisted of hundreds of wooden buildings that have been destroyed by both Allied and Japanese armies during WWII. When I hear the words “wooden buildings” the palace sounds rather unimpressive. I think of … Continue reading
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Eastern Morocco, somewhere near Algeria. I went to this market because it was supposed to be frequented by nomads selling their flocks of sheep in this unpopulated area. Many of the men selling had walked nearly a hundred miles with … Continue reading
My computer has a virus and is now in the repair shop waiting to be fixed. The repairman is waiting as well, as his wife is about to deliver their first child. I won’t be blogging for a few days, perhaps … Continue reading
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Yesterday I showed you the demons on the moat bridge of Angkor Thom and here lined up on the opposite side are the gods. The gods also carry a Naga or dragon, but most of the Naga is destroyed now. … Continue reading
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Cambodia: Angkor Thom Angkor is composed of many cities built by Khmer kings from 800 AD to 1300 AD. Angkor Thom is one of the largest and was built in the late 12th century. The water here is the moat … Continue reading
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Here are two of my puppets or more correctly, marionettes. A marionette has strings which are pulled to induce actions. The smaller marionette is a Nat, a Burmese spirit and the larger is a Commissioner, I guess we could call him a … Continue reading
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Some times the sunlight falls on a favorite object in my house and I run down to get my camera and photograph it. There is a difference in what your eye sees and what the camera sees. I shot this at … Continue reading
