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Bayan-Olgii Province, Mongolia

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Rosemary
an elderly Mongolian woman dressed in a maroon robe, carrying a cane, and an orange purse walks the alleys of the local souk

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Bayan-Olgii, Mongolia 2014    

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At Home in Mongolia

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Rosemary
landscape: dawn in western Mongolia, showing typical tent-like dwelling called a ger

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Western Mongolia 2014 We stayed here with a Mongolian family for two and a half days. We women bunked in the nearest ger and the men on our tour slept in the farthest ger. The family, who were our hosts, … Continue reading →

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Kazakh Rodeo

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Rosemary
Western Mongolia: Kazakh eagle hunter, riding at a gallop, extends bait to his Golden Eagle

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 Western Mongolia 2014 You have to look closely to see that the horse is in a gallop. His near hind and off fore hooves are leaving the ground. He leans away from the eagle, but he doesn’t shy. The Kazakhs … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Kazakh Girl

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Rosemary
mongolia-kazakh girl looks into the distance, lost in thought

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Western Mongolia 2014 The daughter of the Kazakh family that we stayed with sits at the table where her mother butchers mutton and stares dreamily.

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Eagle Hunters of Mongolia

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Rosemary
Mongolia: a Kazakh Eagle Hunter entices his Golden Eagle with fresh meat

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Western Mongolia 2014 The eagle hunter rode into the arena at a brisk canter, shrieking a high-pitched cry that sounded to me like the cry of an eagle. He extended his “eagle arm”, the one his eagle normally perches on … Continue reading →

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Mongolia Unchanged

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Rosemary
A Mongolian man crosses the empty steppes of Mongolia with his herd of horses

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Mongolia 2014 Herds of animals are a common sight in Mongolia. This scene was only an hour from the capital of the country, Ulanbaatar.  The land is open grassland, but I read that there are forests north of Ulanbaatar. When … Continue reading →

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Marrakesh Souk : Fishmonger

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Rosemary
marrakesh souk, a man in a dirty apron swishes flies from the last fish in his shop

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Marrakesh, Morocco: Late 1990’s No words are needed today. Just FYI, though. The word for fish in Moroccan Arabic sounds like ‘hoot’. If you stay in a riad (an old house converted into a bed and breakfast) in the medina, … Continue reading →

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The Wild Horses of Mongolia

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Rosemary
Mongolia: Prezewalski horses in a resting pose

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Mongolia 2014…Hustai National Park The last of the wild horses roam free in a preserve on the grasslands of Mongolia. Called Przewalski horses after the Russian explorer who first described them, they are a stocky, dun colored breed with upright manes. Their eyes seem … Continue reading →

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Kasbahs of Rissani, Morocco

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Rosemary
children play in the tunnels of a kasbah in Rissani Morocco

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Rissani, Morocco late 1990’s Children run from my camera in one of Rissani’s kasbahs. Kasbahs are a kind of apartment house where a certain tribe lives…sometimes Berbers, sometimes Arabized Berbers. Life is primitive. There is no electricity except a rare … Continue reading →

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The Grandmother

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Rosemary
a Grandmother combs a boy's hair by window light: India

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Gujarat, India 2009 No words needed today except for you to tell the grandmother in your life that you love her.  

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