1/30/16

267 / holiday destination




At last all the tourists seem to have gone






we can get back to being a quiet little town






too late for that, perhaps






these are from years ago



1/29/16

266 / conversations




Fun to find these kind of shots. I like to imagine
the conversations some plants might have






with their neighbours ~ 
the palm fronds above are laughing, no?






1/11/16

265 / a moment




I like this one because it was just one moment of sun/cloud -
while I was looking - in Tibet.
Was a long time looking for it on the mac, 
& got annoyed all over again at how the new OS has 
wrecked all my slideshows in iPhotos.




1/9/16

264 / change




A leaf through the roof of a cafe
the other day. On my phone.
Just read on Google that I'm supposed to tell
people outside Australia that google uses cookies,
when you look at this blog. Don't know what 
I'm supposed to do with that information.. do you?
I assume all sites do, & therefore delete history,
which means they don't 'recognise' me next time.
Sometimes its all too much!



1/7/16

263 / Kopan




Fields on the way to Kopan monastery, above Kathmandu,
in 2013






Really admired the paintings here






an unusual use of flat wall & 3D decoration, with
lots of natural light






with some lovely trees in the garden, on the top of a hill,
above the smog of Kathmandu


1/6/16

262 / & again





a small shrine in Kathmandu three years ago






I wonder if the tree held this shrine together,
last year






a lot of old buildings appeared quite precarious
although often the timbers looked tougher than bricks






& there seemed to be countless modifications, 
sometimes because they'd encroached on the road






charcoal, though I couldn't tell if it was on purpose or not



1/4/16

261 / Kathmandu




At the Boudhanath stupa, while they add new layers of paint,
I saw some guys running down ladders, facing out.
Cant really tell, online, the extent of the earthquake damage
from last April, think it was the top structure






in Thamel






a beautiful smile, upstairs






after school






at Shechen monastery



1/2/16

260 / winter




Inside the small monastery
near the 1922 Everest base camp.
I'd want to sleep near the sheep, in winter






I hope someone brought new window glass to them






inside there are good paintings & thangkas





wishing a peaceful & happy 2016
to all




1/1/16

259 / high




last morning on Tibet trip






cannot imagine going up there






again, the extraordinary upheavals to make them






theres a small monastery behind me,
where monks & nuns stay all winter






to be there is truly mind-blowing






there's a number of small low buildings,
perfect for the terrain






We stayed at a hotel (back some way behind here)
& walked up..very slowly, in my case.
I think the road from here back to Kathmandu will
be closed for a long time.