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Life in the Tropics: Cambodia

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Rosemary
floating village on Tonle Sap Lake Cambodia

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Cambodia 2011 These floating houses don’t look as if they can withstand the monsoon rains that last six months of the year. Maybe they are ‘summer cottages’.

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Bond Between Man and Eagle

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Rosemary
a Kazakh hunter and his eagle

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Mongolia 2014 The bond between eagle and hunter was obvious. The bird was on edge. She squawked constantly. She’d spread her wings as if to take flight only to fold them the next minute. We could see that she wanted … Continue reading →

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On Marble Street in Mandalay

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Rosemary
Mandalay: man sculpts statues of Buddha

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Mandalay, Burma 2011 When our guide said that our next destination would be “Marble Street”. I got the idea that it would be a street paved with glistening, white marble flanked by smart shops and cafes. But no. Marble street … Continue reading →

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Rabari Style

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Rosemary
Rabari grandmother and granddaughter

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Gujarat India 2009 A small Rabari girl wears the intricately embroidered clothing of her tribe while her grandmother hides herself in black with only her lac or maybe ivory bracelets showing. This is the patio area of a prosperous Rabari home occupied … Continue reading →

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Brasov Romania

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rosemary
Brasov street with tiled roofs and converted gas street lamps

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Brasov, Romania 2012 Brasov was the last city I visited before returning to Bucharest for that lonely Easter weekend. Like Sibiu, Brasov could be called a living museum for the Saxon peoples who settled here a thousand years ago. Quaint … Continue reading →

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Work Makes the Man

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Rosemary
H'mong laborers in yunnan china

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Yunnan Province China 2005 H’Mong men wait for work on the city streets of Dongchuan. They waited and smoked. The man in the middle had a version of a corn-cob pipe. The pipe stem seemed to be a piece of … Continue reading →

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Gleaning

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Rosemary
Ladakhi woman gleans barley for monastery

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Near Leh, Ladakh Our young Ladakhi guide was a devout Buddhist. I’d see him murmuring his morning prayers in the car on days when he woke late and hadn’t had time to pray in private. We visited a monastery in … Continue reading →

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Progeny

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Rosemary
ethiopian tribal chief with wives and children

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Ethiopia-2013 We were invited to have an audience with the chief of the Ari. His home was on top of a fertile hill where his people farmed. The Ari wore western clothes but farmed with wooden plowshares and oxen. The chief … Continue reading →

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Teamwork

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Rosemary
Hunter, eagle and horse: mongolia

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Mongolia-2014 With a close-up shot like this one, the bond between man and bird and man and horse becomes apparent. I do worry somewhat about the horse’s mouths. Those bits are severe. The rider does not have a tight hold … Continue reading →

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Ambiance

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Rosemary
still life with flowers and books

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Kalnoky Estate, Transylvania 2012 The atmosphere of 19th century Middle Europe pervaded the reception of Kalnoky Estate.   The wan light seeping past the heavy curtains bathed the rooms in a sepia glow bringing the memories of years past to life. If only the walls could speak. My guide Daniel … Continue reading →

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