Active Mind, Creative Spirit
Slide Show and Thoughts
Time for photo catch up! I’ve averaged 750 photos per day and probably 20-50 video clips (because the sound and motion is really helpful sometimes! – I wish I could offer smellovision – there are curries and incense floating randomly throughout the city). I’ve…
Magic Cloth
Traveling to Nepal shows me, in stark contrast, all the quirky things we do in our culture. I love how the contrast and realization cracks open my thoughts and breaks me out of my routine, rote way of life. We have everything here, yet we…
The Force of Music
I have a story about this song. I have stories about lots of songs, because that’s the nature of music. At least for me. It brings memories, ideas, feelings and so much more. This one came to mind today when Mingma posted the newly…
Postcards from Nepal
Just some visual reminders of a place I love. Click a photo to see slide show. Boy at the motorbike fix-it shop Protector god at Boudhanath temple, Kathmandu Prayer wheels with golden light, at Swayambunath temple, Kathmandu Instant good karma to…
Study in Imagery
The serene image of a monk praying delights me. The Tibetan Buddhist monks of Nepal could take the interest of my camera for an entire year, I am certain. The colors and folds of their robes, the bright light on their shaven heads could…
Visual Post Story #1
[I know, the photo runs over the edge, but I needed it this size so you can see details] I took this as a simple documentary photo. I meant to capture the group, pre-dawn, in front of Everest, getting ready for an event. I…
A Thousand Words
Larger version of the photo here I have studied many of my photos over and over. This is one. It tells a million stories just in itself. For me anyway. I’ll try to encapsulate a few of them here. Visually this appeals…
One Off the Cutting Room Floor
Some of my early drafts had stories that I later cut for various reasons. Most were cut because I felt they didn’t add to the story or to anyone’s character. But I forgot that I cut this one. And in retrospect I probably should…
Trash Talk
This is a long one with a moral. Grab a cup of tea and get comfy. A story that didn’t make it into the book: Off the Everest Highway, away from the tourists and the more “primped” towns that are on display for all (still…
It Was All Sherpa
(Yeah, songs again in the title.) Sherpas are the culture of people who live in the high Himalaya, in the shadow of Mt Everest. The group I traveled with was predominantly Sherpa. They are a jovial, friendly, very social people and thrive on connecting…
Insallah
When we returned to Lukla (back down to 10,000 feet from the top), we had a couple days to rest. One evening in the common room at dinner, I talked to an Irish gal who was staying in the same lodge as we were….
Initial Acclimitization
Stepping back in time, here is a bit of story… When I arrived in Kathmandu, I had already been gone from home for 36 hours. Three days later, I felt like I had been there for a month. So much had happened already: I…