Mongolia

This weekend, I started a big project that I have wanted to do for some time now. I am going through the thousands of slides I have had stored away, and starting to scan my favorites. It is a huge project, and will probably take me years...but, in the next few weeks, I am going to be posting some photos from some of the trips I took in the past...it is actually fun to go through my old photographs...

This one is from a trip I took a few years back to Mongolia. Digital cameras had just started to make their mark in the market, but I was not quite ready to make the switch yet...

Skywatch Friday - Sunset in the Himalayas

Ok, I know, this is the second week in a row with a Skywatch shot from Nepal...but, the skies in the Himalayas are really tough to beat...

Have a great weekend, and please visit as many Skywatch Friday sites as you can...meeting new people and seeing new places in the world is what Skywatch Friday is all about...

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Happy Thanksgiving

One of the things I miss the most when living overseas is Thanksgiving at home with family. The smell of the turkey in the oven and watching football all day long...it is an American tradition that is hard to beat.

Although we didn't have football to watch, and I had to work all day, a bunch of us did get together for a big turkey dinner. It was good to be with friends and family for a few hours, but man am I stuffed...will have to get to bed early tonight...

For all you Americans out there...and anyone else...Happy Thanksgiving!!

Now THAT is a BIG Pack

When you trek in Nepal, most hire porters to carry your packs...at least I did. I only had to carry a small day pack that held my camera and my water...and even with that small pack, it was a challenge going up and down the Himalayan trails.

But these guys were amazing...I don't know how they walk for hundreds of miles with bare feet and a strap around their head carrying everything from baskets to refrigerators up and down steep hills...it really is unreal...

Walkn' The Plank

I have actually posted this photo before...but since I am teaching about textures in my photography class, I thought I would add some texture to this photo...I like the way it turned out, but admit that it isn't for everyone...

Proud Soccer Player

One thing I have noticed in all my travels is that no matter where you are, kids are pretty much the same. Yes, this kid is growing up in a very poor neighborhood, but like all kids, he plays and thinks like any kid anywhere in the world. He stopped me as I was walking and wanted me to take a photo of him with his soccer ball...standing as proud as he could...

Kampung Living

I can't believe I skipped over this photo when editing my Jakarta Photowalk photos...So much going on, it is hard to know where to look first...

Skywatch Friday - Sunrise in Nepal

It was a VERY cold morning, and we were packing our bags for the long hike down from Annapurna Base Camp Christmas morning last year...I looked up and saw this orange cloud...grabbed my camera (almost slipping on the ice to get it), and got one shot before the orange left the cloud...it was literally only seconds before the cloud turned greyish white...

Have a great weekend, and be sure to check out as many sites as you can using this link...

Just Making a Living

Necklaces and flowers...why not?

Not a Bad Place To Hang Out

That water is for real...not "Photoshopped"...

Waiting For Divers

I was down to the last few minutes of my dive when a small school of fish cruised right in front of me...I thought, "That would make a cool shot....the fish, the small reef, and the boat on the surface...". What I didn't know... was that everyone was already on the boat waiting for me...

The Amazing Cuddle Fish

One of my favorite animals on the reef. They are amazing at changing colors and texture. Do you notice the purple color at the bottom matching the sponge below him? Too cool...

Jakarta...A Unique Skyline

I took this photo from the parking lot of a new mall in Jakarta called, Grand Indonesia.

Skywatch Friday - Low Tide

Happy Friday, Skywatchers!!

Please visit the skywatch site to view the links to the hundreds around the world who participate in this fun day looking at the sky...

Have a great weekend!!

A Bat Fish Cruises the Reef

The reef says it all...what can I say?

Broken Boat on the Beach

So, I heard the story about this wreck...

A guy has this great idea about building a catamaran...a really BIG catamaran. So, he sinks his life savings into the project and has a local boat builder in Lombok build his dream boat. It takes almost two years to build. On his maiden voyage, his dream boat splits in two...they drag the heap of wreck onto the beach where it still lies today a couple of years later. The guy stays on the island, no money, no honey, and gets drunk every night...and that is the story of this wreck.

Now, it makes for a good picture...and story...

Leaf Scorpion Fish

I guess these guys are beautiful in their own way...

Black-Saddled Sharpnose Puffer

Diving is truly like flying through another planet....don't believe me? Just check out the colors on this fish...almost seems unearthly..

Skywatch Friday - Lombok

Happy Friday!!

Be sure to visit blogs from around the world also watching the sky...it is fun!

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Have a great weekend!!

Stop Where You Are

We saw lots of turtles while in Lombok...this one appears to be telling me something...

The Lion Fish Lurks

Speaking of poisonous fish...these guys also have some venomous spines that would ruin your day...but they are beautiful...

The Gathering of Catfish

I have heard from some that these little guys are poisonous...I don't know if it is true or not, but I keep my hands away from them when I see them just in case...

The Peace of Late Afternoon

My favorite time of my routine while in Lombok was after my third dive...the light was just magical, and the sky and water had a new look every day...

Back From Lombok

One week on the small island of Gili Air just off the coast of Lombok...

A great trip...and got some new photos to post that I will be sharing with you this month.
Gotta admit...it was tough leaving the island life and returning to the hectic pace of Jakarta...oh well, gotta make a living somehow...