Avoiding the rain
Noon snooze in the cyclo
Tuk tuk footie
Abandoned by the rockpile
 When in doubt, choose both.  I have no earthly idea what this means.  Let's just skip the suggestions and bitch. I love this place. This past week much of SE Asia had their version of New Year’s celebrations. Sadly, we weren’t there this year, but here are some photos from a mid-river party we came across in Laos a few years ago which give a pretty good idea of what the feeling is like:
Today I imagine a SE Asia-wide hangover. Even so, Happy New Year, wherever you are!  A couple of local pollinators drink from the birdbath. How do you take photos of bees drinking? In this case, with a 300mm lens, a 1.4 teleconverter and a macro tube at 1/640 of a second (interesting fact: at 1/500 of a second, these bees’ wings moved too fast to register in photos). . . . → Ramble More: Buzz buzz…  Serious words. The people of Vientiane are a friendly lot, and don’t ask too much. So would you please follow the signs?  "We need to sell this farm for more information please contact with us inside." Saw this sign along a road in the boonies outside Luang Prabang, Laos, some years back. Inside? Where? Many of you may think this is a fair approximation of Redcoates social activity for the past couple of months, and . . . → Ramble More: Pointless Photo Monday – Inside the Outside Edition  I stumbled across these images and remembered a weird story while looking for something else entirely. Lo, these many years ago (1998 to be exact) Karen and I lived and worked in Cambodia. They were interesting times, to be sure, what with the Khmer Rouge still lurking about the edges. Plus, the country held . . . → Ramble More: Wayback Machine: Land of the Surreal 
So, we’re still here in Missoula, Mont., still working, and loving the views. There is some debate about the merits of cold weather and icy roads, though…  The winning chicken at the Western Montana Fair in Missoula, a couple of weeks ago. It’s a tiny chicken! Kinda overwhelming, innit? Finally got film developed last week and had a chance to scan some contact sheets over the weekend. (For all you young un’s out there: Film and Contact Sheet) I do like how the wait . . . → Ramble More: Pointless Photo Monday XXV – It’s A Winner! 
View of the large fire east of Missoula, Montana, as seen from I-90. Okay, so not on fire, on fire, but we’re doing a lot. Finishing up training, planning new classes, limping.
A helicopter drops a load of water . . . → Ramble More: We’re On Fire |
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