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.

258 / vast

Sometimes was reminded of parts of Australia

though not for long

couldn't do much about reflections 

too cold to open windows

it would be magnificent to ride through

 wonder whether nomads talk much?

I felt very quiet there

257 / strong

such strong landscapes, must be heaven for geologists, too

some of it looks like it just happened

found these mud brick ruins rather mysterious

would like to wander more slowly among them

& go slowly through the hardy little towns

with their optimistic decorations

256 / so cold

This was an early morning, to get there before dawn

so very cold! The white is ice & frost

superb mountains 

always love to watch them appear out of nothing

255 / time

This has taken the longest time: went through the photos from Tibet,

to see if I could get a bit more out of them. It was a hot day, 

& the mac got very hot

They were often through glass on a dusty road, at speed,

which is why I want to do a trip that focuses on photography;

to be fair, theres a set time to each next checkpoint, so we 

could not stop much

But then, yesterday, I frittered away hours trying to get into my blog,

my fault, passwords are in a confusing mess.

I like this country very much, though its the big mountains I want to paint

I'd love to see them in different seasons, too

& meet more of the nomads who live in them,

before they're made to settle.

254 / vivid

Its still quite vivid in memory, where most

of these photos were taken. 

The Pushkar mela in Rajasthan was the most amazing 

event I'd seen till then. (about '71 or '72)

a swami in a photo studio in Pushkar

a yogi & teacher, 108 years old, in Pushkar

have always wondered about the story here

its a yearly fair/mela, fabulously colourful 

its possible to know where they come from 

by their clothes

possibly a lot more sophisticated now, 

a chai tent out past the busy areas

pilgrims in Varanasi

253 / remembering

Baba Kausiladas.

a friendly sadhu in Varanasi, I was there for a few months 

in the 70's. I'd watch the sunrise with him, by the Ganga. 

He's no longer there, but I remember him well 

thanks to photographs

& these girls in the Gir Forest

My memory is very visual, wonder if thats the case

everywhere, now? With so many visual aids etc.
Here I drew the father & gave it to him, then it was ok to
photograph. Its the last place with Asian lions.