When we are not busy with yoga, chanting, reading, eating, meditating, or riding in a car out of town, we are walking to yoga or to James' place to chant or back to the Ashram for books or over the hill to Green Leaf for lunch or making our way back home from whence we came. My point being we get around a lot on foot. Here are a few images from some of these seemingly random outings.
You can click on any picture at anytime to enlarge. Here are a few examples of the 'houseplants' we see: 7' poinsettias blooming in February and this soon-to-explode flowering cactus, also well over 8'.
The building under construction was smaller, and will become a three story monstrosity before they are done. As people's wealth increases they move to a bigger house, or build up by adding floors above. It is also common to see one story shacks right next to these private high- rises.
Below is an example of the lack of division of church and state: this beautiful gazebo-like altar surrounds a sacred tree adorned with serpent carvings, sacred imagery of Shaivite beliefs. This is in front of the local fire station.
Once the camera comes out in a public space though, everyone wants to get in the shot.
We were nearly mobbed by this class of boys after the first photo. Everyone wanted to be in the front row.
Of course, no outing would be complete without properly disposing of our snack trash. The Happy Hungry Garbage Beast is all too eager to help!
As always, more photos and moments are always on the way.
Thanks for staying tuned!
No comments:
Post a Comment