Tag archive for Animals

Camel Tunes, part 2 of 2

  And out of the desert, a blonde figure emerged, on a camel, and was beckoned to play and master the magical bowed violin instrument on her first try. Mixed results.  

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Camel Tunes, part 1 of 2

  And out of the rolling sand dunes, a figure approached. He was on a (co)mission to woo the tourists with desert tunes. He had deep set eyes that sparkled. He seemed stern and serious, but a wide smile betrayed his subdued intensity. He got…

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Pre-Monsoon Wedding

  Chandeliers, a groom on a horse, a uniformed brass band. Hallmarks of a the multi day celebration that we followed, and that followed us, through Pushkar over the course of our stay.  

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Dead Rats

I've been having vivid dreams in Vietnam. Which makes sense, since they're colored by the strange reality that is Vietnam. I dreamt of rats, porcupines and deer chasing me through Hanoi – an angry stampede through the streets, where the hunted indeed became the hunter….

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