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Back when I was still a working stiff, I often took little detours on my way to work to catch the morning light along the bay. I recently found this little marshland scene while combing through the archives and I was immediately back standing along the bay on a soft winter morning watching the egrets comb the marshland for their breakfast. One of my contacts recently remarked that photos are little captured memories that forever memorialize a specific moment in time. I so agree with that. At the time, I thought it was a great justification for being late to work. I'm not sure my boss felt the same, but hey, once you hit your 60's I think you deserve a little slack.
Bay Land Preserve, Palo Alto CA
A Comb-crested Jacana foraging in the late afternoon sun - Yellow Water (Ngurrungurrudjba), Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Explore #108 on Saturday, June 27, 2009
This is Hmong woman Chai. The hand made Aluminum comb she has is a traditional gift from a boyfriend or most often a husband. Now a days most women have the plastic variety combs that comes in all colors but you can still those traditional ones and normally they will not sell them.
The Black Hmong are the 3rd largest minority in Vietnam with nearly 900,000 people. In the Sapa region there are about 35,000 Black Hmong residing in the surrounding 17 villages and they account for about 50% of the area population. Most reside at an altitude of 1,600 – 1,700 meters above sea level in this stunningly beautiful region they call “the city above the clouds”. The Hmong started migrating to Vietnam from China in the last 300 years.
In this region about half the Hmong are Catholic and half animistic. They live of the land growing rice and corn and they all believe in the spirits.
See more Hmong portraits here
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Explore - May 1, 2009 - #373
Ending the week on a light note ...
Our windy weather has made it difficult for this snowy egret to keep its do in place. See, it's not just a problem for floral photographers!! :-)
Happy Week-End to all - see ya when we return from graduation!
An Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on an oak tree with its fluffy tail caught in the wind displaying the ultimate in extreme comb-overs! Saanich farm, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
CSX C840 crosses the North Fork Kentucky River into Combs, Kentucky with empties for Typo mine. The stretch between Hazard and Typo makes up the only active portion of the famed EK Subdivision.