Kathmandu from across, I think, the Bagmati river. Like other photographs that I have posted this week, this was taken in 1989 during my travels through the Indian/Chinese subcontinent. Photo capture of a slide projected onto a wall.
Photographs
Swayambhunath, on the edge of Kathmandu, through the mist. This photograph was taken in 1989 and is a photo of a slide projected onto a wall.
Well while I didn’t get out to see the Jaws surf break yesterday that I had spoken about, some people were surfing those monsters and others got to take photos of the day.
I did get to see some slightly smaller, though still big waves further down the coast. Plenty of people turned out to watch as well. No worth while photos of the waves though. An iPhone 13 Mini’s camera does not do them justice.
Sunset over a Tibetan monastery with prayer flags near Kathmandu, Nepal, taken towards the end of 1989.
This image is a photograph of a slide projected onto the wall and then cropped and straightened in order to correct the perspective.
Travels through the Solo/Khumbu Region
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Last night I went back through some slides from my 1989/90 travels through Pakistan, China, Nepal & India. I have numerous slides, and they are in an ill arranged mess at the moment. As I loaded up the carousel to put into the projector, I had little idea as to what I would be looking at, even whether I would recognize the images. My fears of not recognizing images were unfounded.This morning’s double rainbow 🌈
Burning the Christmas tree to get the fire going,
and a couple of hours later,
Listening to First Mind by Nick Mulvey 🎵

Just home from a Sound Bath. I’m feeling very relaxed now, and think that I’ll be sleeping well tonight.
We had some battery operated LED lights lying around and so I used them to decorate a small tree in the garden.
My wife bought this Advent Calendar for the grandchildren. A draw for each day. She has dropped a couple of treats into each one.
My mother kept all the letters and cards that I sent to her from my travels over the years. Now she has passed them onto me.
Maybe there is a story in there?
A visitor this morning.
A misty evening.
I am not a surfer but I am find myself in awe of the big winter swells that come to these islands. This swell was meant to have waves peaking at 20 to 30 feet. The photo and video below do no justice to the power of the ocean and the visual experience, but hopefully they will give you a taste.

I sit quietly while waiting for the final guests to arrive. We are eating soon.
A walk to the mailbox revealed the arrival of November’s collection from Field Notes.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 →
Ready for tomorrow’s gathering.
There are times when I appreciate living on the wetter side of the island. Good, lazy Saturday morning weather.

A moody, wet Lake Como, with clouds hugging the mountains, as we set off.
This morning’s view at Lake Como.
Two men in Siena.
I’m trying to learn a little more from @maique’s examples.
Tuscan sunset.
Entering SPECTRE’s lair. Aka, a visit to Antinori nel Chianti Classico winery.
The entrance to their parking garage.
Steps to the reception area.
Looking down on the reception area while waking up to the roof.
Deep in the bowls of the winery.
More Florence street art….
…these two were next to each other under a small indent in the wall.
Taking inspiration from @maique, a wall drawing from the streets of Florence.
Morning view towards Florence
Back from my Micro Meetup with @maique. Thank you for the lovely walk, conversation and tour of your corner of Lisbon. 🥰
Photo credit @maique (of course) though I’ve probably missed out on picking the best photo. 😬
A room with a view at night with Jupiter looking on. The Pantheon, Lisbon.
A room with a view. The Pantheon, Lisbon.