Jesus, a giraffe and the laundry, Teluk Dalam, Nias Island, Sumatra (best seen at larger sizes) This is an eclectic scene that defied my attempts to caption it. The giraffe is peeking up at the mid-right of the image. Alternative captions welcome.

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"Size matters: mine are bigger than yours!"

Cape buffalo comparing horn size, Ngala, South Africa

Outrigger canoe. wharf buildings and reflections galore, Teluk Dalam harbour, Nias Island, Sumatra

After tomorrow, my ability to post or comment will be extremely limited for 3 weeks or so as I head off on another adventure.

Jesus, a giraffe and the laundry, Teluk Dalam, Nias Island, Sumatra (best seen at larger sizes)

This is an eclectic scene that defied my attempts to caption it. The giraffe is peeking up at the mid-right of the image. Alternative captions welcome.

Zebra going for the jugular-1, Ngala, South Africa

Today I've posted the final five dramatic photos of the zebra battle. In this photo the female zebras are huddled together in the background trying to ignore these battling stallions, competing to control the harem.

In the end these battles end with the loser giving up and running off to 'lick his wounds' and survive to fight another battle. In some ways the animal world is more 'civilized' than the human one where battles CAN end in death.

Mothers and babies, Bawomatuluo village, Nias Island, Sumatra

I debated for several days about whether or not to post this picture, and in the end decided to post it in the hopes that it might provide a cautionary tale about the dangers of drug use during pregnancy. When I pulled this photo up for editing, I noticed that the baby on the left is suffering from a number of deformities, likely caused by unknowingly taking a teratogenic (i.e., deformation causing) substance during a critical stage of fetal development. The deformaties are similar to those caused in the past by thalidomide, which was sold as an anti-nausea drug for morning sickness, and as sedative from 1957 until 1962, when it was banned in most countries. The tragedy triggered a number of changes in the way we now test drugs.

Sorry I didn't have time to comment today, but too busy with gardening (a rare sunny day this month) and other work that couldn't wait.

Dory at low tide, Connemara, Ireland

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I choose this photo for today for all the green, offset with just a touch of red.

Curious children, Bawomatuluo village, Nias Island, Sumatra

Other photos, posted today, from this megalithic village can be seen here http://goo.gl/Ad2Hm

Farmer plowing his field with zebu (bos Indicus)-2, Bagan, Myanmar

Zebu are very beautiful oxen, and seem to be quite gentle. I love that they use so many traditional ways of doing things in Myanmar.

Dhammayangyi Temple at sunrise, Bagan, Myanmar

This is most massive temple in Bagan, with the best brick work. It was built by King Narathu (1167-70), who, by all accounts, was pretty psycotic. According to legend, Narathu oversaw the construction of the temple himself. The bricks were laid without mortar, and the masons were executed if a needle could be pushed between the bricks they had laid. Narathu never completed the construction because he was assassinated before its completion, so there is no top section to the temple

Jesus, a giraffe and the laundry, Teluk Dalam, Nias Island, Sumatra (best seen at larger sizes)

This is an eclectic scene that defied my attempts to caption it. The giraffe is peeking up at the mid-right of the image. Alternative captions welcome.

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Current: 800x533 |

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