Monday, November 29, 2010

Ubud#5- rice paddies for Amy (MSS) and dance

content as a person can be

preparing a new paddy by hoeing

different stages of flooding

different stages of growth


intricately engineered irrigation channels

to flood or to drain during the course of growing


lejog, musical instrument

Pura dalem(temple)

gamelen orchestra

Boros dance (young 12 year old boy)

this is a family troupe



Mother Ibu  is dancing on the left


she is amazing, and was Raphaelle's teacher

complete orchestra then turned into fire dancers!!!!! lots of chanting
travelin' woman

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Exquisite bird I just saw

travelin' woman well, I am sitting here on the computer, looking out into the rice paddies and this is the bird that comes flying by and sits contently on a tree, barren of leaves so that I may view it's beauty unrestricted!
Wow!
(ain't google great?????? instant identification instant gratification!)

This bird does not sing a song (silence in beauty)



The Java Kingfisher

The Java Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) is common throughout lowland Bali ...
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Gambar bisa saja memiliki hak cipta.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Ubud photos #4

guardian outside Ubud palace
Legong dancers


legong dancers

Borong dancer Demon!

offering at family temple at Honeymoon Guesthouse

Ganesh

heliconia outside my room

rice paddy outside cottage

offering outside my cottage at Ina's
happy!
travelin' woman

Ubud photos #3

Legong dancer
dancers at Ubud Palace
sculpture in family temple
water palace in Ubud
rice paddies outside my cottage at Ina's
travelin' woman

Ubud - Candiadasa photos #2

woman making an offering
Borong like scarecrow in rice paddy
Moose and Raphaelle in  JazzCafe

Rice farmer
Philly walking in rice field
remember "Ping"?
rice ready to be harvested

white lotus
philly and meaghan at LaughingBuddha

entrance to elephant cave- Goa Gajah
The figure represents
Boma, the son of Wishnu and Basundari, god and goddess, he is likened to water and earth
roots of banyan tree and sculpted rocks
artist in rice field
Raphaelle and Philly at Virgin  Beach
Virgin Beach near Candiadasa, east coast

travelin' woman