Posted in Adventures, Asia, Canada, Education, India, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Personal, Photography, Rocks & Gems, Travel, art, articles, backpacking, commerce, culture, economics, environment, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, lapidary, my life, nature, ontario, photos, rockhounding, science, trade on August 7, 2006 | 4 Comments »
gemboree2 020, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Aristocracy oozes from his very pores, he is cool and non commital. I wonder if I am worthy to even barter. The table in front draws me closer. The salavitating rockhound within is fixated on the stones. Oh, oh, I must have a citrine! I cant help myself and he knows [...]
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Posted in Adventures, Asia, Education, India, Interesting, Life, Personal, Photography, Travel, articles, backpacking, culture, geography, photos, religion on July 8, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Blog11, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Anne Gordon, (Anne Gordon Images) a regular guest blogger on my site has just emailed me this post …
“How about a kiss;
These cows are seen everywhere in India. Woe betide
anyone who causes them injury.
Buses, cars motorcycles and humans give way
even when they lie down in the middle of the road.
Arriving in Jaipur [...]
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Posted in Adventures, Asia, Education, India, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Photography, Travel, articles, backpacking, books, culture, geography, geology, hiking, my life, photos, religion on May 29, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Blog02t[1], originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Another amazing picture from Anne’s travel library see her website in the del.icio.us links “Anne Gordon Images” (sidebar to the right). Anne’s own description seemed the most fitting explanation for the chance encounter.
“I had taken this image at Pushkar on the fringes of the Great Indian
Desert in Rajasthan. It is an [...]
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Posted in Adventures, Asia, Education, India, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Photography, Travel, articles, backpacking, culture, geography, photos on May 27, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Michaelblog01[1], originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Check out this angry critter. If this is not a loud, snorkeling protest, I dont know what is. My mother is a travel writer (see her website in my Del.icio.us links in the sidebar to the right - “Anne Gordon Images”). This superb picture is but one from her vast photo [...]
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