As anyone who has been trekking or hiking in the mountains, reaching a peak is a beautiful, satisfying experience. Whilst this peak wasn't the highest around, the view across the valley was stunning. It's extraordinary what a different perception of the world one gets when you take some time to climb to a level different from that which we are used to.
It's great how sometimes, when you start taking photos, the images just form for you. After I'd shot this one, the excitement of the kids was extraordinary: it's amazing how special your run-of-the-mill LCD screen showing their picture, can be to a child who five minutes earlier was being hit with a whip by a teacher during their outdoor lesson.
We may be distant cousins, but we all have a brotherliness which distance and development can never, ever deny.
One of a pair, sadly only this one 'posed' long enough for a good shot.
Summer is with us, beautiful it is.
Iodine water is a refined taste, and yet one which is somewhat addictive. Sadly for millions of people, still without clean water in the developing world, even Iodine is a luxury. For more information, and to help get clean water to people across the world, see the WaterAid website.
Telecommunications are a phenomenal thing. Telephone lines in India are quite another. But somehow, I find, they have some appeal; within these densely-packed wires are people's lives being borne out in delicate detail. When I was in India, connections with home were few and far between, but being able to sit and make a call in one of the 'ISD' phone booths was a lovely feeling, even if it cost 50 rupees a minute.
