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Panorama of waterfront of Schuylkill River

A sleeping bee on a cool Fall evening.

A rider trying to untangle his hand and a rein from a running horse.

along the sea shore

Shades of Orange

the proprietor of the Dells Mill, a functioning nineteenth century grist Mill.

These two dinghies, mirror images of each other, remind me of the tranquility of water and the escape provided by small boats. They also represent Seattle's many ties to water.

Resting on a private beach in Cesme, Turkey, a lovely boat sails by.

Lovers posing to show their struggles and by chance a boy chasing a girl in the background.

Flying high in a hot air balloon amongst the ancient city of Cappadocia, Turkey.

Red flowers and wooden fence

Lunch Time:-This photograph was taken in a Dhaba (Restaurant)which is in a remote Tribal village in Purulia. There is the only Restaurant on that place. People were having their Lunch for which we h

An American pioneer homemaker, re-enacted at a living museum.

While cycling I came upon the celebration of a summer birthday in Seattle. I wondered if the man was trying to escape his birthday and becoming another year older or merely going for a chilly swim.

Inside a temple in South Korea.

emotions fading off

An early American wheelwright plies his trade

After all the cities an countries I have visited, I finally feel at home.

The Sun On A Porch Stoop

Looking down from a top of Smoky Mountains

A blacksmith toils at his dying art

lost in thoughts

Driving through western Washington I came upon this reminder of our not so distant past. Cars were speeding by on the adjacent interstate as I took this photo reminiscent of a slower time.

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Lunch Time:-This photograph was taken in a Dhaba (Restaurant)which is in a remote Tribal village in Purulia. There is the only Restaurant on that place. People were having their Lunch for which we h

Lunch Time:-This photograph was taken in a Dhaba (Restaurant)which is in a remote Tribal village in Purulia. There is the only Restaurant on that place. People were having their Lunch for which we had also entered.

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