POEM: Carved Columns [Bergerette]

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the columns stand crooked but strong,
hewn with scenes – right & wrong –
by gods and monsters long forgotten —
some loving & some rotten —
each dancing into its swan song

DAILY PHOTO: Leopard Look

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DAILY PHOTO: Leopard Look

Taken in November of 2013 at Mysore Zoo

DAILY PHOTO: China in Thailand

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Taken on January 5, 2014 between Phuket Town and Rawai Beach.

One of the cool things about Phuket is a huge Chinese influence relative to other parts of Thailand. Phuket Town is loaded with historic Chinese shrines of all sorts. However, there are also many more modern ones, such as the one above, around the island.

Happy New Year from Phuket

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Happy New Year from Phuket

Patong did New Years in a big way with fireworks and flying lanterns

DAILY PHOTO: Little India Fountain in KL

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