Kep, Cambodia Feeling uninspired, I told myself to pick a random photograph to write about. Which led to some weeding out. Why on earth do I keep all these? I asked myself, over and over. This one brought me to a stop. The first time I saw this image, it was like seeing a ghost. … Continue reading Before
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Corpses
Corpses Corpses of animals, killed on the road Corpses of farm houses Corpses of barns, empty and dark, Corpses of tractors. Corpses of cars, cast off in the weeds, Corpses of trees, broken and stark. Corpses of fields, lying fallow and bare, Corpses of woods, that once were fair Flayed by storms which Are Nature's … Continue reading Corpses
Treasured memory
Ta Phrom, Angkor, Cambodia For something different, today I decided to post some of my dad's photographs and a short extract from my memoir of Angkor. Giant treesNandi, The BullThe Bayon 12th CenturyOne of the gates to Angkor Thom It was so still, there among the giant trees that were consuming the ruins of Angkor. … Continue reading Treasured memory