Bali Stupa
(HDR image of the Buddhist stupa at the top of the Bramavihara-Arama Temple, near Banjar, Bali.) The Bramavihara-Arama Buddhist Temple is the religious site to visit in northern Bali; so, we went. The temple is vertical, with grounds, gardens, and shrines on several levels. At the top I emerged at an enormous open space, with wide lawns and seating steps set amongst manicured gardens, leading across a broad stepped field to this impressive stone stupa. The spiritualist in me reveled in the quiet majesty.
At the End of the Rainbow
Belize – the Cruise Ship Anchorage
The cruise ship Norwegian Jewel sparkles in the sun under a double rainbow, as a rain squall passes. Shot from the Holland America ship Ryndam in the cruise ship anchorage at Belize. Turneffe Atoll is visible to the left, just emerging under the storm clouds.
No Parking!
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Driving downtown at rush hour on a weekday: Isn’t it an uplifting challenge? (Rhetorical question.) It is relatively easy to despise cities when you are looking for a parking place and the streets are crowded. This week I have […]
Sun, Sea, and Boats
Kralendijk, Bonaire N.A. Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Nancy and I had gone with some friends on a diving holiday at Bonaire, the divers’ “Mecca” in the southern Caribbean. After two dives each day (sometimes three), our habit was to return to our lodgings, clean and hang the dive […]
