Smiley

This is one of my grandmother's dogs. I call her Yim Yim ("Smile smile").

Trash Puppy

This is my 'trashy' continuation of Chinitas' "Marlboro Corpses" post (05/26/09). This was actually taken in 2002 in Bangkok! I was walking by an abandoned property (which always ends up turning into a dumping ground unfortunately) and saw this little one sitting in the middle of that pile. I managed to snap this before he/she scampered off to play with a sibling.

I like that its the same piece of land but has such a clear divide –notice that the front half is all black and gray trash while the back is all completely lush and green. Felt like a sort of commentary on where we are as humans progress more and leave what used to be the planet behind or something.

Also, this was taken on a 2 megapixel Olympus point and shoot. WHOAH now! 2????

Sunset & Silhouette 4

Probably my final sunset shot for now! These 2 were both taken in Thailand. I'd gone out of town to the little beach town Hua Hin for a few days. The first shot is while we were there, 2nd shot is on the drive back. It was perfectly timed –we were driving back into the city on a bridge RIGHT as the sun was setting. Perfect time, perfect place luckily. Thought it was super cool since it shows the contrasts of the many sides of Thailand (like my previous posts showing jungle vs. steel).
Gear : my little Lumix point and shoot.

At Hua Hin...


...as we re-entered Bangkok.

...Rain rain go away.

Since we're trading in our lovely sunny weekend for a sloppy mess of a Monday I thought this photo I took in Thailand last time I was there was appropriate. I also thought it was an interesting contrast to my last Thai pic post showing my mini 'city jungle' oasis in front of my house vs. this glass & steel-metropolis-monsoon one.

Siamese Gargoyles

This is the front of my house in Thailand where we have a few "guardians" keeping watch. On the very left is the traditional Spirit House –a place for the spirits who watch over and take care of everyone on the home's property to hang out. And next to that we have our resident gargoyles on alert. This may not be the best pic ever taken, but its definitely one of my own favorites when I miss Thailand.