Category: Portraits


Day 301

WE ATTENDED A CRAFT BAZAAR ORGANIZED BY PROKRITI AND MCC.   They had me wear a “funny” robe and scarf on my head.  Then I played this hand drum like thing.  Of course I got everyone’s attention.  I think they have it on hand to have some fun at the Bazaar Someone commented that they now saw Austin’s Dad (me) acts just like Austin.  I wonder who learned it from who! 🙂  I wondered later if I didn’t even have the robe on backwards!   This was the first of hopefully many more monthly bazaars.  Many organizations brought items from many Bangladesh artisans for sale.  There also was North End Roasters coffee available.  Afterward we went to the A & W restaurant.  A & W root beer is one of Alice’s favorite soft drink.  Myron got some Movenpick ice cream which he thoroughly enjoyed.  We ate the evening meal at Midnight Sun, a Chinese restaurant.  For dessert we ordered ice cream.  At least today Myron had ice cream two times, instead of his normal three times a day when he is on vacation!  Oh, Michelle this post and photo is especially for you! 🙂

Here I am at the Fair Trade Craft Bazaar

Vertical View

                                                Myron, Eileen, Karleen (From Middlefield, Ohio) and Alice enjoying A & W drinks.

Day 300

TODAY WAS FULL DAY!  A visit to Old Dhaka including the area where rickhsaws are painted.  Someone mentioned that this fellow was an engineer.  He turned around and said, “I am an artist, not an engineer!”

Here is a photo of an artist painting on a rickshaw.

Day 295

ALICE AND I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO SPEND MUCH OF THE LAST THREE DAYS WITH THIS COUPLE, GEOFF AND CONNIE.

GEOFF                                                                                         CONNIE

Day 294

I HAD A FUN DAY TAKING FRIENDS TO MIRPUR, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

I found a friend!

Day 291

THIS MAN LOOKS UP FROM HIS MEAL AND REALIZES there is a photographer ready to take a photo!

THESE YOUNG LADS WANTED THEIR PHOTO TAKEN WITH THEIR Yo-Yo!

Day 287

MAN FRYING POTATO CHIPS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.

Day 279

BIGGER THAN LIFE: PANTALOON ADS WITH LOCALS RELAXING in front oblivious as to what is behind them.

I was looking for a grocery store and it was located on a top floor of Pantaloons.

    

Day 278

BEFORE TRAVELING TO KOLKATA I LOOKED UP SOME “BIRDINGPALS” on their website.     I contacted Arka Sarkar of Calcutta and he mentioned that he planned to go to  Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary. You can see it’s website at:  http://www.kolkatabirds.com/ckbs.htm

I would like to thank Arka for the enjoyable morning with him and his birding friends.  The one birder was a Pathologist, and others were workers in the laboratory. Arka is an IT worker.   I decided not to wait till I had all the photos post processed and the birds identified to post.  Hopefully that will come in the near future.

ARKA SARKAR, Birdingpal in Kolkata

Day 274

THIS GUARD WAS TOO LATE IN LETTING ME KNOW HE DIDN’T WANT A PHOTO TAKEN.  I really would have liked a scene where he was sitting relaxed in front of the ad, but so it goes.

Day 271

CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLIS AND LYNITA ON THE BIRTH OF ANNALISE JOY!!

Born: September 28th, 5:14PM
Weight: 3.5 kilograms (7lb 11oz)
Length: 52 centimeters (20 1/2 in)

Here is big sister (Kirsti) proud of her new little sister, Annalise Joy!

Day 268

DEEPA SAYING GOOD-BYE TO US, or is she saying hi to Austin?