THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION KEEPS GOING ON! My friend giving me a gift which my friends bought for me. They know I love Bangladesh and photo books! A very appropriate gift. A big thank-you to my friends!
Ellis and I
Proud of My Birthday Gift
Category: Portraits
HAPPY 63rd BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF, Sil Byler, Ida Marie Miller, Darlene Stoner, Orville Wright, and President Bill Clinton! It is also World Photography Day! “World Photography Day is observed on August 19 each year. The day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre which was announced by the French Academy of Sciences on January 9, 1839. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift to the “Free World.” This info came from mbp.com.ph
From http://wright.nasa.gov/orville.htm: “January 30 1948: Orville Wright died in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 76, thus ending his 28 years as a member of the NACA. NASA was created from NACA 10 years after Orville’s death. In his lifetime, the speed of the airplane had been increased from 0 mph to almost 1,000 mph.” So I shared a birthday with Orville though he died in January the year I was born. I also piloted a two-seater Luscombe in Canada for almost 400 hours from 1984- 1992, so we have something else in common.
I enjoyed a great Bengali breakfast of beef curry, vegetable curry, and nan ruti. This was followed by a nice visit at Coffee World with my friend, Ellis. The mocha and strawberry frappe were tasty.
A big thanks to all my friends who wished me “Happy Birthday” and one even hoping I live to be more than 100 years old!! Thanks for making my day special. My wife is also fixing me a special meal this evening consisting of hamburgers and potato wedges!!
My wife also made me a special jello cake which is pictured below. She decorated it with chocolate chips and peanut M & M’s (one of my favorite candies).
BAILEY AND SOME BENGALI YOUNG LADIES POSING FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER near Himchuri Falls, Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh.
OUR FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR, TINNY (2nd from left) having fun while posing for photograph at a Guy Holud with relatives. In the plates there are flower petals which will be tossed on the groom when he shows up!
PINKY WITH THE IFTAR FOOD. We were invited by our house-helper to eat Iftar food. This is the food typically to break the daytime fast during the Holy month of Ramadan.
BENGALI MAN SHARPENING HIS KNIFE
ONE OF HALIM’S CALVES SUCKING ON Bailey’s finger!
IT SURE LOOKS LIKE BAILEY GOT A CLOSE CAPTURE OF MY EYEBALL! Maybe an optometrist could check it out and save me a visit?
CONGRATULATIONS, DIPTI, AND JAMES ON THE BIRTH OF YOUR DAUGHTER, SOPHIA!
A BIG BANGLADESH WELCOME TO KARLEEN AND HENRY BLANKS!
Karleen and Blank’s children
Cindy with girls welcoming the Blank family
KASEY SAILING ON THE RIVER IN MYMENSINGH, BANGLADESH. This is a very enjoyable, peaceful experience.
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN IN BANGLADESH! 
A YOUNG BENGALI GIRL DRESSED UP FOR THE GUY HOLUD CELEBRATION WHICH PRECEDES WEDDINGS.
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