Where am I? – Ponnekara, Kerala, India
How am I? – doing just wonderful, it’s hot & humid here but I’m surviving
I’m going to post some photos that I didn’t post from my trip to Wayanad, these are of scenes and scenery, the good and the bad.
But before I start I realize it’s been one year since I started this blog and I still am not an expert on it. I’m not sure if it is the blog I am using (everything keeps getting squashed together no matter what I do to try and make it format nicer) or if it is the operator, me. Anyway I’ve given it thought and decided I will make a change. The blog is called Where’s Wally? and was meant to be someplace where you, my friends and rellies (Australian for relatives), can check if I’m alive or not and where in the world I am. So in keeping with that, I think I will post that info at the start of every post. Hope that helps those of you who want “the facts, just the facts”! And I will try and get photos for everyone. I realized how easy it was to just take a snap or two if I have my camera with me.
I am going to post the photos here and usually this is where my Blog has a mind of its own. And it did but I cut and pasted it here! I'm starting with the "Good" and the "Bad". The scenary was gorgeous, like many places that some of you live in. Pristine landscapes that man hasn't touched. The last of these "Good" is actually a Tea Plantation. I've been told that when they harvest, there will not be a leaf left on all those bushes.
Now the "Bad", while my co-worker was at a shop I sat outside and this is the street scene from the balcony. And when I looked closer at the river the bridge went over, I realized how filthy it was. No, it wasn't a surprise to me, it's like this everywhere. How do you like the way their language is written on the advertisements and street signs? That is Malayalam.
And the driver of our vehicle comes from a family who lives nearby and the home is very old. He invited us to come see the location that an ancient tree is there, a Jain Temple, a special Tulsi Tree that is considered Holy in the Hindi faith, and even a resident Monkey. My brother loaded the movie Avatar on my computer and I love watching that. I was reminded of that movie when I saw this large old tree and the way the people live with nature. Except that they also disrespect their environment and dirty everything. Oh well.
As I wrote at the beginning, I am still not the expert on this blog so the one photo of the base of the tree is lying down the wrong way. Sorry about that. This is the other side of the tree and it was so magnificent that they actually built steps up to it.
And lastly I was taken by the prolific vegetation, that the coconut trees are laden with coconuts. They sell for 25 Rupees on the street (around 50 cents) and you drink the juice and then eat the meat if there is any on the inside. There must be at least 100 coconuts in this one tree.
That's it for now. I'll keep in touch and please do email me if you have any questions or comments.
Love,
Marie
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