Monthly Archives: August 2012

Guardian of the Stairs

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When we were in Langkawi, we saw a handful of monkeys, or more specifically macaques.  They were a little sneaky and a little rambunctious, but for the most part they kept to themselves.  There was one little guy. He stepped at me like he was going to attack. I backed off a little. He did the same.

This one, on the other hand, was sitting on those steps. It seemed like he was there to collect a toll for those going upstairs. Alternatively, he might have been a chaperon who would only let the appropriate people by.  Sort of reminded me of sleep-away camp when I was a kid.

Canon 7D | Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 | 55mm | f/6.3 | 1/20th | ISO200

Catamaran in the bay

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Getting back into things after a long business trip.  Went back to my last home and worked for two weeks and spent two weekends with good friends and family.  But something happened that I didn’t quite expect.  I didn’t think of Sydney at all while in the States.  Didn’t miss it, didn’t think about it, didn’t yearn to come “home”.  But then I got back.  I noticed all the things that I like about living here in Australia. These are things you simply don’t get in the States.  The people are more relaxed. They are more friendly. They seem to value relationships over status. Oh, did I mention the weather?  It’s winter in Sydney, which consists of 18-20 ° C / 62-70 ° F.  That’s pretty much the same as Seattle gets in the summer.  The evenings are pretty cold, but I stay inside and put the fire on.  The message you should be hearing is that I might stay a while…

This is from our trip to Langkawi, Malaysia last March.  Amazing place, a really nice relaxed weekend.  We were out after dinner having a walk on the beach before it was totally dark.  I’m still pretty jealous of whoever was out on that catamaran. It sat in the bay the whole weekend and didn’t move.  I could see myself owning a catamaran and sailing the south pacific for the rest of my days.

Canon 7D | Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 | 46mm | f/14.0 | 1/250th | ISO200