New Cards Added to My Gallery

Late last week I added more cards to my Zazzle gallery. Check out the new wildflowers, roses, sunsets, and other scenes. I hope to be adding more soon.

"Old Workhorse" Featured on Tractorama.us

My "Old Workhorse" card is now featured on a Web site devoted to tractors! If you're a fan of tractors, especially "antique" ones, you might want to check it out: tractorama.us

Story Behind the Photo

This photo is one of my favorites. Not only because of the content, but because of the event surrounding it. My brother lives in Bali and is married to a local, so I have a half-Balinese niece. The occasion of this photo was her three-month ceremony. It was a typical Balinese ceremony with offerings, music, entertainment, and food for family and friends. I was fascinated by the spread of tools and offerings that were set upon the platform from which the priestess officiated. Everything had its purpose, and was also very finely crafted and beautiful. The priestess had obtained her position when her husband died; she assisted him in his duties as priest for years, and so when he died she simply assumed his role. Here's a photo of the priestess herself, in the midst of the ceremony: