Butterflies have fascinated me for many years. I also think of them as an emerging spirit. Seeing the enormous quantity of butterflies near Iguassu Falls had me create several different takes on on the butterflies around Iguassu Falls. Above is piece 38 of 50 pieces that I made so each one stood on its own …
Animals are such an interesting subjects with their shapes, forms, ways they move. Horses are such a show of power. In Dark horse above when I would see horses at night just galloping the night away, I felt a great envy. But then I was never inside the mind of a horse. I saw many …
I have had many adventures in Moscow. I traveled there first during the cold war. On that first trip, I was explaining to a friend what my aunt had told me about Communism, it was “From each according to his ability and to each according to his need.” The tour guide turned around and told …
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Jaipur was the first city in India where I arrived on my own. I had opted out of an overnight train from Varanasi to Delhi with a connection to another train to Jaipur. I was concerned about what would happen if the train were late which is so often the case. From Varanasi to Delhi …
My friends in Udaipur took me on a night excursion around the lake where I found wonderful reflections and contrasts. I was not able to get my camera to focus correctly but then I loved it. I continued finding swirls, squiggles and light puffs and some with reflections. It was definitely a case of what …
Servas is an organization whose main purpose to promote peace in the world. Servas facilitates the meeting of individuals from different cultures by having a host and guest component. The organization checks into each new member applying to see if he/she would be up to the task of hosting such international guests or or …
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Overcome all obstacles to get to the Lotus Temple in Delhi at metro stop Kalkaji Mandir. The day that Lenore and I went throngs of people were present. They were wearing beautiful clothes of a variety of colors. You can see the temple from a great distance–it is like gaining focus as you …
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Even though some may interpret what I will recount as negative, it is not intended that way. I believe that to understand India, you need to travel by train at least three times with at last one overnight train. It really teaches you humility, patience and gives you a greater insight into Indian life. With …
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So much assaults the senses on landing in a city teeming with people, auto rickshaws, lying dogs and great contrasts. To say that beauty is everywhere doesn’t do the city or its great mass of humanity justice. Our on time arrival at 9 pm at the Indira Gandhi International Airport was great. …
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Sumi Bird ©2013 by Janet Brugos Dreams Day dreams are goals. Night dreams are conflict resolutions. I have used both To enjoy some magnificent adventures. starting with My trip to Europe with my Girl Scout Troop at age sixteen. I worked to earn the money for it. Which was a life lesson gift. My love …