I am seeing stripes.....

We took a trip to the zoo to see the Pandas - they were amazing but so to were the zebras. I have never seen one in real life and they just blew me away. It certainly makes you appreciate their creator when you see them.

The Beijing zoo is fascinating, but not very animal friendly. The giraffe spent the whole time licking the walls. Despite signs telling you not to feed the animals everyone did. What concerned me was the fact that they were feeding them anything they could find. Leaves, potato chips, bread and even chocolate. I felt so sorry for these beautiful creatures.

Dirt Market Continues

Anyone for a pearl or a string of jade. I am constantly blown away at how easy it is to buy these things here. And so inexpensive. Maybe I can tempt you with a puppet or two?

I want to thank everyone for their kind comments, I am trying to get to everyone's blogs but I am having access issues. If you use blogger they are seeming to block it. If you use another forum, it is fine. So my apologies.

More Dirt Market

Have I mentioned how much I love this place?

I need to explain, I am not in a funk with photography, I am just so busy with my new job, new country etc, that I have had to stop spending hours editing and actually do the job I get paid for. I feel so lucky to be here having the opportunity to record this country with my camera. Life just sometimes gets in the way.

The Dirt Market

I have been in a funk photo wise. I just have been so busy with work and the kids that I haven't allowed myself anywhere near my photos. My self imposed exile is over.

There is this amazing place called the Dirt Market - it actually isn't on dirt, but I think it used to be. You can buy all sorts of cultural artifacts and a lot of cultural revolution memorabilia. I love this place and often go there just to escape. These are a few that I have edited.