A little travelin' music, Ray!

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OK, this is a long delayed posting and my excuse is that I am getting engaged in a variety of activities that leave me little left over. So, this will be a photo only posting to get out some news, I hope you find it of interest

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Photos

Rice fields in Guangxi Province
We were hosted on a spectacular two day trip to the Li River area, famous for its karst formations

Getting in the rice
We encountered this family threshing the rice in the small, gasoline powered device. Some of the younger generation came home from their city jobs to help out

The patriarch
He is in his late 70's and owns two souvenir stores in the tourist areas nearby, he considers himself prosperous, but enjoys the work of raising rice, two crops a year

En famille
Ms David towers over the farm couple, ain't that something to write home about.

Peasant home
This is the home of our pomelo grove owner, very basic but in a spectacular setting

Pomelo Harvest
She had them all over her house; when asked she stated that she could either sell them to a wholesaler who made the rounds or sell themselves at market, she enjoyed having the choice which would not have been available to her 30 years ago

A happy peasant
Growing citrus and persimmons gave her a decent livelihood and, like most Chinese, always a ready smile

Along the Li River
We diverted from the riverside path to venture into some of the farming villages that filled the valley. The river was the major communication artery but with the building of highways that has gone on in recent years, road travel is now more common

Putting in the foundation
This was a work crew that was building a house; their pay was quite good by local standards and it was all done with lever bars, wheelbarrows and brute strength

Student prostrations
On their knees, foreheads to the pavement, looking for some support so that they may continue their studies (this and the following photos are iPhone generated, tant pis.)

At the Nanhai Hospital
These are my social work colleagues, along with the charge nurse, on the Oncology Unit at this hospital. I am working with social workers, nurses, and physicians to figure out how nest to integrate social work into the program.

Job wanted
I was bicycling by the Convention Center and saw these young women seeking work as translators for the foreign buyers. They told me that they could make $35 a day, which is a decent wage

China mourned
The outpouring was as if they had lost one of their own, speeches, TV specials, newspaper spreads and the like

But the mourning did not last long
Soon after Jobs' death, there was a blow-back, documenting the huge profits that Apple made on the backs of ill-paid, abused Chinese workers.

Extolling one child
A one child family is a happy family (or something to that effect)

Farm, but not for too long
This is small vegetable farm that is intended to be farmed by some people with disabilities and I was asked to lend my expertise. All around are huge apartment blocks and this parcel will be gone in just a few months, by the pace of things

Next in a series
of bizarre graphics on apparel