Spring is sprung. I wish the mattress was!

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March 12th 2017

Published: March 17th 2017

It’s obvious, sitting in the early morning sunshine on the balcony of my hotel room, that Spring is on its way to Jaipur. A pretty little Laughing Dove, twig in beak, keeps flying within inches of where I’m sitting and disappearing into a tall, broad-leaved shrub nearby. Her mate meanwhile sits unafraid on my balcony rail, puffing up his tiny chest and emitting a chuckling coo, roo-roo, roo-r... Read Full Entry

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Mike Fossey

Keep Smiling

Once upon a time, I was something important in the UK travel industry, where I spent more than 35 years of my working life roaming the globe at someone else's expense. So, if you dream of living overseas on less than 10 Dollars a day, be warned: I'm an experienced, mature traveller - not a backpacker. You won't find stories here about me thumbing my way across the Sahara, slumming it in cockroach-infested hostels, or sharing a room with giant mosquitoes! Oh, and I'm British - so you can expect a stiff upper lip in times of adversity and a sense of humour that's often not understood by other... full info

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Langur Monkey

Asian Pied Starling

Gracupica contra

Indian Spot-billed Ducks

Anas poecilorhyncha

Manish and most of his family

l to r: Tvarit (8), Krishna, Manish, Yashordhan (11). Not pictured Vishesh (14)

The creamy anniversary cake

At the Anniversary party

Dashrath with daughter & granddaughter l to r: Dashrath, his daughter Lena (18 mths) and his granddaughter, Dhruvi (3)

At the Anniversary party The family

The family l to r: Dashrath, daughter Lena, Lajpal, Rajshri and Dashrath's wife

Ever-cheerful Monty

...with Dhruvi and Lena

19th March 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

A keen eye
You take amazing bird photos. I never tire of them.

20th March 2017

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Mike Fossey

Bird photos
Thank you. You flatter me. I simply photograph what I see. Birds have become something of an interest since spending time in 2013 with those keen birders, the Grey Haired Nomads. I enjoy the challenge of trying to photograph the little ones. Thank goodness for modern digital cameras - if I had to rely on the film cameras of my youth, you wouldn't see very many photographs on my blogs!

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