Thar and ta-ra!

This little school has made a big impact on the colony. I’ve been pleased to have contributed in a tiny way to its success. Some previously uneducated children have now moved onto higher education in government-run schools.

It’s a tough life in the desert - and it certainly shows in his tanned face.

...and, of course, they are some of the things which compel me to keep returning!

Beautiful animals - but too far away!
This is a poor photo of this particularly beautiful animal. Leopards are such elusive creatures and I tried to capture this glimpse with my longest lens in near darkness from a long way away. I’ll have to return for a better shot!

To blog or to publish? That is the question...
Thanks for your kind words, Tab. My writing and photography are simple memories of what I did and saw on my journeys. They're intended to be shared with my family and friends (some of whom, like you, I've only met digitally). I really don't consider them worthy of a wider audience - nor, in the autumn of my years, do I need the added hassle of publishing the blogs as books. So, as much as I admire your courage in speaking to the world through your published works, I'll be sticking to the blogs. Having said that, I'm now using two blog sites - partly to share with a few more people, but largely as insurance against all the problems we've experienced here on TravelBlog in recent times. The link to that (much bigger and, I have to say, much more stable) site is at the end of this last blog. As for India, yes I've seen a lot of your former home. There's still a lot left to see however - Gujarat is next and, maybe one day, I'll venture to your Assam homelands.

You've got to love India!
Thanks. As you know, I'm an amateur photographer first, writer second. I've travelled the world, but in my experience there are more photos around every corner in India than anywhere else.