Dharan Hills, originally uploaded by gord clements. A watercolour of the hillside behind my home.
Archives for June 2009
Dharan Hills
Dharan Hills, originally uploaded by gord clements. These are the mystical Himalayan hills right behind my home. I walk out my door and enter into them immediately and the adventures and discoveries are endless. My home is the lime green one . It is raining every day at this point and it is a difficult [...]
Here and Now this Morning
It is Saturday morning here in Nepal and I am sitting in a bamboo tea house having chola and tea and looking out into the rain and fog. The hills are always visible in Dharan and are most always covered in a mystical fog. The monsoons have begun and it is raining now. There are not [...]
Village Visit
Village Visit, originally uploaded by gord clements. This is Sue my doctor friend sitting with villagers listening to a man play a sitar like instrument. The man would go from village o village looking for donations for his playing. The villagers talked openly and friendly with Sue wh knows nepali well and offered us jackfruit [...]
Kola River Gorge
Kola River Gorge, originally uploaded by gord clements. This is the river gorge that is right in my backyard. During the monsoons which are late in arriving this year the river running down from the Himalayas fills. Across the river the hills begin and a lifetime of adventure and exploring begins. It is such a [...]
All in a Row
All in a Row, originally uploaded by gord clements. A shot from the roof of the Pacific Guest House where I stay when I am in Kathmandu.
The Light of Darkness
My good friend Ken from Lindsay emailed me these passages from the Bhagavad Gita. The theme being the notion that the sage awakes to the light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise. For me it is not so much that I [...]
The Evolving Self
My friend emailed this paragraph by Andrew Cohen. I definitely relate to what Andrew is saying and feel that my trip to Nepal is partly about this quality of expansion of my experience of life. It certainly involves change and willingness to let go and experience life in a new way. There are moments that [...]
Kathmandu From the Roof of PGH
Kathmandu From the Roof of PGH, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Environmental Day – Orphaned Children
I attended an Environmental Day community event today here in Dharan hosted by the local schools. It was a well attended and enthusiastic effort by the staff, children and students. They proudly paraded down the streets and enjoyed the attention of the day that it brought to them. I is good to see Nepal joining [...]
