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Trekking north of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Magda — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:04:32 +0000

The Everest Range in pre-dawn silhouette

Herding goats down the mountain

Corn seedlings grow in terraced mountain fields.

More photos from trekkin in Nepal in the Flickr set.

Mother’s Day saris in Nepal

Magda — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:56:48 +0000

Red and pink saris worn by married women on Mother's Day in Nepal, 2009.

On Mother’s Day in Nepal, married daughters wear read (or other bright colour close to red) and buy fruit and sweets in the market as well as other presents and go to visit their mothers.

Only mothers with married daughters celebrate Mother’s Day in Nepal!

Although the birth of a son is cause for much more celegration than the birth of a daughter, mothers who have only sons do not
celebrate Mother’s Day, same as mothers of unwed daughters.

More photos from Kathmandu Valley in the Flickr photo set.

Trees trimmed for firewood rather than cut outright, Nepal

Magda — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:40:56 +0000

All the lower branches on all the trees in these photos have been cut down for firewood and to feed cows and goats. Retaining the top part of the foliage preserves the tree which helps to prevent mud slides. Clearly not an ideal situation but better than clear cutting altogether.

These photos are from just north of Kathmandu Valley, on the drive from the lookout at Nakargot back to Kathmandu.