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Noon Tiredness

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:34:08 +0000

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Curious

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:25:36 +0000

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This is one of my favorite shots from Myanmar—just a quiet, fleeting glance from a kid hiding behind some woven stalks. To him, I was probably the oddest thing he’d seen all week, since tourism hadn't really touched his village yet. It was right at the dawn of the country's democratic opening, and you could genuinely feel that buzz of new possibilities reaching all the way up into the mountains. But knowing how brutally things have regressed since the coup, the photo hits differently now. He’d be a young adult by now, and I always wonder what kind of reality he’s trapped in today.

Trees

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:51:48 +0000

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Trees

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:51:51 +0000

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Oldie Time

nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:15 +0000

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Calda House, Sutherland Built 1726 Destroyed by Fire 1737 An image I took in 2012 quality may not be good, but it has something about it !

It was a stronghold of the MacLeods of Assynt, in a beautiful spot on the banks of Loch Assynt,

Statue of a Muse in the Praeneste Archaeological Museum, June 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (LaurieAnnie) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:41:12 +0000

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Theatrical Mask in the Praeneste Archaeological Museum, June 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (LaurieAnnie) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:41:23 +0000

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Theatrical Mask in the Praeneste Archaeological Museum, June 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (LaurieAnnie) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:41:21 +0000

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Statue of a Muse in the Praeneste Archaeological Museum, June 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (LaurieAnnie) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:41:20 +0000

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Draft animals in a changing state

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:11:44 +0000

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In the uplands of Shan State, the hill tribes have long depended on water buffalo for the everyday mechanics of life: ploughing terraced fields, hauling crops and firewood, and moving people between scattered villages along narrow dirt tracks. These animals are not just “traditional” but part of a political economy shaped by altitude, marginal roads and decades of limited state investment, which kept motor vehicles rare and made animal power the practical technology of choice. When this photograph was made in 2012, Myanmar had only recently begun to open after military rule, and places like Hsipaw were emerging as launch points for short treks with one overnight stay into Palaung villages — bringing a small number of outsiders onto paths that had until then served almost exclusively local agrarian needs.

Building a hut

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:24:28 +0000

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In Shan State we signed up for a “hill‑tribe trek,” a phrase that for many people suggests a wild journey to hidden villages deep in untouched jungle. What we actually found was more ordinary, and more honest. The walk began at the edge of town, past tea shops, concrete houses and small roadside stalls, then slowly turned into dirt tracks between fields and low, sometimes burned hills. It was still a change of world, just not the postcard one.

The “remote” villages we reached were clusters of wooden or bamboo houses on stilts, a concrete water tank in the middle, maybe a tiny shop with instant noodles and cigarettes, people working in the fields, children watching the newcomers. When we stayed overnight, we slept on thin mattresses laid on wooden floors under mosquito nets, with simple toilets and short bursts of electricity from a small generator. Less a wild expedition than a quiet look at how ordinary hill‑country life actually works.

Trikes everywhere 1

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:18:52 +0000

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Back in 2012, pedal cargo trikes were just part of everyday life here. Men on three wheels carried rice, vegetables, timber, metal rods – and probably a few things that never really belonged on a trike – weaving through back lanes and market alleys, always weighing up in their heads how far they could go and how much their legs had left.

What they do now, I can only guess. Maybe some still handle those short, awkward stretches between truck and market stall, or reach the corners where fuel is too costly and roads are too narrow for anything bigger. Others have likely been pushed aside by motorbikes and small cargo trikes, and a few are probably standing quiet in courtyards, waiting for better days or a new owner with strong legs. The old rhythms are still there somewhere, just lighter, more broken, and easier to overlook unless you really go looking for them.

Trikes everwhere 2 (Perfect)

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:18:47 +0000

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Carried on Heads 2

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:18:42 +0000

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Men and women both carry on their heads – baskets of vegetables, firewood, water, sacks of rice – but it often falls more to women for market work and household tasks, and to men for bulkier or longer hauls.

Mitsubishi

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:22:38 +0000

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You’d never see these old Japanese buses in Japan now; by the time they reached Myanmar they were already decades past their prime. They were built for calm, left‑side traffic, but Myanmar suddenly switched from left to right in 1970 while most imported vehicles still came from Japan with right‑hand steering. That created an odd mix: buses driving on the right, with the driver sitting on the “wrong” side, patched and repainted, extra doors cut in and others sealed. When you get off you have to be careful, because you often step straight into the traffic lane rather than onto a safe kerb.

Carried on Heads 1

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:18:44 +0000

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Traffic seen from a rickshaw

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:18:31 +0000

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Life on Taungthaman Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:07:46 +0000

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bonnets (chinese cars series)

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:39:43 +0000

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TV coverage of the Langfang Kite Festival in Weifang, China

Youth

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:36:37 +0000

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She was our local liaison in Lanfang, always radiating positivity. During our conversations, I learned she is originally from Xinjiang and even has many Uyghur friends. Her openness and warm attitude left a lasting impression on me.