Beyond Samarkand

To Market, To Market! Originally uploaded by Kevin.Haroun I did mention there was a camel in the back of a pickup truck. Here's the proof. A handy way to move a camel anywhere - a Honda pickup!

Waiting for a Ride? Originally uploaded by Kevin.Haroun Just after buying the jacket we got to the main square in Maastricht. The building looked like an old style city hall. There was no market setup that day. We were able to snap this pic before going on to see more of the Maastricht sights.

Maastricht Cathedral - Posing Originally uploaded by Kevin.Haroun Well, pretty much pissed. Annoyed. Agitated. Snicked off. What else? My Yahoo account was still vulnerable to the hacker that got into it before. The cretin sent various e-mails to Ash to harass her and I, and then logged in to my Flickr account and deleted all my pictures. Sadly, some of them were only on Flickr due to a failed hard disk some years ago. On the up side, I get to make a new Yahoo identity and start uploading pictures again. I don't need to take a new picture for years!

Jacaranda Petals and White Picket Fence Originally uploaded by kevin.haroun My neighbors house is quiet lovely. It has a white picket fence and a jacaranda tree that just finished blooming. It's always interesting to me the ways people make the compound in to home. My own yard has banana trees and corn growing in it. Maybe not "home" to me, but my gardener is happy with it. Not sure if the idea of xeriscaping will ever catch on here. A pity. In the meantime, I'll enjoy the falling petals.