http://www.catherineimages.com/nepalgallery daily 0.75 2013-11-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/t/5283e6ebe4b063a42cfa0249/1384222094044/nepal-1.jpg Nepal Gallery - One of my favorite memories was getting so close to the animals... Here is a common site in Nepal and especially in the rural areas, a water buffalo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52800f0fe4b0bffa49aa9b1c/1384222094044/nepal-1.jpg Nepal Gallery - One of my favorite memories was getting so close to the animals... Here is a common site in Nepal and especially in the rural areas, a water buffalo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52800f55e4b0a6d3b6cc1cd3/1384271700413/nepal-2.jpg Nepal Gallery I saw monkeys everywhere, especially near holy sites. I began to wonder if there was a connection between Buddha and primates. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52800f55e4b0910bac79c8d4/1384374538843/nepal-3.jpg Nepal Gallery As cute as they are, I was reminded they are wild animals. I saw a few attack visitors. No one was hurt, they just wanted the water in their plastic water bottles. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52800f61e4b0910bac79c8e1/1384271728596/nepal-4.jpg Nepal Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52800f67e4b0a6d3b6cc1cee/1384271924519/nepal-5.jpg Nepal Gallery Elephants in Nepal are a huge source of revenue and labor. In Chitwan National Park, the lodge owned two elephants. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/5280398be4b0bfa86bc2b70e/1384222450789/nepal-6.jpg Nepal Gallery At the elephant breeding center in Chitwan National Park, there were 4 calves playing with each other. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803999e4b00150d037b784/1384224683978/nepal-7.jpg Nepal Gallery A buddha? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803995e4b0bfa86bc2b71b/1384374650974/nepal-8.jpg Nepal Gallery - Viewing spiritual customs was another favorite The majority of the population follows Hinduism but Buddhism's influence is pervasive in Nepali culture. This is at the base of the "monkey temple" (named because of the preponderance of monkeys) as night falls. Locals light butter lamps as an offering. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039a0e4b0bfa86bc2b727/1384223764848/nepal-9.jpg Nepal Gallery Prayer wheels are common in Buddhism and it is believed that turning the wheel has the same effect of orally reciting the mantra (prayer). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039b3e4b00150d037b806/1384223806748/nepal-10.jpg Nepal Gallery An unknown ceremony at the top of the "monkey temple." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/5282c07ae4b00c087ba5d4ed/1384374787998/nepal-37.jpg Nepal Gallery "Monkey temple" glowing in the distance. Taken from a rooftop restaurant in Kathmandu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039afe4b0bfa86bc2b737/1384374940291/nepal-11.jpg Nepal Gallery A stupa is a dome-shaped Buddhist monument meant to represent the mind of Buddha. Devotees circumnavigate Bodnath Stupa chanting and turning the prayer wheels. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039cde4b00150d037b832/1384375372764/nepal-13.jpg Nepal Gallery Prostrations are full body bows meant to show reverence in Buddhism and purify the body, speech and mind. Here is a prostration board at Bodnath Stupa where monks can perform hundreds a day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039d2e4b0bfa86bc2b76c/1384375474989/nepal-14.jpg Nepal Gallery This photograph is a wider shot to show reference. You can see the peace occurs within the chaos. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039f3e4b0bfa86bc2b7a0/1384375489527/nepal-18.jpg Nepal Gallery Woman performing prostrations around Bodnath Stupa in the rain. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039bce4b0bfa86bc2b74e/1384375500731/nepal-12.jpg Nepal Gallery Butter lamps lit outside of Bodnath Stupa as night falls. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039f8e4b00150d037b880/1384375532206/nepal-17.jpg Nepal Gallery Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was reported to be born in Lumbini, Nepal in 623 BC. This is in front of the Maya Devi Temple constructed at the birthplace of Buddha. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/5282b080e4b00c087ba5ba66/1384375566050/nepal-34.jpg Nepal Gallery Maya Devi Temple. The spot of buddha's birth is located inside behind bullet-proof glass. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039e1e4b00150d037b855/1384375578694/nepal-15.jpg Nepal Gallery Woman turning a large public prayer wheel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/528039e3e4b0bfa86bc2b792/1384375594233/nepal-16.jpg Nepal Gallery Inside a monastery outside Bodnath. (Notice the bear slippers.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a04e4b0bfa86bc2b7b3/1384268595671/nepal-19.jpg Nepal Gallery Even monks can fall prey to the electronics addiction. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a0ae4b00150d037b8a1/1384375603781/nepal-20.jpg Nepal Gallery In the ancient city of Patan, outside of Kathmandu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a16e4b0bfa86bc2b7c9/1384375635547/nepal-21.jpg Nepal Gallery - My third favorite of the trip was the culture... Here is a man carrying building materials with his head on a typical street in Kathmandu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a20e4b00150d037b8c4/1384268855395/nepal-22.jpg Nepal Gallery A typical grocery store in Kathmandu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a2be4b0bfa86bc2b7e5/1384271145999/nepal-23.jpg Nepal Gallery A typical scene in Kathmandu's Durbar Square (the main plaza area). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a37e4b00150d037b8e7/1384271184481/nepal-24.jpg Nepal Gallery Another typical scene in Kathmandu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a45e4b0bfa86bc2b809/1384271223486/nepal-25.jpg Nepal Gallery A market in Kathmandu's Durbar Square. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a43e4b00150d037b8f5/1384375792998/nepal-26.jpg Nepal Gallery Adults were often leery of me (maybe because I was white and blonde), but children were often curious and friendly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a51e4b00150d037b909/1384271389884/nepal-27.jpg Nepal Gallery Woman walking to work in Sauraha, a rural town outside of Chitwan National Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a55e4b0bfa86bc2b824/1384271438275/nepal-28.jpg Nepal Gallery In the rural town of Sauraha.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a64e4b00150d037b91d/1384271461795/nepal-29.jpg Nepal Gallery A fisherman at work in Sauraha. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52803a79e4b00150d037b945/1384375961562/nepal-31.jpg Nepal Gallery A typical house in a Tharu village outside of Sauraha. The wall plaster is made with elephant dung which is very fiberous. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/52800ed4e4b021758160574e/52827392e4b0910bac7cbbc8/1384376043141/nepal-33.jpg Nepal Gallery - In closing I will end my Nepal journal with you with one of my favorite quotes. These signs were everywhere throughout the Monastic Zone in Lumbini (the birthplace of Buddha). Wherever you are on your path may you appreciate the journey. Namaste. http://www.catherineimages.com/earth daily 0.75 2015-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/t/550f0e82e4b0ba9939986c29/1427038125181/_MG_0180-Edit.jpg Earth - lost https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edfabe4b0e1eb2659150c/1427038125181/_MG_0180-Edit.jpg Earth - lost https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edfaae4b0ef0b67400d4a/1427038123754/_MG_0726.jpg Earth - points to heaven Honorable Mention in the Page Prize in photography at the Henry B. 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chain https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edfe8e4b0e1eb26591626/1427038185643/IMG_5491-Edit.jpg Earth - long day https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edfeee4b00ab6c2a77bd1/1427038191632/IMG_5780-Edit.jpg Earth - sparkling vision https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edff0e4b0ef0b67400e46/1427038193029/IMG_6077.jpg Earth - the calm https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edffae4b0bc81227ea22a/1427038203282/P8301449.jpg Earth - reflection 1st place Florida State Fair 2010 and 2nd place FMOPA Student Show 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550df526e4b0b1152474eafc/550edffbe4b0ef0b67400e73/1427038204337/PB072881.jpg Earth - fence http://www.catherineimages.com/heart daily 0.75 2015-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550dece0e4b02547ba999f65/550e07c5e4b0ef0b673df695/1426982872700/_MG_0562.jpg Heart - 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looking https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/550dece0e4b02547ba999f65/550e0840e4b0ef0b673df80e/1426987508629/Olivia-2.jpg Heart - smile http://www.catherineimages.com/cover-page daily 1.0 2015-03-22 http://www.catherineimages.com/nepal daily 0.75 2013-11-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/t/5282bd79e4b067ad44876aa0/1384299912957/nepal-36.jpg Nepal View Nepal Gallery http://www.catherineimages.com/contact daily 0.75 2015-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/t/52827ae6e4b05f093cd25e1a/1384282858148/couch.jpg Contact Subconscious http://www.catherineimages.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2013-11-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52800824e4b00150d03779b7/t/528013d6e4b0a13e700c2cc2/1430845862530/catherine.jpg About Me