Happy Tibetan New Year — it’s the year of the Fire Dog. This snap was taken during Losar celebrations last year at the monastery of Ayang Rinpoche in Bylakuppe, India.

Through day flowers,
a large woman
makes her way.

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa | Link

Can’t think of anything to say about this except — I just like how it looks.

No need to scare yourself silly about Global Warming — well not yet anyway. Take a look across the pond at Indonesia they have just confirmed a 27-year-old woman who died on Monday in Jakarta had bird flu — that’s 20 people who have died of bird flu in Indonesia since July.

Meanwhile the French are also getting worried. One little old Turkey with the flu has caused their poultry industry to drop by more than thirty percent. French scientist and politicians (who we all love and trust) are saying that it’s okay to eat well-cooked eggs and chicken meat.

I suppose if you like your Sunday eggs fried (or poached) with hard shrivelled up yokes and without any hollandaise sauce, well then, that’s okay. Personally, I’m off to cook some good old Aussie lamb chops for breakfast. Honey, where’s the barbecue sauce?

Have you ever dreamed about playing a musical instrument? I have. I’ve wanted to play the piano forever, but I’ve never taken the time to learn. Dreaming is good though. In my dreams I can play really well… listen!

The US state of South Dakota has just passed legislation making it illegal for a woman to have an abortion even in the case of rape or incest. Don’t think it couldn’t happen here in Oz girls. Read this and weep and remember, those fundamentalist Christians are a sneaky backdoor bunch.

A Photo Friday photo assignment: this masculine little guy is all dressed-up and ready to dance. I photographed him at a Tibetan folk festival I attended in Bylakuppe, India in 2005.