In search of Julia

I’ve returned to India!

where work is done by hand

sweeping is supervised

and bricks are bricks

Cows roam

they rest

and pose

with grandeur

roads are improving

and fashion is safer

boys are happy

and girls are too

It’s time for a shave

clean

then off to find Julia

more bricks

more posers

and finally dear Julia

blessed by the Lord

Father’s Day

The seasons change

Tibet Center members travel to South Orange

A devoted lot

I go to New York meeting my friend Josh on the way

then Tompkins Square for a concert

Washington Square for joy

and for photography!

with my old form-mate and photo ally Rob

I meet Alexander

for a birthday lunch—I’m 71!

My father comes to America

He's just turned 98!

a quick nap

Here are little Sandra with her father and big Sandra who has made our reunion happen

grand and great grand children play

and Father’s Day is celebrated!

Things progress at The Tibet Center

Things progress at The Tibet Center

Heinrich installs his Kalachakra mandala cover

Mark helps Darren

then vacuums

and Evelyn cleans her fridge

Tony rests his broken pelvis

many prayers beside him

He takes his medicines

and pushes himself to walk

as do I

to photograph trees

while Buddy looks out enviously

then sniffs lillies in the altar room

Flowers bloom in New Jersey

Winter lingers in South Orange

I walk to the station

take the train

past Newark...

and into New York City

I visit my accountant friend Eddie

for dimsum with his ladies

I see my lawyer friend Wade

meet former Rato monks and friends

then back to New Jersey

where Buddy awaits

The sun rises

and flowers bloom