The Tibetan homes in Kham were made from local materials. In the village near Ser Gyergo Nunnery were made of stone. The outdoor laundry with the washing machine in the corner of the yard, attached to a very long extension cord was intriguing.
The man below was proud that I wanted to take a photo of his home.
I spent a wonderful afternoon walking on the plateau, heading towards a temple and a field of prayer flags. While I didn't make it to the temple complex I had great time exploring and photographing the area covered with prayer flags. You can never have too many prayer flag photos - a good photographic motto!
Ser Gyergo Nunnery is home to over 500 nuns and 100 monks. The main focus of their day is to circle this stupa in the morning and the evening.
I stayed near a village called Tagong at the Khampa Eco Lodge. It was off-grid, with turbines, solar water heaters and very warm doonas. The owner Angela, from Colorado, is married to a Tibetan nomad. The family dog, Kipper, accompanied me on my explorations of the plateau. She had personality and an adventurous spirit and always returned to me to check I was on the right track. You can see her above by prayer flags and below with some yaks near the lodge.
In the town of Ganze I popped into a shop selling Buddhis clothing and other items. These two monks were trying different trumpets and being given lessons in finger positions and techniques for the best sound by the salesman. They happily let me watch and listen for a while.
Yaks are eating machines. They are surrounded by magnifienct scenery, but seem to spend most of their time eating.
After a snowy day I was blessed with a perfect sunny day in Kangding and walked up to the 'grasslands" behind the town. The panorama of mountains (several over 6000m) was fantatic.
