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| Tom said, “Oh, here we go again…me wearing another “dress!” We’ve found that men all over the world wear “skirts” and “dresses” as everyday wear. |
“Sighting on the Beach in Bali”
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| This little hut is located in front of a villa down the beach. A swim platform of some sort? |
Often, when we visit a specific site, we may take 100 or more photos. Although I’m still, and most likely always will be an amateur photographer, I rarely take more than one photo of a specific scene unless I want “insurance” for an unusual sighting.
More experienced photographers may take dozens of shots of a similar scene to later spend time sorting, editing and choosing their favorites. I can’t take the time to do this every day or, all of my days would be spent managing photos. Few photographers, professional or amateur, post photos online daily for the world to see on their own websites.
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| This obvious fellow was gingerly picking over an orange. |
Sure, millions, if not billions worldwide (approximate world population of 7.4 billion) post daily photos on social media. At this point, I’ve had little interest in spending more time each day posting dozens of photos on a variety of social media platforms.
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| Another adorable mom and baby. |
Although, almost daily, I post one or two photos on my Facebook page for friends to see, most certainly as an inducement for them to visit our site. We’d love for even more readers to stop by here each day. Feel free to “friend” me on Facebook by searching for me at Jessica Lyman, Sumbersari, Indonesia. There are many with a similar name. Each time we move, I update our location at some point on Facebook.
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| The Pulaki Temple is diverse and interesting. |
We encourage and kindly ask our readers to help promote our site with their Facebook and other friends if they’d so kindly do so on occasion, as we continually strive to increase our readership throughout the world.
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| The monkeys seemed to spend a lot of time in quiet reflection when they weren’t eating perhaps inspired by the spiritual surroundings. |
Increasing our readership is not about the potential income which ultimately is minuscule in the realm of things, not even covering the costs of managing our site. It’s about the opportunity to share this somewhat peculiar lifestyle with people all over the world who may find a few minutes of enjoyment or merely satisfy their curiosity as to the ins and outs of our world travel experience.
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| Adventurists may choose to tackle this hill. Instead, we enjoyed the view and blue sky. |
It’s not that we’re all that interesting, but for those who’ve never traveled, for those who’ve traveled a little or for those who’ve traveled a lot, they may find a morsel of information we share appealing in one manner or another.
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| A nun worked in this caged area intended to keep the monkeys out. |
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| It made no sense to attempt this stairway beyond its first eight steps when they were uneven and precarious, especially wearing the long saris. |
As I often do when people we’ve met or readers inquire about our way of eating, I sent him a list of books to read and online resources, suggesting he find a physician he can work with that has had education in new science surrounding nutrition (not all doctors know anything about nutrition and are still promoting high carb, low-fat diets when recent study after study proves otherwise).
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| Scary-looking statues to ward off bullies and evil spirits. |
In his own way, he’ll do diligence and find what may work for him and his lifestyle. But, for us, having the opportunity to point a reader in the direction of all this emerging science in order to encourage them, along with their medical provider, to find a path suitable for their health and needs, gives us added purpose and considerable joy.
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| The main entrance to the temple. |
Our travels aren’t about the seeming hedonistic personal enjoyment lounging in a cabana, living a life of leisure. Any of our regular readers are aware that our lives stretch far beyond that.
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| The bell tower. |
And, in this life, we’ve been gifted with the opportunity to “to do good works.” However, our humility prevents us from boasting about that which we may do for others along the way. Not everything is a “photo op.” The greatest donation of time and money are those done quietly and/or anonymously without fanfare, “tooting one’s horn” or looking for recognition or accolades.
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| The staff at the Pulaki Temple provide food for the monkey as an incentive to keep them on the grounds during the day for tourist viewing. Bags of feed were available for sale, but we didn’t want the monkeys climbing all over us, although a few grabbed onto our legs. |
The exception to this is when we promote a small, locally owned business that requires online exposure to possibly build a better online presence from our well-intended endorsement.
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| Blooming plants highlighted the beauty of the Pulaki Temple. |
As our friends and family members in the US roll into the Memorial Day weekend, we wish everyone a safe and meaningful long weekend. For the rest of the world, stay safe and be well.
Photo from one year ago today, May 28, 2015:
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| Part of the “sexiest man aboard the ship” competition was to do pushups. This passenger did the most number of pushups, 66, and eventually won the competition with his excellent dancing skills. For more photos and details, please click here. |