Stripey dude

Trying out a remote control button I bought some time ago for the camera. I remember reading the instructions, but then when I finally wanted to use it, I'd forgotten everything and had to go to the camera manual again.  Taken with the late afternoon light streaming into the bedroom.

The old town

 

National Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Emiratis take their national day very seriously. Flags everyhwere, people wearing clothes in the colours of the flag, cars being decorated - spending a $1,000 on getting your car painted is not uncommon. The UAE is 41 this weekend.

Back to front

Taken on Oman Road while I was waiting at a tyre shop. This is the main road through town to Saqr Port and the Musandam peninsula. The trucks are carrying aggregates which will be shipped to Doha and Bahrain. The UAE is not all bling..

Melancholy

Reminds me of a very good friend....

Barber shop

The barber is just behind my home here in Ras al Khaimah. Four dollars gets you a haircut, a shave, a face and head massage, and a bollowood movie on the tv in the corner...

Remembrance Day - 11 November

HERE DEAD WE LIE

Here dead we lie 

Because we did not choose 

To live and shame the land 

From which we sprung.

Life, to be sure,  

Is nothing much to lose, 

But young men think it is, 

And we were young.

A E Housman

The graves at El Alamein..

Die Antwoord

My problem in life is that I'm interested in everything. I enjoy golf as much as I do combat pistol shooting. I get as much enjoyment out of reading the instructions on the side of a bag of cement as I do reading a novel. The same for music. I've recently come across a South African band called "Die Antwoord" (The Answer).

They're skanky and deviant and rude and brilliant. Above all, they're honest. I like them. A lot.

Here are links to two of their videos:
Die Antwoord - Zef Side
Die Antwword - I Fink You Freaky

Cuba!

My favourite photo from my holiday in South Africa. Taken at Cape to Cuba in Kalk Bay just before lunch.