Outside, the sun was bright and the sky was deep blue with fluffy white clouds. Gosh, the adobe homes were so crisp in the sun and the trees were brilliant green. This is also nice portrait light. I just can t imagine all of the work that went into digging and tunneling. Well, I m homesick again.
China is different.
I want to see my family. I was tired this morning and hadn t been feeling well, but managed to stop the car a couple of times and climb around for a while. The Buddhist caves were interesting as always, but I don t have a great desire to see any more on this trip. I watched the land take many different shapes and suspected there was a small canyon not too far from the road. The sandy ground was baked and broken off in dark chunks almost like bricks as I neared the gorge.