Monkeying Around

Part of the benefit of this blog is to be more discerning and critical of my own photography and representation of it.  Another value of the exercise is to reflect on connections between photos i've taken (recently or not) and my life.  I don't presently see any notable connection between these guys and my life today.  Despite that, today i will be sharing altogether too many monkey photos.  Why?  Because i love them.  All but the first were taken in Angkor Wat, outside Siem Reap, Camboidia.  The one above is actually an Siamang, and is captive (you can see part of a second one in the picture). 

“'Keep your temper,' said the Caterpillar”

{Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland}

This hornet and its caterpillar meal comprise one of my favorite photos. It was taken in Cambodia, in the Angkor Wat complex on my August 2007 visit.

That nearly all things there were unfamiliar, combined with the super cool bugs made me feel like a real adventurer, of the National Geographic sort : ) Ok, not really. But watching the hornet manuever the sizable caterpillar into its lair was quite the sight.

Perhaps future photos will have somehow relate to my day. This first one, though, is just one i like.