tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72237744266193900692024-02-15T13:46:12.722+04:00G e o_s y n_c h r o n i_c i t yWherever I am, Georgia is on my mind.Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.comBlogger909125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-70745542819939192272010-09-25T12:33:00.001+04:002010-09-25T12:33:00.426+04:00The Time has Come...... to reveal <b><i>my new blog</i></b>:<div><a href="http://geosynchronici-2.blogspot.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" >www.geosynchronici-2.blogspot.com</span></a></div><div>As this old (geosynchronicity) blog is now <b><span class="Apple-style-span" >full</span></b>, I decided to start the new one rather than downsizing the huge number of photos on the old one. I'll be more careful with photo sizes, &c on the new blog, and we'll see how long it take to fill IT up. By then, I think, blogs will have been superseded by another form of internet communication altogether... if not the internet itself superseded.</div><div>Anyway, those of you who have been regulars here, including those who are its followers, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >please</span></i></b> migrate to the new blog and follow it there. I'll make it as worth your while as I can.</div><div>If you're new to this blog... before you jump away from it, there are thousands of photos here, some, IMHO, worth looking at - that's why they're there. So please have a look, then go on to</div><div><a href="http://geosynchronici-2.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" >www.geosynchronici-2.blogspot.com</span></a> for the rest of the story.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony Hanmer</div><div>Mestia, Svaneti, Georgia</div><div>Written 20/9/2010</div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-48477591671325791982010-09-25T08:50:00.000+04:002010-09-25T08:50:00.851+04:00Kutaisi, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNLGFAD2Sq9Jqk7cs_mia9omq_WqQZVKtSMRAd0vFxlWX96tugTiJxNyMRGgfyzZk0Soa2jSLL7J4EY1c9PBWEIlq9u4ZuqHtPRD0iM6kmwdI_Zkaq5otg8I5NPzPjQtKEHM19-pACnk/s1600/GeTb2010_08_05-033.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNLGFAD2Sq9Jqk7cs_mia9omq_WqQZVKtSMRAd0vFxlWX96tugTiJxNyMRGgfyzZk0Soa2jSLL7J4EY1c9PBWEIlq9u4ZuqHtPRD0iM6kmwdI_Zkaq5otg8I5NPzPjQtKEHM19-pACnk/s400/GeTb2010_08_05-033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507412000474224482" /></a>Returning from the caves, our bus passed a group of Georgian soldiers training - I photographed them through the window<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEDocp9ApkYtyVZ5D6WxJCBeucgloU6Mm13GT0XOmhc9wIvbjqyu5_selZwGJN82uGKEorYUL7SLIShC4QkmSyWyxvIaKZfF52tr34ZGiFDbl7ZhWmJha9c9smI-iRNWvyLnI9de7tko/s1600/GeTb2010_08_05-028.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEDocp9ApkYtyVZ5D6WxJCBeucgloU6Mm13GT0XOmhc9wIvbjqyu5_selZwGJN82uGKEorYUL7SLIShC4QkmSyWyxvIaKZfF52tr34ZGiFDbl7ZhWmJha9c9smI-iRNWvyLnI9de7tko/s400/GeTb2010_08_05-028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507411993526942818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNwE9Z35npK6TFBewD30G8UdQ7P0HESvzNCjNfgfftFaC33Mr6lQpYUzLVTKNro8efhsxg_xPNvpql1tqQcV0oZy2W3V-P9_eNk5jctL1vsBOreSGfaQq0OLKyCMzu98pZfGg_Xze9Lk/s1600/GeTb2010_08_05-001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNwE9Z35npK6TFBewD30G8UdQ7P0HESvzNCjNfgfftFaC33Mr6lQpYUzLVTKNro8efhsxg_xPNvpql1tqQcV0oZy2W3V-P9_eNk5jctL1vsBOreSGfaQq0OLKyCMzu98pZfGg_Xze9Lk/s400/GeTb2010_08_05-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507411991683418242" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-28641886792280594502010-09-23T08:48:00.001+04:002010-09-23T08:48:00.755+04:00Nr. Kutaisi, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnKn0KKixQEf0eqY0FwKPzUA1FXfXuz_aMFWtaW0vn80zEmtJZAidUHxV7Yl09-CYZliFaPpZCQkSPDg6-_nin8r520zAbPYFS4Sxfg9Umbp49lwZ-Z_ea8bR2SQkijGxTBxILjBnFvI/s1600/GeTb2010_08_05-025.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnKn0KKixQEf0eqY0FwKPzUA1FXfXuz_aMFWtaW0vn80zEmtJZAidUHxV7Yl09-CYZliFaPpZCQkSPDg6-_nin8r520zAbPYFS4Sxfg9Umbp49lwZ-Z_ea8bR2SQkijGxTBxILjBnFvI/s400/GeTb2010_08_05-025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507411410577712354" /></a>Happy birthday for yesterday, Gill! Hope you had a great one!<div><br /></div><div>Cave exploring - fascinating place<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2LZe7JE6X7Q_gWmWipTVnUVOr6yw7LP5hh6P3RMx7iEoZF6B9p3URFO9DzrbQhtDa8_byt7PArE37Ckul-c_Va6yFr9wZTq33PikMIMbT9vZBEGhllnYVJylflMOF1Hk1SpWMfVFh90/s1600/GeTb2010_08_05-023.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2LZe7JE6X7Q_gWmWipTVnUVOr6yw7LP5hh6P3RMx7iEoZF6B9p3URFO9DzrbQhtDa8_byt7PArE37Ckul-c_Va6yFr9wZTq33PikMIMbT9vZBEGhllnYVJylflMOF1Hk1SpWMfVFh90/s400/GeTb2010_08_05-023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507411407024104818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTZmwUY9LSGPOwDaUFIbKAmPgUV9IRC7KCPNqHObpMn9Afj-nhfpaI2ar_ln7V1e9cxrUVhrTxseMz6C9n_220k-0Wb41sQ4A8m2atLKrIovMw96dcg0OW9KOHwfiKzthxVCdej5yuU4/s1600/GeTb2010_08_05-010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTZmwUY9LSGPOwDaUFIbKAmPgUV9IRC7KCPNqHObpMn9Afj-nhfpaI2ar_ln7V1e9cxrUVhrTxseMz6C9n_220k-0Wb41sQ4A8m2atLKrIovMw96dcg0OW9KOHwfiKzthxVCdej5yuU4/s400/GeTb2010_08_05-010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507411403295717234" /></a><br /></div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-26970194049083550432010-09-21T08:46:00.001+04:002010-09-21T08:46:00.469+04:00Gonio, Adjara, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGog1pnRxW6wFgctLYFbXQ1zxLqs9L4KFOLj57_3ozmPeJ9f697pXQoKTDJmtIgV78hnkAovwFfQ4deLbsiHEqvrGlDOO5ZwOV3J9EWzT5I-6ezBHSbyIvrA0kBBWo7oNj7Mf7E8dWqJ0/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-052.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGog1pnRxW6wFgctLYFbXQ1zxLqs9L4KFOLj57_3ozmPeJ9f697pXQoKTDJmtIgV78hnkAovwFfQ4deLbsiHEqvrGlDOO5ZwOV3J9EWzT5I-6ezBHSbyIvrA0kBBWo7oNj7Mf7E8dWqJ0/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507410991156487538" /></a>Don't be getting sick of these motion blur shots! I'm nearly finished with them for now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKuqQv3AfunXzadE_HcBwDH-W1AhpTdx6URt62olvNQvosuuLW3V-KVACZowKhbmBGhaB6jBkmojyd_RtqkYBzxwOg1vIO6aAmX7N0kZ_KnhwCM36gWoIInH7ev65N66fzTLpISA7o2s/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-044.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKuqQv3AfunXzadE_HcBwDH-W1AhpTdx6URt62olvNQvosuuLW3V-KVACZowKhbmBGhaB6jBkmojyd_RtqkYBzxwOg1vIO6aAmX7N0kZ_KnhwCM36gWoIInH7ev65N66fzTLpISA7o2s/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507410979741863634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbRNOGroIA34_eesIS_oImgH5pBS1lSOBxVt1Sz0J-yCu_TdHRJpTyg7ONz8m3dlZv0P4YlUdEBm-Zn-onqwgXcUS8A1WcARBqNx-0fRTX8RNk5Kqa1H9W_o-2uLiigp61VDehjbcVMA/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-024.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbRNOGroIA34_eesIS_oImgH5pBS1lSOBxVt1Sz0J-yCu_TdHRJpTyg7ONz8m3dlZv0P4YlUdEBm-Zn-onqwgXcUS8A1WcARBqNx-0fRTX8RNk5Kqa1H9W_o-2uLiigp61VDehjbcVMA/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507410976154225730" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-49058011003163098152010-09-19T21:26:00.003+04:002010-09-19T21:31:48.614+04:00This Blog...... is getting <b><i>FULL</i></b> after more than 3 years of regular posting. At the start, my photos were both too large and too often - up to 10 per day - to sustain the 2GB memory limit for more than this amount of time. Even switching to a digital camera, and making the jpegs smaller, while it made some difference, was too little too late.<div>SO I'm starting a new blog, conveniently at the outset of Lali's & my time in Mestia, Svaneti! We're here as I begin a school year of English teaching in the town's School Number 1. More on this new job, and on life in Mestia, soon. Stay tuned right here for details of the new blog's opening, which will be in a few days...</div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-36958087330263865472010-09-19T08:44:00.001+04:002010-09-19T08:44:00.687+04:00Gonio, Adjara, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCKfkmuL3JJ-OPvDtXpF-VdsR3Wl_CzvG7a6XN8Bz7GXyXCFE7noEd5ARelV0T8KIP3ogSK_f1kmyatB-Fw1LIiwEYFpxg39P0m_fVtcccgwe8lZ5NhgOaSUpTEiGF97EQnLlH8v5UyM/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-025.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCKfkmuL3JJ-OPvDtXpF-VdsR3Wl_CzvG7a6XN8Bz7GXyXCFE7noEd5ARelV0T8KIP3ogSK_f1kmyatB-Fw1LIiwEYFpxg39P0m_fVtcccgwe8lZ5NhgOaSUpTEiGF97EQnLlH8v5UyM/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507410451232351138" /></a>Slow shutter speed and moving the camera in the direction of motion - that's what this is all about. Digital makes it so easy to see results instantly & make further adjustments<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayD6rxdAU8W7Eg_Fc4XwAV7iwUCt0tk6rgHqHLuh_bUd_hbsVLAJ2sI-xMyisnLDbswoi62szgz0in1g0Pb-IYgIWZtmGHYdGhxWgJ7mSSa0w3-JMLanIsIJex4md1-auFNJv_DijYU0/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-020.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayD6rxdAU8W7Eg_Fc4XwAV7iwUCt0tk6rgHqHLuh_bUd_hbsVLAJ2sI-xMyisnLDbswoi62szgz0in1g0Pb-IYgIWZtmGHYdGhxWgJ7mSSa0w3-JMLanIsIJex4md1-auFNJv_DijYU0/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507410447377970946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR9MQVTgDEkJJnJoaV0IIIKa1h_HAgtYsM1tboWT2xqNUe6t6a4yo2ApjqdUrTCE5Zdvwk2wcOsq4cgmdWOWc50TkbiIUvHqkXuk78yfj-LgNQ6aLSCGGrThcI2Uh9Ub52XgpT-ER6mQ/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR9MQVTgDEkJJnJoaV0IIIKa1h_HAgtYsM1tboWT2xqNUe6t6a4yo2ApjqdUrTCE5Zdvwk2wcOsq4cgmdWOWc50TkbiIUvHqkXuk78yfj-LgNQ6aLSCGGrThcI2Uh9Ub52XgpT-ER6mQ/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507410443990515026" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-61214531044206198612010-09-17T08:41:00.000+04:002010-09-17T08:41:01.020+04:00Tbilisi & Svaneti, Georgia, July-August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVigJPUImoqjDUH7MxuoeCHCTmLoG46H9qusGWcjkC-olgzWl3W952U1P3vaUMIcIR0NAkoaKxBYiOb8eO7FdkemwQMWlJKZiZJojaFxRjZBLT7NDhgNyy0-pvE8R494e3ESYN50i-9ko/s1600/GeTb2010_08_11-001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVigJPUImoqjDUH7MxuoeCHCTmLoG46H9qusGWcjkC-olgzWl3W952U1P3vaUMIcIR0NAkoaKxBYiOb8eO7FdkemwQMWlJKZiZJojaFxRjZBLT7NDhgNyy0-pvE8R494e3ESYN50i-9ko/s400/GeTb2010_08_11-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507409642400941730" /></a>Tony the amateur handyman wiring lights in his & Lali's new apartment! Didn't know I had it in me! But necessity is the mother of Give it a Go<div><br /></div><div>Centre - a new icon for Kvirikoba</div><div><br /></div><div>Bottom - Lali at Pari<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3D6l2JO6yi8rxdhDfjq_EY-tXlZC7PwEj92NiJ59Z6Gg6IhXCbertDESHtkfemtedMHvjndN9CtoyXMzPYqwVuxCriJPffFaIFOoX7ZeeGJo44_dqPl5Wsv6Ps8jaRCybRkurz57dpA/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-048.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3D6l2JO6yi8rxdhDfjq_EY-tXlZC7PwEj92NiJ59Z6Gg6IhXCbertDESHtkfemtedMHvjndN9CtoyXMzPYqwVuxCriJPffFaIFOoX7ZeeGJo44_dqPl5Wsv6Ps8jaRCybRkurz57dpA/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507409636554000162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3_-BXAgFWRAiMvBbNE5Hxy-YF8Rxn4scG9GP0OZakOjIECfERQGtlFCkIwqWnjBpO5gRMZYkFLaxOQYQov2fZEd5TeB4lu0mavoX8c2fKnu3srNV6NgJ_L7vFLp9VDyd2N0XG5HMBlA/s1600/GeSv2010_07_28-013.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3_-BXAgFWRAiMvBbNE5Hxy-YF8Rxn4scG9GP0OZakOjIECfERQGtlFCkIwqWnjBpO5gRMZYkFLaxOQYQov2fZEd5TeB4lu0mavoX8c2fKnu3srNV6NgJ_L7vFLp9VDyd2N0XG5HMBlA/s400/GeSv2010_07_28-013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507409633486441010" /></a><br /></div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-29223364945878512022010-09-15T08:39:00.000+04:002010-09-15T08:39:00.092+04:00Gonio, Adjara, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNo80BcsYuLn7qe-uuX7QvhsW8Kgb6CTcAFwQFDqgG4CQ37QGO6oDKFysNSOpiiVr0Asm6gO4LmcA9X-u_YYEXlF-m5lmQvFfVBBqIyO4JESnDfprrp2X69W5eXUajBO6xS9c8uEwhjo/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-018.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNo80BcsYuLn7qe-uuX7QvhsW8Kgb6CTcAFwQFDqgG4CQ37QGO6oDKFysNSOpiiVr0Asm6gO4LmcA9X-u_YYEXlF-m5lmQvFfVBBqIyO4JESnDfprrp2X69W5eXUajBO6xS9c8uEwhjo/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507409238473378706" /></a>Look at 'em go, they make it look so easy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbL1qul7bJdaOE4OF_EdDHsfoTyJPcYBCa2a3If0o-UlCW1nvjUF1k9_piLFQYHq8z9yg2S9E7c6gAbdKipXEdQUBklm-LXoQc3KJ_-J2qQxyufUWKQATOYmm5wzpUsz7NXWMe8gvYR-U/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-015.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbL1qul7bJdaOE4OF_EdDHsfoTyJPcYBCa2a3If0o-UlCW1nvjUF1k9_piLFQYHq8z9yg2S9E7c6gAbdKipXEdQUBklm-LXoQc3KJ_-J2qQxyufUWKQATOYmm5wzpUsz7NXWMe8gvYR-U/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507409234030782914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS2xez-z7Ryc2bFjEsrbU4k8lY4on48V-RbfQv-dnTMT4n4_E87nF_3Q4VoMqm_a6adZPYOwnUdyqS3jo5dcsAo9sLFVf-D6iyRxlEUVBdQffLmdnkV5RsQ7UuHAvh-hU_afJU05MxZ4/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS2xez-z7Ryc2bFjEsrbU4k8lY4on48V-RbfQv-dnTMT4n4_E87nF_3Q4VoMqm_a6adZPYOwnUdyqS3jo5dcsAo9sLFVf-D6iyRxlEUVBdQffLmdnkV5RsQ7UuHAvh-hU_afJU05MxZ4/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507409223808335746" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-15483622861928425332010-09-13T08:37:00.000+04:002010-09-13T08:37:00.454+04:00Batumi & Svaneti, July-August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR25ol1PClz7F74JKyVpWmqaN-CY9MXmph1UY-k1aRPK92j-wwzEamASuXoKz7sRrEt305TDIwqjfNSqFyulCn4hsiSkOyT1rxBOaYJRS82aWPyHyqVxGchs-NVJg9qckqPkjAnDLXxM/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-045.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR25ol1PClz7F74JKyVpWmqaN-CY9MXmph1UY-k1aRPK92j-wwzEamASuXoKz7sRrEt305TDIwqjfNSqFyulCn4hsiSkOyT1rxBOaYJRS82aWPyHyqVxGchs-NVJg9qckqPkjAnDLXxM/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507408568761836978" /></a>The church bell from K'ala's St Kvirike Church<div><br /></div><div>Adjaruli khachapuri (Adjaran cheese bread), before the fork is stuck in & everything gets mixed together - yum!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDETiOUOrJPghovfqpdnnTlFzq2oGcQ9xs9TfChnxYX1lB90xNUZBaGzlgk62w1vZ4YIB5EOosTsx6PY7xAzbY9Drr-M6Iopj7NV7RFywxEqEbdiUbfPZotQ3216DubOOOgV6s0pcRio/s1600/GeBatumi2010_08_10-002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDETiOUOrJPghovfqpdnnTlFzq2oGcQ9xs9TfChnxYX1lB90xNUZBaGzlgk62w1vZ4YIB5EOosTsx6PY7xAzbY9Drr-M6Iopj7NV7RFywxEqEbdiUbfPZotQ3216DubOOOgV6s0pcRio/s400/GeBatumi2010_08_10-002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507408561980486050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk7X5RuyRDba3yopUSRQdbOvDydBn5392MP63vHUCp-k3EFF6LL_tDVTzgotjWMZiAgAHWGZToWFGIcCfb4n2rc1rnUAuiA3-AXfmamU3IxBgdqyzcwVMZYWcyVRl-Fd_6s6JcG52p98/s1600/GeBatumi2010_08_10-001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk7X5RuyRDba3yopUSRQdbOvDydBn5392MP63vHUCp-k3EFF6LL_tDVTzgotjWMZiAgAHWGZToWFGIcCfb4n2rc1rnUAuiA3-AXfmamU3IxBgdqyzcwVMZYWcyVRl-Fd_6s6JcG52p98/s400/GeBatumi2010_08_10-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507408560001544370" /></a><br /></div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-8160163081970949612010-09-11T08:35:00.001+04:002010-09-11T08:35:00.832+04:00Gonio, Adjara, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghk6WkDUqY565TxHXF2anngqGGPH11PuY69eqvCSyPtBNfX8GFe8SJhO8BRP0UNQTF0Ro-6zYvVi4KcZeYDyLqVAz7wD3PA_0T7_IHfb-G8n-qB-vkTGm_LfaXWSphwMAnpeKgSu5wPFw/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-053.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghk6WkDUqY565TxHXF2anngqGGPH11PuY69eqvCSyPtBNfX8GFe8SJhO8BRP0UNQTF0Ro-6zYvVi4KcZeYDyLqVAz7wD3PA_0T7_IHfb-G8n-qB-vkTGm_LfaXWSphwMAnpeKgSu5wPFw/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407924833934834" /></a>Gonio Fortress, site of the TLG welcome to Adjara, is near the Turkish border. Matthias, the Apostle chosen to replace Judas, is buried here, and kiwi fruit is grown. Amazing place. How they danced in the heat I don't know<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfdu-ZH7gxlvkyGtoZ4zXq0B3mQ4CuV7JMDPWSDDDspIG2SydNWeh_N3bt-JcfDtzroR58QeK3QWAnhxKs9zCRqgnf-F5vuMGGeT17xO0_SovWvhRq3gX6Eaz5HIXm_UI62eTrVUx4Ps/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-016.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfdu-ZH7gxlvkyGtoZ4zXq0B3mQ4CuV7JMDPWSDDDspIG2SydNWeh_N3bt-JcfDtzroR58QeK3QWAnhxKs9zCRqgnf-F5vuMGGeT17xO0_SovWvhRq3gX6Eaz5HIXm_UI62eTrVUx4Ps/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407923871101762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0UxVi2tNwwTdu6qvqTEzw5lM_ZJsFchBV4z2X9zbPNVScL-JArUDBw-DUki9FOVNqklZYoW9y7GQtURdmUpZPC06eAlRA1TT4hACv66J7KYQrgpap-XyZJKrgF8v5qtLN63kx_LmLpA/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0UxVi2tNwwTdu6qvqTEzw5lM_ZJsFchBV4z2X9zbPNVScL-JArUDBw-DUki9FOVNqklZYoW9y7GQtURdmUpZPC06eAlRA1TT4hACv66J7KYQrgpap-XyZJKrgF8v5qtLN63kx_LmLpA/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407922529337394" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-8440999503950626212010-09-09T08:32:00.002+04:002010-09-09T12:00:36.089+04:00Gonio, Adjara, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1fAP_37G4u-fEiBoFCman0uOi-425kRNBqOpZfwdNFYIgkYF5cHIGMapmvXDy7KRFkiGiNeYH0VAV2oZJkc4kUoEJrgyoD1DQLxe2yCq_XIBpoKFUnCAXrWymybJg3WIlToTruFBmvk/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-023.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1fAP_37G4u-fEiBoFCman0uOi-425kRNBqOpZfwdNFYIgkYF5cHIGMapmvXDy7KRFkiGiNeYH0VAV2oZJkc4kUoEJrgyoD1DQLxe2yCq_XIBpoKFUnCAXrWymybJg3WIlToTruFBmvk/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407247158835410" /></a>By the way, the dancing was in honour of the <a href="http://tlg.gov.ge">TLG</a> first team's arrival in Adjara province, where most of this team will be stationed for its teaching work. (3 lucky ones, myself included, get to be in Mestia, Svaneti.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasWdErDLLF1j3b2nUfQdEANmFGn0EgswTphFQG433EjV2e6gHnRUQA3uEByu67CUzutjBakIKequWhrWxtU_MLOqqFMUhkskNgtJLjB5bNVjPJzR1p2pP-2l7Tw_9hRjSJYkH4w5McT8/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasWdErDLLF1j3b2nUfQdEANmFGn0EgswTphFQG433EjV2e6gHnRUQA3uEByu67CUzutjBakIKequWhrWxtU_MLOqqFMUhkskNgtJLjB5bNVjPJzR1p2pP-2l7Tw_9hRjSJYkH4w5McT8/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407239318656562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmR18M4So7KoJtHJ0Cclod5tAzozLlsry7fju3Tk1ULyO5xZ8Yig7oY8u2uuaftFiZh_WgeJ-fyzQtYyqPNXAY87lyrO-CW2gYV1LJjzq8r9-zyemCj2Hc-9BrWvSWfI_yZnQyWCRR08/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmR18M4So7KoJtHJ0Cclod5tAzozLlsry7fju3Tk1ULyO5xZ8Yig7oY8u2uuaftFiZh_WgeJ-fyzQtYyqPNXAY87lyrO-CW2gYV1LJjzq8r9-zyemCj2Hc-9BrWvSWfI_yZnQyWCRR08/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407233899344578" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-78269274015238046372010-09-07T10:36:00.003+04:002010-09-07T10:42:50.668+04:00British Columbia, Canada, July *1989*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24IrhdWN65Dg9y7rUaHZmvK5fnVf-0Hj-bU1vwnXAvbQAtu9kmaHeK_sLa0TbHD57PTaxNGK5w5EQ87Enbcwh-ks5nnhz929UNxxAWO9j0MdEVey68B91LAoajYaZfDbKpniQ1_ljNGM/s1600/CaABBCJasBnf1989_07-0125.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24IrhdWN65Dg9y7rUaHZmvK5fnVf-0Hj-bU1vwnXAvbQAtu9kmaHeK_sLa0TbHD57PTaxNGK5w5EQ87Enbcwh-ks5nnhz929UNxxAWO9j0MdEVey68B91LAoajYaZfDbKpniQ1_ljNGM/s400/CaABBCJasBnf1989_07-0125.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514057668694412514" /></a>Just noticed that I hadn't posted anything for today, so I slipped this in now:<div><br /></div><div>Blast from the past, 21 years ago, a mountain bike trip with a good friend from Jasper to Sidney, BC. Scans from b/w negatives - not perfect, but not too bad either. 3 weeks of sunshine interrupted by only 1 stretch of rain lasting about 2 hours<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GITlWMBGgd1JOX5vfxnThx7ZpEx7gOBmkK9V0yArNkhlrBD7ePsL8NemDszoGqA-Zz-cIrCYtzsDHThfyQ_qVFnRqPVzbuzwH4hKXHPnPBQ0bfnWXEp8RtUjuF-EuWYqgAswJQJz8z4/s1600/CaABBCJasBnf1989_07-0124.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GITlWMBGgd1JOX5vfxnThx7ZpEx7gOBmkK9V0yArNkhlrBD7ePsL8NemDszoGqA-Zz-cIrCYtzsDHThfyQ_qVFnRqPVzbuzwH4hKXHPnPBQ0bfnWXEp8RtUjuF-EuWYqgAswJQJz8z4/s400/CaABBCJasBnf1989_07-0124.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514057659724359570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw4KYk9DANiUsak7nfVNlYHgLJASdTPxdsqfKWkpZGKAYiMeb6Fx7ybb2li_6euzJbNKNkvvkzeztcN2UwcfGtIsLoDQlX0q2w5jfp_9KC0UMoHHtU6trygIcLhZXjHo0sVY2_FJW6Oc/s1600/CaABBCJasBnf1989_07-0122.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw4KYk9DANiUsak7nfVNlYHgLJASdTPxdsqfKWkpZGKAYiMeb6Fx7ybb2li_6euzJbNKNkvvkzeztcN2UwcfGtIsLoDQlX0q2w5jfp_9KC0UMoHHtU6trygIcLhZXjHo0sVY2_FJW6Oc/s400/CaABBCJasBnf1989_07-0122.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514057657743268210" /></a><br /></div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-40975064050735286502010-09-05T08:41:00.004+04:002010-09-06T16:05:30.804+04:00Waterfall, central Svaneti, late July 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrlsCOONQIJRYQygvdz9V7LFNJlNL1oRC5V_5RTLCHSDm7fE860fNXqcwx2ryrl0Khz_U-0-8ktqh2xlw3R_eEte8Yv3tkLKLY7S8MTQxtqKXxlkCM_14OnlAvmjWiERV-asnTCXsEq0/s1600/GeSv2010_07_30-008.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrlsCOONQIJRYQygvdz9V7LFNJlNL1oRC5V_5RTLCHSDm7fE860fNXqcwx2ryrl0Khz_U-0-8ktqh2xlw3R_eEte8Yv3tkLKLY7S8MTQxtqKXxlkCM_14OnlAvmjWiERV-asnTCXsEq0/s400/GeSv2010_07_30-008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507070249710082306" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1qhHARVJ6O-36-P8ijQj3QgQNV5lVeJFPCxfcYTYA-yGHx7EyZR2-zCMjlaxZ-qBMsU7mAkvuaAJ8UJlPxB5mYGh6wQW_Bhd49MvjbvcdzoqK5jIs-gNNUfsqVnu33QYPZ_tErMyG6s/s1600/GeSv2010_07_30-023.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A welcome stop on the way down - funny, all these 11 years driving by it, occasionally stopping, never knowing (middle picture) how great it was at the </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">top</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...</span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1qhHARVJ6O-36-P8ijQj3QgQNV5lVeJFPCxfcYTYA-yGHx7EyZR2-zCMjlaxZ-qBMsU7mAkvuaAJ8UJlPxB5mYGh6wQW_Bhd49MvjbvcdzoqK5jIs-gNNUfsqVnu33QYPZ_tErMyG6s/s1600/GeSv2010_07_30-023.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1qhHARVJ6O-36-P8ijQj3QgQNV5lVeJFPCxfcYTYA-yGHx7EyZR2-zCMjlaxZ-qBMsU7mAkvuaAJ8UJlPxB5mYGh6wQW_Bhd49MvjbvcdzoqK5jIs-gNNUfsqVnu33QYPZ_tErMyG6s/s400/GeSv2010_07_30-023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507069643551254210" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7iKUJ3y-ypEEN6ISAqrOZiGj_8fSRRsc6HzAdBo54psRZuE_fZNz5BwbRAyCm1pSm_5LEEjcOvTYBaRGaS52HsOp8RecBmxpA7LXvRy3Pal2SUqe2CvvdIpJRxF3NeQDSmTK2JCUGcU/s1600/GeSv2010_07_30-012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7iKUJ3y-ypEEN6ISAqrOZiGj_8fSRRsc6HzAdBo54psRZuE_fZNz5BwbRAyCm1pSm_5LEEjcOvTYBaRGaS52HsOp8RecBmxpA7LXvRy3Pal2SUqe2CvvdIpJRxF3NeQDSmTK2JCUGcU/s400/GeSv2010_07_30-012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507069636407894162" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-36268564301871334872010-09-03T08:37:00.002+04:002010-09-03T08:37:00.425+04:00Svaneti, Georgia, late July 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TIQFNNXZjjXBAiHvdXsV5bVq3a063GsuGU805YLuErsGBxR-QX69kByFxkk-QqI36Vzau2vjuiI-4FZd8mUFuKp3UDpp0FJsCgmsbNVl0nO0Yd2do7EdzHmzsGTG3RIt7Le65E2oGfY/s1600/GeSv2010_07_30-031.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TIQFNNXZjjXBAiHvdXsV5bVq3a063GsuGU805YLuErsGBxR-QX69kByFxkk-QqI36Vzau2vjuiI-4FZd8mUFuKp3UDpp0FJsCgmsbNVl0nO0Yd2do7EdzHmzsGTG3RIt7Le65E2oGfY/s400/GeSv2010_07_30-031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507068753178798162" /></a>Glacially fed Enguri reservoir, which, dammed, gives all of Svaneti's Mestia Region free electricity<div><br /></div><div>View towards Mt Tetnuldi, Mestia</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunate unintended victim of a mousetrap - at least the end was instantaneous<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6f-poWF5F9x2oY96CXX85OsO-Hk2WyEzbgoO6NeveG8bYC86gtjfKdeBfoKlqp-PTr8kgl4pCY7gGW5AZMNa2wW90DPMdg76noHF6OWbucM5WU7N1tcLgmddGVdcZXEir12JhYzipz8/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-088.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6f-poWF5F9x2oY96CXX85OsO-Hk2WyEzbgoO6NeveG8bYC86gtjfKdeBfoKlqp-PTr8kgl4pCY7gGW5AZMNa2wW90DPMdg76noHF6OWbucM5WU7N1tcLgmddGVdcZXEir12JhYzipz8/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-088.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507068748671645282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9n2vwAlkcrjyi8zki3sFjSEQ8hgCRh2zyOMZBYjuNbHmAllGv0g3Aq8SBC_mBnp8uktGZZccjKANc_ou5V49x5HO6uS-vGUWlXvwV5whQ2eQYyszrKn8i49ltYELc29vMD1Y4Hhf534/s1600/GeSv2010_07_30-004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9n2vwAlkcrjyi8zki3sFjSEQ8hgCRh2zyOMZBYjuNbHmAllGv0g3Aq8SBC_mBnp8uktGZZccjKANc_ou5V49x5HO6uS-vGUWlXvwV5whQ2eQYyszrKn8i49ltYELc29vMD1Y4Hhf534/s400/GeSv2010_07_30-004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507068743340628738" /></a><br /></div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-26500806940211361272010-09-02T18:34:00.004+04:002010-09-02T19:52:18.404+04:00Wondering what the new background is...?<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">R U S T</span></i></b>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-56998670353625217472010-09-01T08:34:00.004+04:002010-09-01T22:22:29.684+04:00K'ala & Mulakhi, Svaneti, Georgia, late July 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr8Jy0NEzDh9MTkSJcGod-ytkMydFHUtQxea0tosEW1L9EukCYe6OBe_egpj7Rljed5D7vL5bcd-tYX5KIHbxSLDohQRazYDzP53b7qucpDBP1mt8Q9KIsZ7FYg8UqS1N7q13NFCVJh0/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-083.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr8Jy0NEzDh9MTkSJcGod-ytkMydFHUtQxea0tosEW1L9EukCYe6OBe_egpj7Rljed5D7vL5bcd-tYX5KIHbxSLDohQRazYDzP53b7qucpDBP1mt8Q9KIsZ7FYg8UqS1N7q13NFCVJh0/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-083.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507067750455528034" /></a>Wouldn't YOU feel better in this remote mountain village, potentially cut off by winter avalanches or summer rockfalls, knowing this shiny new machine was around to help clear the roads? I would - I've been cut off from the rest of Georgia for a month due to avalanches in Ushguli before...<div><br /></div><div>Bottom - view from the pass between Ipari & Mulakhi, roughly halfway between Mestia & Ushguli<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguubCD6GYVnWvuVPZxAVALRInxGtggrBX81NpM01WmFtoJkxYiSPbV8fcPFRGs__7YXQNwqmvUHSKL1Cj5Wp2318-6uosE20AYMdr1XK7K_ugt9UwUHovcHjMxYFwI-n_k1R5-knTZIec/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-084.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguubCD6GYVnWvuVPZxAVALRInxGtggrBX81NpM01WmFtoJkxYiSPbV8fcPFRGs__7YXQNwqmvUHSKL1Cj5Wp2318-6uosE20AYMdr1XK7K_ugt9UwUHovcHjMxYFwI-n_k1R5-knTZIec/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-084.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507067743877705330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZYrtPETkFrPjuTpy2n0LnpR6A6a5KiM6SzCveIogSZiot5i6yvb7UD1WEOVpsVoAayUIjsLt1azumAngL2a3giae079WsCNexuNoBXXatNuDy-oSxJTlKM2nlQA6b2xAClBpqYqGhTI/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-087.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZYrtPETkFrPjuTpy2n0LnpR6A6a5KiM6SzCveIogSZiot5i6yvb7UD1WEOVpsVoAayUIjsLt1azumAngL2a3giae079WsCNexuNoBXXatNuDy-oSxJTlKM2nlQA6b2xAClBpqYqGhTI/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507067740957649106" /></a><br /></div>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-24337384345789103312010-08-30T08:30:00.002+04:002010-08-30T08:30:00.469+04:00K'ala, Svaneti, Georgia, late July 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA_l-6U24p9pj-92megEsbgi4XZwUI1rFj3mapFZKo-tiiTSg2ZbVmFbbSqt6UTGriNsUV6DsMA56wyPrMpNOwHW_73R_BumKdvT1fc4Bz40i2L5BsK5tFENIcQxklp_jt1FPKY2_VIc/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-082.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA_l-6U24p9pj-92megEsbgi4XZwUI1rFj3mapFZKo-tiiTSg2ZbVmFbbSqt6UTGriNsUV6DsMA56wyPrMpNOwHW_73R_BumKdvT1fc4Bz40i2L5BsK5tFENIcQxklp_jt1FPKY2_VIc/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-082.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507066879690946850" /></a>This is a small 9th-century family church in K'ala, along with some of its interior - an angel fresco, middle, and icon, of the Virgin Mary and her Son, below<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveogfSDWIy53BarTivwQMFRkPRmUvdVxcP13HlcnE-VIzqukGeePFR19pZxT2_bxp4zZt5PRLB6i413nT3ZSIJbuKOmfNG9RQV8CDAMh2YLe5-bHj5TTGv32N9FoILOFhDI3i34r_qHc/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-078.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveogfSDWIy53BarTivwQMFRkPRmUvdVxcP13HlcnE-VIzqukGeePFR19pZxT2_bxp4zZt5PRLB6i413nT3ZSIJbuKOmfNG9RQV8CDAMh2YLe5-bHj5TTGv32N9FoILOFhDI3i34r_qHc/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-078.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507066871403261666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMQXXyqb3aDRGvl1FdTFXT47gETPe97SshaFYNM2BPorXgf5v_Va3XDDLowHzcbzKsIgD6UgBerTp3ZAI7A5MfPmVKtNkzbCDRNY6gaR2w-_va_al63uOsrdo0gf-ajOUyEPHcteY6lU/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-076.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMQXXyqb3aDRGvl1FdTFXT47gETPe97SshaFYNM2BPorXgf5v_Va3XDDLowHzcbzKsIgD6UgBerTp3ZAI7A5MfPmVKtNkzbCDRNY6gaR2w-_va_al63uOsrdo0gf-ajOUyEPHcteY6lU/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-076.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507066868294770690" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-528047125766002342010-08-28T08:59:00.001+04:002010-08-28T08:59:00.600+04:00Kvirikoba, K'ala, Svaneti, Georgia, 29/7/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mukFtj9AT6lWnkdJYlBYhLWGeBap0pHFL3wtiDaDbK8vilT1Pzu1HE6heLj6W7QWwRw9DzsWSLsw1QfCIXXc0HTYULxWwwraqBN5LBw_7X1SJuFjE3Sz3HORCWAAQqT_ZL-F_R1bNbk/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mukFtj9AT6lWnkdJYlBYhLWGeBap0pHFL3wtiDaDbK8vilT1Pzu1HE6heLj6W7QWwRw9DzsWSLsw1QfCIXXc0HTYULxWwwraqBN5LBw_7X1SJuFjE3Sz3HORCWAAQqT_ZL-F_R1bNbk/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506718819239115746" border="0" /></a>Okay... if you've forgiven me for the gore of the last post's images, a regular part of life in Svaneti, here are a few shots from the interior of the church where Kvirikoba happens<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopxzf3Tm18gQJEYn2nXg2gUsaIV7uhXBY3HuYLuHzq0CntnUyfWboQ37Mqre0sZk9a5cLG5slBaOnsR6FuY4Vi5mjNjKkXVHyqFYAsThzfq7-5HI3FRJLN-PafNmTQ_jeIaJuY1QOBXg/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopxzf3Tm18gQJEYn2nXg2gUsaIV7uhXBY3HuYLuHzq0CntnUyfWboQ37Mqre0sZk9a5cLG5slBaOnsR6FuY4Vi5mjNjKkXVHyqFYAsThzfq7-5HI3FRJLN-PafNmTQ_jeIaJuY1QOBXg/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506718807118871170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuzcH09c8rcVil1zUsn29epQXr2LTl1_iA1czMziB-lYQH1LXpWFDZT015fPAX960t8Q53mzkqZBXZizLBUi_C8JaFGItDrUY0jl0cfpdDgzLjZ5dxD9iWISZkrLAZnJtJ-lzjxDDZKs/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuzcH09c8rcVil1zUsn29epQXr2LTl1_iA1czMziB-lYQH1LXpWFDZT015fPAX960t8Q53mzkqZBXZizLBUi_C8JaFGItDrUY0jl0cfpdDgzLjZ5dxD9iWISZkrLAZnJtJ-lzjxDDZKs/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506718803005616226" border="0" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-71371772871322764562010-08-26T08:57:00.000+04:002010-08-26T08:57:00.777+04:00Kvirikoba, K'ala, Svaneti, Georgia, 29/7/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcskfbg76DKSklNBkL2fKm6voYr47nzxhi2xaD6PNdmn5vtslGk5ntCXDlaucSRhQ7LDmjPaOqGCTgqQMYByomqMI4tmaif9EDd1qbUTzf8BZYVeV0H0fb2DU1kj1edOs98F4SDhYADvo/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcskfbg76DKSklNBkL2fKm6voYr47nzxhi2xaD6PNdmn5vtslGk5ntCXDlaucSRhQ7LDmjPaOqGCTgqQMYByomqMI4tmaif9EDd1qbUTzf8BZYVeV0H0fb2DU1kj1edOs98F4SDhYADvo/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506718129870806194" border="0" /></a>I <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">TOLD</span> you there'd be sacrifice! Did you think I was joking?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SyiKpGr05xyh65R0VGBDZgggFFWUvDIMbk4s_T_cNB6Dsat4xDGjSyT9c5mTWFS5o9E0vJDmCHOgXJoaqYnkw7pcLW0l585Qm-45y3EFe8YoWfh9wJIq99rTlsHaLmf0H0H6hARrAuU/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SyiKpGr05xyh65R0VGBDZgggFFWUvDIMbk4s_T_cNB6Dsat4xDGjSyT9c5mTWFS5o9E0vJDmCHOgXJoaqYnkw7pcLW0l585Qm-45y3EFe8YoWfh9wJIq99rTlsHaLmf0H0H6hARrAuU/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506718125889817442" border="0" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-69173763455340516022010-08-24T08:54:00.000+04:002010-08-24T08:54:00.309+04:00Kvirikoba, K'ala, Svaneti, Georgia, 29/7/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ACF3ni6ddgqrJV6IGaBZxE7X0GVobGPaBW3x6Nt1iGHPgti4D7Vcn09M0Z-wvjgIFIcr26VjR4avZ_12WeNr5Cx0Vgk56cT7QECGivWQXCzH-DEZhuQ1N797hN7JqLBKRuMFGMSTMUY/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ACF3ni6ddgqrJV6IGaBZxE7X0GVobGPaBW3x6Nt1iGHPgti4D7Vcn09M0Z-wvjgIFIcr26VjR4avZ_12WeNr5Cx0Vgk56cT7QECGivWQXCzH-DEZhuQ1N797hN7JqLBKRuMFGMSTMUY/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506717351867774770" border="0" /></a>Top 2: candles on the outside of the church wall<br /><br />Bottom: boy with goat, the latter soon to be sacrificed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xHmBm_kJ_NaH2Y9pLB30w3rVBL5AGbxvBmxI-CJo_nd09g2q8m-zuKen2SSjx1p3Nj2MzbX30iojzvEOkGOVSDW5KFmZWvemrohjusk9TzudJrNMsLUibPdkyZjMLW9wgP8hMrk3ncw/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xHmBm_kJ_NaH2Y9pLB30w3rVBL5AGbxvBmxI-CJo_nd09g2q8m-zuKen2SSjx1p3Nj2MzbX30iojzvEOkGOVSDW5KFmZWvemrohjusk9TzudJrNMsLUibPdkyZjMLW9wgP8hMrk3ncw/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506717347337243826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbpSNzOfItJ51675GHIvD6bqi7zc9BXSA34VNooTacnwnjZa_6rMpseGSUWKXmnph8GwU6YWSpncciX7FcmNSrwrNu4UN0rnjbS3BbCuba4sTIk3LHIKuc_MggLalNnl8aNOOGMu9ld4/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbpSNzOfItJ51675GHIvD6bqi7zc9BXSA34VNooTacnwnjZa_6rMpseGSUWKXmnph8GwU6YWSpncciX7FcmNSrwrNu4UN0rnjbS3BbCuba4sTIk3LHIKuc_MggLalNnl8aNOOGMu9ld4/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506717339210959810" border="0" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-14253579462111148382010-08-22T09:48:00.000+04:002010-08-22T09:48:00.824+04:00Kvirikoba, K'ala, Svaneti, Georgia, 29/7/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S0mQ0sxbdGxsykFNTuMdki0vi_6zFV4OpdbdsrloHPmS55wXj1VLTQKVwsLnuJGBhInMJRrh-vpK-PIGaIV6JUMDvLiDH7dSDHZvItKB3OptMjTMqnyph-vNsxHVIEF8ddRTufXnlV4/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S0mQ0sxbdGxsykFNTuMdki0vi_6zFV4OpdbdsrloHPmS55wXj1VLTQKVwsLnuJGBhInMJRrh-vpK-PIGaIV6JUMDvLiDH7dSDHZvItKB3OptMjTMqnyph-vNsxHVIEF8ddRTufXnlV4/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506715761761714578" border="0" /></a>Above the village of K'ala stands this beautiful little church, reachable by a somewhat tortuous track. The <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Kvirikoba</span> festival, Svaneti's most important religious event after Christmas and Easter, happens here, visited by hundreds of people in late July from all over the world.<br /><br />Top 2, people watching a strongman competition - the rock is not only very heavy, it's also very difficult to get a firm grip on due to its size<br /><br />Bottom - view of part of K'ala, with Mt Ushba (top centre) presiding over all, nice weather for it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCTSPTqChtdwGdBcbKzjCb7fWNuP6AudSTOL5I41Sk-o2xaIJhGW8ZSzFWrvynEklxcOWSBTh63s72T1YgWoyjVERv9WyXq0KmtxjPpAOvzCsJx7OXBAuubmBdG9L3eZvSsRbvuAy0Ss/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCTSPTqChtdwGdBcbKzjCb7fWNuP6AudSTOL5I41Sk-o2xaIJhGW8ZSzFWrvynEklxcOWSBTh63s72T1YgWoyjVERv9WyXq0KmtxjPpAOvzCsJx7OXBAuubmBdG9L3eZvSsRbvuAy0Ss/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506715759846377810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbDv_ZvB4BT7Ingh3oVNCyG-jgHFLkb5yZstW_xM-9TNWNFTvvD3Kk8uBLyuscYcyvTu6XO7oPvF8EsTstckUGvuDdcFYLwf20udb4N6FDUnEo5gAJIh1yB7iUtOM_RK3AIXB2hiD18k/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbDv_ZvB4BT7Ingh3oVNCyG-jgHFLkb5yZstW_xM-9TNWNFTvvD3Kk8uBLyuscYcyvTu6XO7oPvF8EsTstckUGvuDdcFYLwf20udb4N6FDUnEo5gAJIh1yB7iUtOM_RK3AIXB2hiD18k/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506715752319542210" border="0" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-6523726512758357512010-08-20T12:31:00.000+04:002010-08-20T12:32:13.120+04:00Gonio, Adjara, Georgia, August 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILBSCyrHJiv0CDkblZhtMMMOaUGBmSrRtljdjU89eN8qG24b07IeR_g0BItuH_7BqECTNY6Z35md2_ckhTsHPJ3D7JFrBtfp6rtphCUbHYlcA6Ybvo5quc_9sKPWi7cwsXmUMo8EAm1s/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-035.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILBSCyrHJiv0CDkblZhtMMMOaUGBmSrRtljdjU89eN8qG24b07IeR_g0BItuH_7BqECTNY6Z35md2_ckhTsHPJ3D7JFrBtfp6rtphCUbHYlcA6Ybvo5quc_9sKPWi7cwsXmUMo8EAm1s/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507406617329308594" /></a>Yes, it's time for a few more motion-blurred dancer shots, in my opinion the best way to capture dance in a still image. Take a Gravol if they make you dizzy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBBsiHxhMs1qTF8Ld2qH4K4GUAvkaU9tkXH935hJjidVcjP3H7CzJL_arEp-nQ8vu-fq7JBhpa3xQWCvKyh0pWfNOs7c0VYCUsvVdq7cMlnWipkd_0-dJF5Gp-drxhXkUxI00X-NxWKI/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-022.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBBsiHxhMs1qTF8Ld2qH4K4GUAvkaU9tkXH935hJjidVcjP3H7CzJL_arEp-nQ8vu-fq7JBhpa3xQWCvKyh0pWfNOs7c0VYCUsvVdq7cMlnWipkd_0-dJF5Gp-drxhXkUxI00X-NxWKI/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507406612159664066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtco1XlCqApaFngLaORU57Kcz2gwEMc5Oe3Oa0vomeVESDXgZJg0f2EM_fYsoprer_68OtZIX3NXSeL1ffjZP16vDQTC_qEBeBd_KOaxBa3YqoZ8dJkZ-CLXXOqmvdS2_VkkwudBvOGDk/s1600/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-006.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtco1XlCqApaFngLaORU57Kcz2gwEMc5Oe3Oa0vomeVESDXgZJg0f2EM_fYsoprer_68OtZIX3NXSeL1ffjZP16vDQTC_qEBeBd_KOaxBa3YqoZ8dJkZ-CLXXOqmvdS2_VkkwudBvOGDk/s400/GeAdjGonio2010_08_10-006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507406607803381698" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-4302022801997306982010-08-20T09:43:00.000+04:002010-08-20T09:43:00.472+04:00Becho/Mulakhi, Svaneti, Georgia, late July 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdWsD08b7flrts_G2g-9rbMoiW5T-j1uCGdJRqkMSNyS7ARNfE7BtlF1vq7KAFuiZYDkrtWheSXCkXVR7YzYopuoqRzv1DNJwtu6sF0pypsZx1AbCBPkFZShOqFmxgB0vrohhgqIAqo8/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdWsD08b7flrts_G2g-9rbMoiW5T-j1uCGdJRqkMSNyS7ARNfE7BtlF1vq7KAFuiZYDkrtWheSXCkXVR7YzYopuoqRzv1DNJwtu6sF0pypsZx1AbCBPkFZShOqFmxgB0vrohhgqIAqo8/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506714624012173778" border="0" /></a>A very convenient and nice group with which Lali & I traveled from Etseri to K'ala for the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Kvirikoba</span> festival, then back to Etseri, and down to the lowlands the next day. Bottom is a view of the south peak of Ushba from Becho as we were going up, in the morning. Top 2 - the same mountain, behind the group.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMQHHfyOSTjZUQ-eeDqEfUq9urCJn-dO-e9OujP8WbcqlFZz1RfJwuaWRWFCqjk3VsxEC9slRQ2TE0NVkjH1hQ9Q_TgrZPftmWKJYDZJUxSUkoxRANxH5TYoz_XazsirHHqPryCMy4po/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMQHHfyOSTjZUQ-eeDqEfUq9urCJn-dO-e9OujP8WbcqlFZz1RfJwuaWRWFCqjk3VsxEC9slRQ2TE0NVkjH1hQ9Q_TgrZPftmWKJYDZJUxSUkoxRANxH5TYoz_XazsirHHqPryCMy4po/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506714618648247986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KAiwdFJqHbst7r9NPo7UXoXeBP_yuUTS7zssK_RiFFfrX4WfslQl6s3RDxAAmASrLekwHPRVCPHlU7shmbefCjXEFaTPiLGV_th6-OJXkn4bveP2_M39A_wyOtsQt8WCqu9kjcsxp78/s1600/GeSv2010_07_29-002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KAiwdFJqHbst7r9NPo7UXoXeBP_yuUTS7zssK_RiFFfrX4WfslQl6s3RDxAAmASrLekwHPRVCPHlU7shmbefCjXEFaTPiLGV_th6-OJXkn4bveP2_M39A_wyOtsQt8WCqu9kjcsxp78/s400/GeSv2010_07_29-002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506714616925473074" border="0" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-53500507069738105892010-08-18T15:37:00.002+04:002010-08-18T15:43:50.859+04:00Introductions via Blog, Batumi, Georgia, 15/8/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQo_EEw8vdTj26Iwff4TxuYY_QamXd8MlFXJHZNdcdSi0s0iEprxp05W69erp5JV-4lkInRFKAXtgpYycivvICSzJdfxhyphenhyphenTXnmLUrthmdnmp2SpNDR18A-s66eM5Su986_m2RwrlmHnf0/s1600/GeBatumi2010_08_15-023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQo_EEw8vdTj26Iwff4TxuYY_QamXd8MlFXJHZNdcdSi0s0iEprxp05W69erp5JV-4lkInRFKAXtgpYycivvICSzJdfxhyphenhyphenTXnmLUrthmdnmp2SpNDR18A-s66eM5Su986_m2RwrlmHnf0/s400/GeBatumi2010_08_15-023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506712946074243314" border="0" /></a>This is Bie (pronounced "bee"), from Belgium/Canada, in Georgia for the TLG programme. She came up to me recently in Tbilisi, said, "Tony?", heard my affirmative, then asked, "Geosynchronicity?" This stunned me, until she explained that she has been a faithful visitor to my blog for a long time now, from Toronto, Canada! She is the first person I have met as a result of the blog, which rates an introduction to the rest of you. Now, as I reach 20 followers and 20000 visits from 126 countries, is a fitting time to have met such a person - makes it all feel even more worthwhile.Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223774426619390069.post-13990453235609859882010-08-16T12:24:00.004+04:002010-08-16T12:38:18.821+04:00Meeting the President of Georgia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrleLg90BltNC1occ_43BiLtfwNn0YwvTkdOctZsTX2Scck5ZsB8GQRUjC9dVv3QiFO5ZdYtxKMh8su3u5VdfxbUGpXydjMLFnHz389-Y63ASThAYVq3mgXilgP4YXduo706BmLNSUEA/s1600/GeBatumi2010_08_15-021.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrleLg90BltNC1occ_43BiLtfwNn0YwvTkdOctZsTX2Scck5ZsB8GQRUjC9dVv3QiFO5ZdYtxKMh8su3u5VdfxbUGpXydjMLFnHz389-Y63ASThAYVq3mgXilgP4YXduo706BmLNSUEA/s400/GeBatumi2010_08_15-021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505922031203879858" /></a><div>Yesterday, all current <a href="http://tlg.gov.ge/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">TLG</span></a> people in Georgia were invited to Batumi, on the Black Sea coast, to meet with President Mikheil Saakashvili. 2 from Mestia couldn't make the journey due to very bad roads after heavy rains, though they certainly tried, setting off at 0300!</div><div><br /></div><div>More than 100 of us did meet the man, though. I was ready with a gift from home - one of my photographs of Tbilisi from the year 2000 (see it below); many thanks for the print from some years ago, NWB!</div><div><br /></div><div>He talked about our coming to Georgia via the <a href="http://tlg.gov.ge/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">TLG</span></a> programme, his own initiative, and what he hopes it to mean for the country - a chance for the entire country's population of schoolchildren to learn English, an ambitious undertaking which is gradually taking shape. By the beginning of September 2011, there should be more than 2000 TLG volunteers here, one per school, helping to teach English to all grades...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboQmu4AWRa4G9XktIuiANbVt01QYTEPcP5i7XrxYz5-Rzl9i-O80_Z1uEKmHRDTJBzX00KtvSMnlUHHe-YKBgM6fTU2_5eT_U9h6G0BeXlBrK7RK3Bnz58X0kTviVAFEmsYA4v5akd70/s1600/GeBatumi2010_08_15-007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboQmu4AWRa4G9XktIuiANbVt01QYTEPcP5i7XrxYz5-Rzl9i-O80_Z1uEKmHRDTJBzX00KtvSMnlUHHe-YKBgM6fTU2_5eT_U9h6G0BeXlBrK7RK3Bnz58X0kTviVAFEmsYA4v5akd70/s400/GeBatumi2010_08_15-007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505922028347570274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpxwIRHZ8hy7FCrEApEVyAHA1RxLOuZU4I49Vs9SdibEzsB7gSzWV4pbtj1Eq71urTk9ASf7MbgA0TIhlUe_V-a_PkK5MDyY4FtH_5uHCZuyZiuSbSJ4-d1OgFfBJ5TjARTEmgAHdNDA/s1600/GeBatumi2010_08_15-019.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpxwIRHZ8hy7FCrEApEVyAHA1RxLOuZU4I49Vs9SdibEzsB7gSzWV4pbtj1Eq71urTk9ASf7MbgA0TIhlUe_V-a_PkK5MDyY4FtH_5uHCZuyZiuSbSJ4-d1OgFfBJ5TjARTEmgAHdNDA/s400/GeBatumi2010_08_15-019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505922020398381874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly5-AriikNtQkaT5h8pIaXsjMwg53tH0_DCTzn5v59YQjYJy0xFFoanuGCWe35n4CR6RTs2tokrGsskA9LjZ1q91NVMqerUNgf2LdcaoTTU88h243Op_Wg0E7_esEu_6h4v0s305_fbQ/s1600/GeTb2000_01-0131.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly5-AriikNtQkaT5h8pIaXsjMwg53tH0_DCTzn5v59YQjYJy0xFFoanuGCWe35n4CR6RTs2tokrGsskA9LjZ1q91NVMqerUNgf2LdcaoTTU88h243Op_Wg0E7_esEu_6h4v0s305_fbQ/s400/GeTb2000_01-0131.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505922013819010962" /></a>Anthony (Tony) Hanmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364577110422775692noreply@blogger.com0