Neighborhood Faces

Just back from another trip to India. 

We had a couple of hours before we'd head to the airport (Mumbai), so my friend and I headed out into the neighborhood near the hotel to see what we might see. It was cool.

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Great sun for once !  And time for a short walk and some photos,

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Busy intersection, seen from a second floor perch...perfect !

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Typically, for the Blog, I don't show faces, or name names, without specific permission to so post. For some photos, you may notice I retouched some faces, to make hem less recognizable.

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But sometimes dealing with faces...
...is no problem at all !!!

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Lots and lots of tiny stalls and businesses on the streets of India...millions.

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We noticed that the (yellow) auto-rickshaw didn't give "grand-ma" a very wide berth in the street. Makes me crazy trying to cross a street, gringos especially need to pay attention, since we obviously don't know they "system".  ;-)

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Bright day, busy, busy...

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Must have been several schools nearby, 
and must have been time to get out on Friday afternoon.

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Phones, always phones !

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 ...and a phone...

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 And always, color !!

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This lady was selling stainless and plastic ware door-to-door, or rather, "gate-to-gate".  As she did, she sung out, in local language, holding the last note for a second, announcing her presence.  

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Many buildings on the block were 5-6 story apartments.

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I like this one  It's actually from Pune, a few hours drive south of Mumbai, a couple of days earlier than photos above.  I wonder what they are looking at.  Maybe some beautiful young girl, singing sweetly as she hangs out her laundry.  I suppose only the boys will ever know.

Y'all take care,
- Mark W. Laughlin