Varanasi 2/10/2008Kites are everywhere in the sky. The "Kite Runner" kind. Rising, falling, circling to best the others. Cut them. Starting young these kids are soon experts making the sky an acrobatic feast for the eyes. I wish I could get a good snap.
Almost any building is in the use regardless of repair. Shelter is shelter, after all. They make good use of the entire structure. Roofs are outdoor patios for meals, chai, naps, laundry. Kite flying. For bathing and grooming. Prayer.
Monkeys run free in the city. I have seen them here as in Agra, run across the rims of buildings, leap onto wires, inspire concern in otherwise docile canines. And howl from the spires of forts.
The ants on the wall small. And slow. Probably slow because it's cold. Red with black thoraxes. There are big black kick ass ants that I have encountered a few times. All business, these.
Curious kids and older sisters looking over rooftops at me. A man a couple of buildings over has been in front of what must be a mirror working on his hair for the past 15 minutes. He is probably 29 or 30. Grooming is important. People may not be able to effect the sanitation/look and feel of the city at large. But they can certainly be presentable.
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