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Hong Kong Strays

The streets of Hong Kong are home to lots of different stray animals. Here are some I have encountered.

Delhi

A few weeks ago I went to New Delhi, India. A fascinating place.

Sometimes elephants walk down the street.


Sleeping dog in Lodi Gardens. There are pretty much dogs sleeping everywhere in Delhi.


Ladies room.


Impromptu tour guide at Humayun's Tomb.

Working Girls

In Hong Kong many people have Filipina and Indonesian maids, nannies, etc. For a lot of these women, either Saturday or Sunday is their only day off. During those days, they gather around the city, it's parks and streets to hang out


play games,


er... learn choreography(?)


talk stories, and generally enjoy each others' company.

These pictures were taken on the same day as (and right next to) these pictures I took of other women protesting for worker's rights (it was May Day, after all.)

The woman in the middle is dressed up as a worker who is enslaved by her employers, on either side of her.


I'm not sure why this woman is basically in drag. anyone know?


I'm guessing these women are nannies, or caretakers.

As I was snapping away, I wondered what the two groups thought of each other. Were the protesters cross that their "sisters" weren't joining in the protest? Were the ladies who were enjoying their day off glad that the protesters were fighting for their rights?

Hope and Glory

Our friend Anna came to visit, and I used her being here as an excuse to go see a big contemporary art exhibit called "Hope and Glory: A conceptual Circus Conceived by Simon Birch" Here are some pictures I took there:

Galactus: A large 3D star sculpture made from steel and lights, which incorporates iconic elements (crown, cross, skull, gun) in its design.

Zero Contact Point- A stainless steel sculpture by Cang Xin, showing a face with an extended tongue touching the edge of a gigantoc sword.

Crawling from the Wreckage: A small, caged living room environment where two different films are shown on back to back TV screens.

Broadsword: A mass of small white spaceships suspended from the ceiling and heading across the room towards a mound of crashed vehicles.

Sweet and Spicy and Tuckered Out

We came across this old pug in Stanley, a seaside area here in Hong Kong. It was sleeping quite soundly and didn't move or react (or even wake up) when I scratched it behind its ear.

Before and After

i spotted the little (about an inch and a half long) gecko on hennessey road in wan chai, and its bigger, drier cousins in western district.