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Notes from India

Ron Dauphin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:43:17 +0000

Yet another exhausting and exhilarating day in India as we wind down our mission exploration trip. Today we

ate breakfast crepes filled with freshly grated coconut
toured two housing rehabilitation projects for victims of the 2004 tsunami (photo left)
visited a mass grave where hundreds were buried after the tsunami in which 225,000 died
enjoyed fresh coconut milk and banana cashew bread made by the rehab villagers who welcomed us by anointing our foreheads with Indian spices and placing on our shoulders ceremonial shawls
watched women make rope from coconut fiber
drove through acres of rubber trees, mango groves, coconut palms, and banana trees
prayed with the residents of an HIV-AIDS home
were serenaded by students at the community college run by the Sisters of Notre Dame (who also have Chardon, Ohio connections)
enjoyed modern and folk dancing and singing from a group of nursing and engineering students and shared a meal together with them and our host family.

Tomorrow morning we depart the southern tip of India for a day in Mumbai, more commonly known as Bombay. I’ve been asked to preach there on Sunday, then we’ll have a final afternoon of touring before departing for home.

India in Pictures

Ron Dauphin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:30:15 +0000

Picture India

Ron Dauphin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:13:38 +0000

India in Pictures

Ron Dauphin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:12:37 +0000

Amelia’s Backyard

Ron Dauphin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:06:20 +0000

Photos from Miss Amelia Harding’s backyard, overlooking the falls on Plum Creek in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

Caught

Ron Dauphin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:47:45 +0000

One of my favorite portraits…an Israeli boy in Tiberius. While he looks angelic here, I caught him throwing rocks to break windows in an abandoned historic building.

About the header

Ron Dauphin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:19:07 +0000

I used an electronic art treatment to stylize the header image, a photo I took at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana. Oak Alley is a plantation home surrounded by an alley of Live Oak trees that are over 300 years old. The canopy of oaks frames the beautiful homes to form an iconic image.

I spent a day there with my brother Gary who works as a technology consultant for the plantation.

The full image is here.

Orchids

Ron Dauphin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:07:40 +0000

From the new Lorain County Metroparks Conservatory at Miller’s Nature Preserve in Avon, Ohio.

Black River falls in Elyria

Ron Dauphin — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:14:32 +0000

From a pleasant day last fall, Elyria’s waterfalls in Cascade Park.

A fresh look at something old

Ron Dauphin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:22:47 +0000

I’ve updated the look of this blog to be a little bolder, more contemporary, and easier to read. There’s also a new header image at the top of the page. It’s a cropped version of this photo, which I took in Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, last summer.

Architecture and history fascinate me, and the details of these old homes in this part of the city caught my eye. I love the sliding slate roof and the bright rust color showing beneath the crumbling stucco on the abandoned home juxtaposed with the bright yellow and arched windows of the remodeled home. It’s a fresh look at an old neighborhood. Much like this redesigned blog.