Photo Challenge: Cambodian Sunsets Un-Altered

I really enjoyed this next set of photographs, even when attempting (and succeeding!) at long exposures and silhouettes.  All photos of sunsets in my new home are completely un-edited by me.

day twelve and fifteen

sunsets and silhouettes

photo credit here goes to my darling husband, who suggested that i go capture the sunset by the water near our house, but volunteered to go when i was too lazy.  at the last minute, i asked him to capture his bike as well, but with the flash off so as to capture the silhouette.  i love this image because in the three short months we've been here, some of my favorite moments have happened while riding our bikes home from class or studying and being completely stunned into silence at the beauty of the sunset surrounding us.

day thirteen

me and thirteen things

 attempt one. me with thirteen grains of rice.  rice is our life here, and even though we now cook for ourselves, we've chosen to still cook khmer food (much to the chagrin of our fellow volunteers, me thinks.)  rice not visible, so i moved on to the next attempt.

 they were incredibly and surprisingly heavy.

life in cambodia. me with thirteen coconuts. chris loves to drink these, but they are too sweet (pa'aim) for me. look closely and you can see my arms straining!

day fourteen

eyes

my favorite eyes in the world. so freaking blue. can our children PLEASE get these eyes?

day sixteen

long exposure

each provincial town i've been to (all three of them) have many traffic circles around a monument.  this is our monument, all lit up at night.  the light streaks are of motos, a constant in my life.

one last shot of our sunset.