SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY 8.12.12

CERAMIC BULL - SACRED VALLEY, PERU

Digging into my photos from PERU for this week's SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY! 

This week's words are: MOBILE, HANGING BY A THREAD, COLLAGE, ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE & HOME.

MOBILE

In Lima, the more affluent Peruvians have MOBILE (cell) phones. For those who don't, they can use the pay phones found on the main streets of town.

HANGING BY A THREAD

You may recognize Rosita from this post! She's the 14 year-old weaver we met at the "weaver's cooperative" in Moray, Peru. In addition to showing how sheep's wool is cleaned... she also demonstrated "spinning" wool onto a spindle. Wool ready for dying is HANGING BY A THREAD.

COLLAGE

I played it "safe" (meaning, I selected an item that doesn't move or frown just before I click the shutter)... by creating a COLLAGE of flowers captured in the garden of our hotel, Villa Urubamba. It's amazing that I've seen ALL these flowers in my area of California.

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Children in the Sacred Valley were eager to have their pictures taken; especially when you showed them the digital results. Walking barefoot down the dusty road, this ten-year-old girl was walking to work... Pepe, our Peruvian tour guide, asked her to show us the contents of her pack... a LUNCH! about two handfuls of dried beans, corn & seeds. In spite of her poor living conditions, she broke into a brillant smile... gosh, what a glorious demonstration of ALWAYS LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE. 

HOME

Most HOMES in the Sacred Valley (Cusco, Pisac, Ollantaytambo & Chinchero) have a pair of ceramic bulls on their roof. Peruvians believe that placing two bulls will bring happiness, wealth & fertility to their HOMES. Generally, the bulls are attached to a cross, which is thought to keep the bad spirits away.

To see other interpretations of this week's SHS words, hop over to Ashley's blog, Rambling & Photos.