Topickyrgyzstan
10 entries, newest first.
First Snow on the RidgesDriving home along the line where autumn hands over: ochre hills below, white crests above, thermos steam in between.The Turquoise WreckA dead car in a beautiful color on the river gravel, and the archaeology of everyday abandonment.The Hot SpringSteam between grey rocks, water the mountain heats itself, and bathing the old way with the women of the valley.Pillion, First SnowA herder, a white horse, room for one more: riding pillion through the first snow with the sheep flowing ahead.Firewood EconomyTwo children, one rusty cart, a load of wood through the ruins, and help that was accepted at market rates.A Ledge in the SkeletonInside the unfinished blocks: concrete cells open to the weather, and a seat on the ledge of an apartment that never was.The Town From the RidgeAbove Engilchek with the D5 on the tripod: a tin town built for a mine that closed before it mattered.Gagarin in the ValleyThe cosmonaut relief at Barskoon: a golden face in red stone among conifers, and why he vacationed near this gorge.The Runway at TamgaAn old military strip above the lake: cracked concrete to the horizon, evening gold, and a red Niva using clearance it was denied.Honey by the RoadSouth shore economics: a beekeeper's trailer, jars the color of lamplight, and the correct way to buy honey, slowly.