Tourists? They dream at the level of posh cars
"Tourists? They dream at the level of posh cars."
"Now not of use anyway."
"Might as well ride the Ocean with it."
(This story contains excerpts from my talk with the wise old man.)
Report from Builders Island. Continued from yesterday.
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These slender, windswept curvaceous beauties are not very well
favoured with the islanders. Not at this age anyway.
Some possible reasons:
1. Difficult to climb and harvest.
2. Dangerous with falling objects.
3. Hinder agricultural plants with unwanted shade.
The coconut tree provides.
The islanders have depended on it long, long before Tom Hanks did
Castaway.
From food to fire wood.
From shelter to welfare.
They are also loved by builders.
These slender, windswept curvaceous beauties have served.
Served well, but now they must . . .
fall.
Fall prey to the ogling eyes of the bad boat builder.
He loves curves.
He loves sensuous curves to death. The boat builder.
Away he goes to fetch the cruel tree feller.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
After a while . . . Chop. Chop. Chop.
(Tree fells)
Bastards, Right?
Well. Not so right.
For centuries, these islanders have skilfully honed,
shaped and weaved coconut wood into sleek ocean riders.
They become powerful machines under the guidance of these
master-craftsmen.
Powerful machines, driven by wind and carved by imagination.
The boat itself does not have a single nail or screw to hold it in
place.
Nor does it require any scaled drawing or power tools to take it from
start to finish.
Yet the streamlining, proportions, functionality and symmetry has
taken
this craft to the level of a work of art.
See Ali: www.flickr.com/photos/ahmedzahid/31638708/
I protested to the wise old man.
But the tourists? They love these trees. They are part of the island
scenery.
"Tourists?"
"They dream at the level of posh cars."
"Do you make posh cars?" He says, looking quizzly at my
camera.
I pondered.
I wondered if he meant what he meant. And finally I said:
No. I know somebody who makes post cards.
He . . he (the pro photgrapher) ran back to house to recharge. His
batteries went flat.
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Comments and faves
Tejas Katdare, rand0102, keith sepe, Vineeth Mekkat, and 26 other people added this photo to their favorites.
shimmo23 (83 months ago | reply)
Great pic
Kelly Cheng (83 months ago | reply)
Stunning colours! I wish the horizon is a little less skewed and minus the vegetation on the sides, just the 4 coconut trees, thought. Like the little man in the pic for perspective too.
Fawaghi (Fleur De Henné) (83 months ago | reply)
how did u take this shot, i'm in love with the colors wow
amazing
ali khurshid (83 months ago | reply)
all the trees are dancing... specially the last one.
reminds me of a sufi trance.
AbuDhabi (83 months ago | reply)
Amazing =)
good job
~ Al Dhabi ~ (83 months ago | reply)
raw3ah
Dichoom [deleted] (83 months ago | reply)
catchy colors...stunning shot!
Dextrano [deleted] (83 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
Elizabeth_ jE. (83 months ago | reply)
Great Pic...
carlosmoraes (83 months ago | reply)
Nice colours in the sky ...
| HD | (83 months ago | reply)
absolute beauty :) the usual masterpiece.
fav'd :)
jul89 (83 months ago | reply)
beautiful!!!...great are the silhouettes of a boat and man.
Jelena1 (83 months ago | reply)
woooooow! this is magical!
niklens (83 months ago | reply)
beautiful...and i want to be there!
olivetti (83 months ago | reply)
beautiful sky, so calm and relaxing
bitterlysweet (83 months ago | reply)
wow...speechless with your jobs again!
of course, fave, again!
=)
habarudhaar (82 months ago | reply)
So..so beautiful.Yr work is amazing.Keep it up :)
julespics (82 months ago | reply)
this is just fabulous. like a dream.
nune (82 months ago | reply)
Impressive colors.
Alexandrehuang (82 months ago | reply)
Uaaaau, very beautiful!
marlenells (82 months ago | reply)
Lovely colors of the sky and formats of coconut trees!
Have a wonderful week! 8)
Kelsana (82 months ago | reply)
I like the man...it adds to the perspective. the colors are out of this world.
rose_moraes (82 months ago | reply)
wonderful!!!!!!
c monster [deleted] (82 months ago | reply)
awesome foto...
Nicholas Viltrakis ((( roAE ))) (82 months ago | reply)
I'm dumbfounded.
bermudafan8 (82 months ago | reply)
Unbelievable
timothywkrause (82 months ago | reply)
Amazing. Great Colors.
sionnac (82 months ago | reply)
Looks like the school of painters called "The Florida Highwaymen"
naashna (82 months ago | reply)
Great splash of colors,masterpiece!!
Liberty1 (82 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot of coconut trees.
ojaipatrick (82 months ago | reply)
nice
vice1 (82 months ago | reply)
beautiful and elegant!
y-a-n (82 months ago | reply)
nice colors!
Solitaire1 [deleted] (82 months ago | reply)
...not all who travel the world travel for posh cars friend:) lovely story shared
Graeme Smith (82 months ago | reply)
Nice picture!
fábio.marim (82 months ago | reply)
amazing!
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cariocaz (82 months ago | reply)
wow
super colors!!
wish I could be there if only in my dreams...
!efatima (82 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! This awesome work is featured in Catchy Colors Blog.
((( Wassa ))) (82 months ago | reply)
good work, bellísima.
((( Wassa ))) (82 months ago | reply)
What marvel to have an environment like that. A marvel.
!borghetti (82 months ago | reply)
I DO love this one!
NO! Welll... I love all pics here
:)
AnaIzq (82 months ago | reply)
Me encanta!
teacake face (82 months ago | reply)
This photo Is Amazing.
i . /✪\LEEM (82 months ago | reply)
amazing colours!
FAB photo.
Aneta (82 months ago | reply)
Wow ... incredible
Lida Rose (82 months ago | reply)
Superb.
Madame Evil (82 months ago | reply)
The sky is breath-taking! This shot is outstanding !!!
GlamTasTic (81 months ago | reply)
Sub7an aLLaaH..
this is what i can call Beauty + ur Talent ofcourse =)
Rohan Talip (79 months ago | reply)
Surreal and amazing.
psrman (77 months ago | reply)
Very nice! Please consider posting this to the new Fire in the Sky group.