tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50359895406015971212024-03-14T02:18:44.008-04:00John KoshyWhat am I doing with my second life?
Born and raised in the jungles of Africa. Lived in Asia, The Middle East and North America.
Husband, dad, artist, cook, traveller, nature and wildlife enthusiast, brain aneurysm survivor, sinner saved by Grace through faith in ܝܫܘܥ of ܢܨܪܬ.
Without HIM i'm nothing.
Life is short. Love you all as you are 🤗John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.comBlogger1050125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-79799079265731379182024-03-10T15:08:00.002-04:002024-03-13T19:52:11.180-04:00Miracles still happen<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A few weeks before Christmas, I stepped outside to fix some decorative lights. At little later, my neighbour stepped outside, and said hello. I had asked her how she was doing as her husband had passed away about six months earlier, and we hadn't seen her all that while. She said she was getting along.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I asked what her plans were for the future, whether she was planning to sell and maybe move to a smaller more manageable place, and she looked at me and very confidently said, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Oh, no, I plan to live here for a long time!</i>"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A few weeks later one of her sons called me to say that she had suddenly passed away from a brain aneurysm around Christmas day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were shocked, and I was reminded of many things, which prompts me to share this:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will never forget what she said, and it reminded me again that I am not fully in control of my life. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This also reminded me that it is better for me to be a part of GOD's plan, than for me to ask GOD to be a part of my plans.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It also reminded me of the greatest commandment which summarizes all the laws and the prophets: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To love GOD with all my heart, soul and mind, and to love my neighbour as myself. But who is my neighbour? Everyone - especially those who are different from me, and those who may not like me. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">Having survived death a few years ago, I am always
grateful for many things, and many people, but most of all, I am grateful to my
creator <i>to be alive</i>, for all the relationships we have with each other,
including you if you are reading this. </span></p>
<p class="article-editor-contentparagraph" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">We all come in different shapes,
sizes, colours, and backgrounds, and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">our greatest
need as humans, is similar, it is, <i>to love, and be loved. </i></span></span></p><p class="article-editor-contentparagraph" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZi9B938zGqkBK8r8VGKGAiq5Zew0Di9rkpEaQvTXu2qJKWRGcV_Mbb5fPWr4YflfAhmmGcDOKAWJXoT1L1WnJ4TERNvYP5NuF62-SPCaU0Ii3hwqnxrECtXQS8jKLkBgf_VHjWxIv0skxtuoDJ0r20PWTJ_smTjCK9-zg_z1xMsnqq7uXBhYytuM3XTM/s1080/Waiting%20for%20a%20table%20India.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZi9B938zGqkBK8r8VGKGAiq5Zew0Di9rkpEaQvTXu2qJKWRGcV_Mbb5fPWr4YflfAhmmGcDOKAWJXoT1L1WnJ4TERNvYP5NuF62-SPCaU0Ii3hwqnxrECtXQS8jKLkBgf_VHjWxIv0skxtuoDJ0r20PWTJ_smTjCK9-zg_z1xMsnqq7uXBhYytuM3XTM/w640-h424/Waiting%20for%20a%20table%20India.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="article-editor-contentparagraph" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">Looking
back at the past fifty seven years, I’ve learnt that the most important thing in
life, is not how much money we make, what our titles are, who we know, or how
big our homes or cars may be, but it is our <i><b>relationships</b></i> – business
relationships, our relationships at the workplace, family relationships, relationships
with strangers, and how we treat each other in society. Our greatest need as
humans, is to love, and be loved.</span></p><p class="article-editor-contentparagraph" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="article-editor-contentparagraph" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUJN_8fsXoLHKnF9zDJX8Ya6zMZEz9CTZdx7dRdGrM4hPRjNixOHT-sYV_uZ8iE-dc3cqGlASPCkgF1JzO6rML5gMiiIN4Wp9j-1R8sbx6tavugfWdBGb8uKFhqK4ndX7ResNm4J2s4okzWR3GELqXr1N6sw6jplXM4Q1Kf5UjBHauBVM2QmjpTCm2-g/s1200/Wild%20Horses%20Montana%20Leather%20Painting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUJN_8fsXoLHKnF9zDJX8Ya6zMZEz9CTZdx7dRdGrM4hPRjNixOHT-sYV_uZ8iE-dc3cqGlASPCkgF1JzO6rML5gMiiIN4Wp9j-1R8sbx6tavugfWdBGb8uKFhqK4ndX7ResNm4J2s4okzWR3GELqXr1N6sw6jplXM4Q1Kf5UjBHauBVM2QmjpTCm2-g/w640-h480/Wild%20Horses%20Montana%20Leather%20Painting.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit;">Here’s a true story that some of you already
know.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">One weekend many years ago, we were getting ready
to have dinner one evening when our doctor called us, and said <em>"I just
saw your CT scan reports. You have a </em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bafound.org/brain-aneurysm-basics" target="_hplink"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">brain
aneurysm</span></i></a></span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">, and you need to go to emergency
right now, and get admitted in hospital"</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">.
So, we skipped dinner, and quickly walked down to the hospital.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">It was only a few nights earlier that I had one of the worst
headaches I'd ever had. The usual painkillers did absolutely nothing to ease
the pain, which prompted me to see our doctor, and proceed with a CT scan and
CT angiogram.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jx1VrfV6FWktCfUnxXyULuZKMwpy7G-HoWeSp58iIhIRHQHybpypviJxdtMO9jp5BrwluGCoHXBdAuvH7q4NLH4MwoXl_DYFhaeY78kDlTGfsG_rDqVLigD482IfU9ijeh0wr9Ga56UAdB3-k-BbY_JS-mMxymitVdZSMuvvTL9SJoJZJex5fOjE1yo/s500/MRI%20of%20my%20head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jx1VrfV6FWktCfUnxXyULuZKMwpy7G-HoWeSp58iIhIRHQHybpypviJxdtMO9jp5BrwluGCoHXBdAuvH7q4NLH4MwoXl_DYFhaeY78kDlTGfsG_rDqVLigD482IfU9ijeh0wr9Ga56UAdB3-k-BbY_JS-mMxymitVdZSMuvvTL9SJoJZJex5fOjE1yo/w640-h640/MRI%20of%20my%20head.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">Now at the hospital, it wasn't long before I was told how serious
my condition was. Also, the option to have surgery sounded very dangerous. I
could die on the operating table, or end up paralyzed. <em>But I was
prompted to tell the surgeon to go ahead and do it.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">Less than a few hours later I was on a stretcher, in a long, cold,
quiet and empty corridor, waiting to be wheeled into the operating theatre. My
wife was standing next to me. Then the surgeon arrived dressed in his light
blue surgical outfit, and one last time explained, and asked if I had
understood how critical the procedure was along with the unknown consequences. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">I looked him in the eye, and said <em>"Yes. Doctor... I just want
you to know, that at this very moment, there are over a hundred people around
the world praying for you!"</em> He looked at me and smiled, and
said, <em>"I
need that." </em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">Moments later, after exchanging a few words with the anaesthetist,
I blanked out... That must be what it feels like to be dead. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">But I woke up many hours later, and realized that I was alive!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKj8lL2liKM6Hould-W8nvQ061P-lzEb61BmWpvKeSX0sQ967T2q-dgzdmNvlRXiBYQ_htHyJIvgSIPNMrK-hkmTxIdsi_GsF7kKGP-w2rZqmuCjGLBeASvM1dFKe8qvNMhHtSJE4Q_8wtQBlg4xXyzDcAl6cu6-R0rPtwRs_DDdhtMr7cV6BdZMOH6U/s1200/JesusCalmstheStorm.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKj8lL2liKM6Hould-W8nvQ061P-lzEb61BmWpvKeSX0sQ967T2q-dgzdmNvlRXiBYQ_htHyJIvgSIPNMrK-hkmTxIdsi_GsF7kKGP-w2rZqmuCjGLBeASvM1dFKe8qvNMhHtSJE4Q_8wtQBlg4xXyzDcAl6cu6-R0rPtwRs_DDdhtMr7cV6BdZMOH6U/w640-h426/JesusCalmstheStorm.tif" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">As they wheeled me to the intensive care, I barely had the energy
to say <em>"I
am fine,"</em> to my wife who was anxiously and prayerfully waiting
along with her friends. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">The operation went very well, and not only was I released from
hospital quickly, but I was back to work three days later <i>(even though my
boss asked me to take two weeks off to recover).</i></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">Not once during those critical moments did any negative thoughts
such as that of dying, come across our minds. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">That my friend, is what <b><i>Peace</i></b> is all about. And only
GOD can give us that kind of <b>Peace</b>! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus"</span></em><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<em>--
Philippians 4:7</em></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">For giving me a second life, I am truly grateful to the one who
made me, and knows me, as well as the doctors, surgeons, friends, and family. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">From my own experience I now know what this verse means:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful; I know that full well." -- Psalm 139:14</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">I have experienced many miracles, and still continue to, but this
one felt like going to the other side, and coming back. And I cannot help but
share with you my friend, how GOD uses whoever HE chooses, whenever HE likes,
wherever HE wants, through good times and bad, to glorify HIS name.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Remember, miracles still happen! </span></em></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-70020703978308527742023-10-15T17:42:00.002-04:002023-10-15T17:45:39.520-04:00Listening to Acoustic Alchemy and painting Summertime<p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;"> It's ages since I got in the mood to do a painting</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Been too busy working! </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgCp8soMukAgey1t2Ye93su-ImDOSP2_MOQ3G8TgdpmoGvrXs0vj5PtNmNZ_kx8sdie7RsURD59jIvTax2mTL_ppsehxgsUz6eGq-uB49cMgl1ZPBDwHzqdXB9kzoe17K1WLVLdr441eyO8dV_Rzq3TaBwb6vRZvfjL3dEyIjYixnpPqLHODArS5MrL8/s1600/Summer%20painting%20knife.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amanecer is one of my favourite tunes by Acoustic Alchemy <br /></div></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C-Ek06GOfdE" width="320" youtube-src-id="C-Ek06GOfdE"></iframe></i></div><i><br /><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></i><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zMzpD0K4GUZIUCkJIHQbmmX7GkS_wlEDqeOrR9Bkc6nZc7Huw_4S_o6pqlr_3eUwqAnItpVkWPS6K4NHBEwaLP3UVmCJfUk3zh0WJTq1OdGDnqXsqGkEQOXi9WfabFbCwGt_jwCDkA0BCWnbDUW9U_sGqtO_98QlW6tKWlN2UlH0cH3QPZNLlklRR0U/s1600/Summertime%20painting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zMzpD0K4GUZIUCkJIHQbmmX7GkS_wlEDqeOrR9Bkc6nZc7Huw_4S_o6pqlr_3eUwqAnItpVkWPS6K4NHBEwaLP3UVmCJfUk3zh0WJTq1OdGDnqXsqGkEQOXi9WfabFbCwGt_jwCDkA0BCWnbDUW9U_sGqtO_98QlW6tKWlN2UlH0cH3QPZNLlklRR0U/w640-h428/Summertime%20painting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1600" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeR-EwWa-LDIBhzTqcE0HnaoVSUZAVWah3pzsBxQBf7dhDrcBy8v8VwebyoQMw1BkhUcHRncMTNztYcqOC9T_dMtZ3eHmHmX0HwJbiDecbJw58VxI03uoQyD9-Za87Wx3ELA1fCwNMc8sBsFHRWu7fgvP1Z3VNAx9DoLsSLKbX3HHS4puonqCmjAnU9w/w640-h298/Summertime%20painting%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/Summertime.html">"Summertime"</a></span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #e69138;">24"x36" oil painting on canvas</span></i></b><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-67266726440968947762023-04-29T21:11:00.004-04:002023-04-29T21:15:33.435-04:00You can call it Abalone or Pāua, I'm cooking it <div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;">You can call it sea ears, muttonshells, ormer, abalone, paua or whatever you like<br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"> Today, I'm cooking it the easiest way I know</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;">These are from New Zealand <br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYL23Bs4y-q3ntRldtLOa-gAtwaldXY3Hj6eqbkbHfp6M-MsAmSKfwYKSJp3fbwWS9rnbZk0yGS_fgqaIlABzfPVj2R8-hQ887uZNd-WYXey2EHh99vDu1UeZ-O1gPl4ICuzaA9vFO9WBi_GHupBAnfQYKchrgBXn3Ui-OfPvoiW-BP6PzN1TFMjG/s1200/Cleaning%20Abalone%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYL23Bs4y-q3ntRldtLOa-gAtwaldXY3Hj6eqbkbHfp6M-MsAmSKfwYKSJp3fbwWS9rnbZk0yGS_fgqaIlABzfPVj2R8-hQ887uZNd-WYXey2EHh99vDu1UeZ-O1gPl4ICuzaA9vFO9WBi_GHupBAnfQYKchrgBXn3Ui-OfPvoiW-BP6PzN1TFMjG/w640-h298/Cleaning%20Abalone%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> <i style="color: #45818e;"> </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;">Cleaning them carefully<br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VWn9AWcq9_VFUZUrmNydE_J0PkHZThTEHMbVTmrttYtqcJQzM8q9Vsq8ZoB_euqm3oawP18r1jUlANBlTrQXAtz7b0nsFr6cQE8qNbJMt9FEBH1q3Bcc09VZGaEn-xAuWbxt-nvYkiKtJfSeO1C6SI45-UYn74GXE6uCSkPN7vsKRoWIgmUrVcGh/s1200/Cleaning%20Abalone%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VWn9AWcq9_VFUZUrmNydE_J0PkHZThTEHMbVTmrttYtqcJQzM8q9Vsq8ZoB_euqm3oawP18r1jUlANBlTrQXAtz7b0nsFr6cQE8qNbJMt9FEBH1q3Bcc09VZGaEn-xAuWbxt-nvYkiKtJfSeO1C6SI45-UYn74GXE6uCSkPN7vsKRoWIgmUrVcGh/w640-h298/Cleaning%20Abalone%20(2).jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">What a beautiful shell.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">I collect these and have used them to make among other things</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">Exotic knife handle inlays! </span></i><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXYyhlg5omsXCcabXRIxO57IK5HjMDrxuwsap7qD-LizZ5-2fJeI_UG7d9A2uuNtwWuwcbUVTvw3PZ2cY7lnAAysLpRevdUZpXIw8uvkQZNF8uKfx2d4UWgh5jwZcg-PYZKa6LhiV7UtmQqo68_0Gb3YzzxzC0rI1TGZy2srvz3P0o-BnU5lLVjdI/s1200/Abalone%20inside%20after%20cleaning.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1200" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXYyhlg5omsXCcabXRIxO57IK5HjMDrxuwsap7qD-LizZ5-2fJeI_UG7d9A2uuNtwWuwcbUVTvw3PZ2cY7lnAAysLpRevdUZpXIw8uvkQZNF8uKfx2d4UWgh5jwZcg-PYZKa6LhiV7UtmQqo68_0Gb3YzzxzC0rI1TGZy2srvz3P0o-BnU5lLVjdI/w640-h460/Abalone%20inside%20after%20cleaning.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1200" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hu2BekklJoOtKcTxkJgz10zKhfC-8v8P2NhO897l4FbIZxgRlVTzzCT7ECAif8EmL9FA_Wp7H7IJt5oMs3-RCjwLjozlnJHpy-RRUIrCakFNeV5oEvjBdM-mtLrDUQGwUZ28ltXEseMONpTcUR2MuokYcgeFv8tl-PBNQPr-TWF6Ll9iszGCiMON/w640-h436/Marinating%20abalone%20in%20soy%20sauce.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Stir-frying in ghee!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBohf71GCkHEKAdX4xDpK3HsdkKeHfCbW42oDdzie1PUXrWrlWaJx5NBnF5HVpwF-J3Y5lg4FAcoXdcl61gBUMdBdxYNHCgeYJjWW-rEvv2SZq4AGWPE3YN0Tfxn8d681B00ndAMADXoUnk7cHm9iTDsceQzeUjM8hY3fCoNKAE3YjvgmiZF6OF0Dc/s1200/Stir%20frying%20abalone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBohf71GCkHEKAdX4xDpK3HsdkKeHfCbW42oDdzie1PUXrWrlWaJx5NBnF5HVpwF-J3Y5lg4FAcoXdcl61gBUMdBdxYNHCgeYJjWW-rEvv2SZq4AGWPE3YN0Tfxn8d681B00ndAMADXoUnk7cHm9iTDsceQzeUjM8hY3fCoNKAE3YjvgmiZF6OF0Dc/w640-h298/Stir%20frying%20abalone.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;">That's stir-fried abalone</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2q6h0ExsCBMOAMU2-5dNB2ohdqXKXHxQBdkQO5t3AntSILO8X6-VhgAsO2yU_66OqIB0TS-wCKNI3nbblP1n-VyZHw044H6s6OagZaRo-7pHwEeWhR9yQubTgaFsZyVKBf364kJtFfHBhPaaY-QNjstt3K4VfprXX4SXAloRKiamRoV-80d20uOZu/s1200/Leopard%20painting%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="630" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2q6h0ExsCBMOAMU2-5dNB2ohdqXKXHxQBdkQO5t3AntSILO8X6-VhgAsO2yU_66OqIB0TS-wCKNI3nbblP1n-VyZHw044H6s6OagZaRo-7pHwEeWhR9yQubTgaFsZyVKBf364kJtFfHBhPaaY-QNjstt3K4VfprXX4SXAloRKiamRoV-80d20uOZu/w336-h640/Leopard%20painting%201.jpg" width="336" /></a></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #b45f06;">This painting is special to me because, </i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">I actually saw this elusive leopard, and took photos</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">In the deep jungles of India. <a href="https://www.koshy.ca/2022/12/jungle.html">Read about it here</a></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/LeopardAtKabini.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>16"x35" oil painting on wood panel </i></span></a><br /></div><p></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-17434119862454694052023-02-19T15:12:00.002-05:002023-02-19T15:16:56.946-05:00Painting Wild Indian Peacock in the Jungle<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i> My mind is away in the jungles of India</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvNOMBEu4IX_Scu6aurmzlIlupOxnm6z0WIuyVZI_-YUf9mDUvWd4XryEJ7mbOO_9b4bbEuhjpi1NGU-waOEIMP7OmwEz90JzKHayc_7w6VMULmkHRl89fnfmBj5FH-qn0ygoae5ToaIuKo7VW2qf47Pgfq7_Xt7S0ea1ICxYGsVIkUEQGeRHfACG/s1200/Painting%20Peacock%20in%20the%20Jungle%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvNOMBEu4IX_Scu6aurmzlIlupOxnm6z0WIuyVZI_-YUf9mDUvWd4XryEJ7mbOO_9b4bbEuhjpi1NGU-waOEIMP7OmwEz90JzKHayc_7w6VMULmkHRl89fnfmBj5FH-qn0ygoae5ToaIuKo7VW2qf47Pgfq7_Xt7S0ea1ICxYGsVIkUEQGeRHfACG/w640-h298/Painting%20Peacock%20in%20the%20Jungle%20(1).jpg" width="640" /> <br /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Of all the birds I've seen in nearly fifty seven years in three continents,</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Including the <a href="https://www.koshy.ca/2018/06/birds.html">twenty plus species that visit our backyard</a> <br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Peacock is one of the most beautiful</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6_sZ5Q9oldFdiq-PrdeLwBQYv54sLT4IsDvNQKzOkhMVnVMwLIYTBxXjZIrzMUXxEWQRD0Z-jdQ9E5qKYDAgpOwcAd1Pbm30idt-uJ9GIEgjhjsXbgxiaztpOVaZnwMTkfhjNr_1g8WOcgvqOfdsta200EoLHFUo6CQzjdkwKT_Hhv1SfbOFT31h/w640-h450/Painting%20Peacock%20in%20the%20Jungle%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/Peacock.html">"Wild Indian Peacock in the Jungle"</a></b></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>12"x16" oil painting on wood panel</i><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-49731445025154998532023-02-05T15:02:00.006-05:002023-02-05T15:13:29.916-05:00Watching Goldeneye and Long-Tailed Ducks enjoying the icy waters of Lake Ontario<div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Yesterday it was -30 degrees C when I went for a short walk.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Saw lots of Canada Geese having an arctic blast</span></i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">.<br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i> Today it's warmer.</i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Goldeneye and Long-tailed Ducks are </span></i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">enjoying the icy waters of Lake Ontario!</span></i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qRMqkDNGDL1Q77J9W5SfFXvUDQloQ3EAOfur4QaQ0BgtdFKY8LX8TiYZB_xj6QrJX5r3wilnqDDWHCD-yCzmz4AArerjHJYnXzvGIxznCjN4rGO70s6pCcr_u0ERFUx-93MP7kj4VqfaRo3-NoOxoTkd43PZDH8KBndDP_KMkLqUljU4px2geoCg/s1200/Winter%20Walk%20S22%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qRMqkDNGDL1Q77J9W5SfFXvUDQloQ3EAOfur4QaQ0BgtdFKY8LX8TiYZB_xj6QrJX5r3wilnqDDWHCD-yCzmz4AArerjHJYnXzvGIxznCjN4rGO70s6pCcr_u0ERFUx-93MP7kj4VqfaRo3-NoOxoTkd43PZDH8KBndDP_KMkLqUljU4px2geoCg/w640-h298/Winter%20Walk%20S22%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Notice the shape of the head of the </span></i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Goldeneye / Bufflehead</span></i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">. </span></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The genus name <b>Bucephala</b> is derived from the Greek word <b>boukephalos</b> </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">meaning 'bullheaded' or 'bull head'</span></i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i><br /><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTSViROUdxC9VnalF6WGyj7omoDmHK9Tnyv1AfksUz5hRzEK5aLdqR0ZR_iybRehqT_yn8O0xDnDRJ1zmGj6_Yz8VgOgmL4yRLxK5bsjTbtyUqhiPva0IIfI004YQCPcTfSBr07zrLkgmcv8i-S73n5-COZAWjSzCoVVj2RpDUXAYh6Ikbl23BLlw/s1200/Winter%20Walk%20(27).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1200" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTSViROUdxC9VnalF6WGyj7omoDmHK9Tnyv1AfksUz5hRzEK5aLdqR0ZR_iybRehqT_yn8O0xDnDRJ1zmGj6_Yz8VgOgmL4yRLxK5bsjTbtyUqhiPva0IIfI004YQCPcTfSBr07zrLkgmcv8i-S73n5-COZAWjSzCoVVj2RpDUXAYh6Ikbl23BLlw/w640-h410/Winter%20Walk%20(27).JPG" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1200" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxyfoDzE3wJt5raL0KzI9IZ4pjycFg4ykQrtILwzBb0uwrgrMB8ZlagUEMZ9VKfJDPW2_3yT8-O8Y2BEccnUQkUPbmmnc5mEOHVD2AQnKnJmswH9dl4Gz8cOFfjlN_N5JNlrkHxFT-C-T0Fb2NMTXYSdIhkBpR-56rs5DZ1McY8658nE7OI7mqFqb/w640-h486/Winter%20Walk%20(38).JPG" width="640" /></a></div></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Long-tailed Ducks breed in the tundra and taiga regions of the Arctic<br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxOo0Y2I5sUsFAJ9Xo-v8wL6vJzdZvv8hMyD8jDlV1EsCaDFvYC4Fa_tChZFJVK1inMqF3eNvmr1HyrxQlJKxHAYXD4eTF7eEJ3vg33ReaFLYO87sLVIkAHxwzmdmFOAH_ywNFnSQ4NoOmV7sFhT2bwITp97liU7RnhhnKr0bnwlP4XBvlQhwH_Hf/s1200/Winter%20Walk%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1200" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxOo0Y2I5sUsFAJ9Xo-v8wL6vJzdZvv8hMyD8jDlV1EsCaDFvYC4Fa_tChZFJVK1inMqF3eNvmr1HyrxQlJKxHAYXD4eTF7eEJ3vg33ReaFLYO87sLVIkAHxwzmdmFOAH_ywNFnSQ4NoOmV7sFhT2bwITp97liU7RnhhnKr0bnwlP4XBvlQhwH_Hf/w640-h438/Winter%20Walk%20(9).JPG" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Compared to other ducks, the Long-Tailed Duck is the only duck that uses its wings to dive</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">So they can dive deeper, as deep as 400 feet!</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">This duck species is considered as vulnerable. <br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> <br /></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5ZKH2wE9AXF1vyMxakCUbFIGaK6f32ijtZ9V5RPIOtkucXatcXHG5ryFR4Bo62jA6UE4Koq2ey9zVGOYO0eYUAAKU7IeMBfYtH4Le-wW2wAU5zuZ2SsCyJCweyRJixrf7EdpK_V3LxkndmjzDAm4UYVndvXUpBbgiLb6JDDgJFcyemGa3QRaxM7n/s1200/Winter%20Walk%20(21).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1200" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5ZKH2wE9AXF1vyMxakCUbFIGaK6f32ijtZ9V5RPIOtkucXatcXHG5ryFR4Bo62jA6UE4Koq2ey9zVGOYO0eYUAAKU7IeMBfYtH4Le-wW2wAU5zuZ2SsCyJCweyRJixrf7EdpK_V3LxkndmjzDAm4UYVndvXUpBbgiLb6JDDgJFcyemGa3QRaxM7n/w640-h414/Winter%20Walk%20(21).JPG" width="640" /></a></i></div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i> Happy Winter!</i></span><br /></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></i><br /></p></div>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-50470823892086442202023-01-21T22:50:00.005-05:002023-01-21T22:51:57.100-05:00Listening to Jethro Tull and painting Tigress at Dawn<div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2waGuS1hGoGSVqW78taP7ZzyMqes_3-EnFq33tAfautBasx8vGyUwy02UM-Yo0kU6rfz9ulf7_kcZcdvEGJGyps6dGLAbMyGNwTAxjNLxC_cVLuG5-SRQ3V4OQK3Q5ZeScbwGaZVzzcU-CRo94RK3BvHH-91fsCpBykSVMIubJYRGERmFqQ-1SnI/s1200/Tigress%20at%20Kabini%20Painting%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2waGuS1hGoGSVqW78taP7ZzyMqes_3-EnFq33tAfautBasx8vGyUwy02UM-Yo0kU6rfz9ulf7_kcZcdvEGJGyps6dGLAbMyGNwTAxjNLxC_cVLuG5-SRQ3V4OQK3Q5ZeScbwGaZVzzcU-CRo94RK3BvHH-91fsCpBykSVMIubJYRGERmFqQ-1SnI/w640-h298/Tigress%20at%20Kabini%20Painting%20(7).jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;"><span>One of several videos I took recently</span></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /> </span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='609' height='506' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwA_5q8rFvT4Y29OJw-Bz6GIXoxsdFkkM1r3R-5YkhiJVMmaKPKCPC_J97khzw-Nf29pcf12uA_mIeL5ZTY8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></i></div><i><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">I needed a paintbrush with a finer tip than the 000</span></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">So I had to trim it </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">But minutes later the brush broke, and i had to fix it with electrical tape</span></i> 😁<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz2uRNOtHR4GwzJhe2y2kKhpULPJqxLKkY2CkvUPS5L7J-IQ8Bc1neIB2ybQ6ekjIRA0BdU7W1Gy_drcETUjLxuapxg1rfSc9ZY208b_eEtO0uEdzYU-J3pFNoT_vDmK83r7Ivk-R7DJeK4LURM_wepXQ54iBnPqaCIeU-oT0--PspKtvfaCijgtT/s800/Tigress%20at%20Kabini%20Painting%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz2uRNOtHR4GwzJhe2y2kKhpULPJqxLKkY2CkvUPS5L7J-IQ8Bc1neIB2ybQ6ekjIRA0BdU7W1Gy_drcETUjLxuapxg1rfSc9ZY208b_eEtO0uEdzYU-J3pFNoT_vDmK83r7Ivk-R7DJeK4LURM_wepXQ54iBnPqaCIeU-oT0--PspKtvfaCijgtT/w640-h298/Tigress%20at%20Kabini%20Painting%20(8).jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">The music of Jethro Tull has always influenced me while painting, especially landscapes</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">Here's Hunting Girl from Jethro Tull's 1977 album, Songs from the Wood</span></i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ibDLLDOYfmY" width="320" youtube-src-id="ibDLLDOYfmY"></iframe></div><br /> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEKOu4yHKMh467yp5IMREFPd-UAvEPbqkh13nzzXPdfXAMIluPyKrP8tGB4S9njpMJliEVd0EpCcw_ucpzqcY-2PKge9zRuwEcndGSVcJkqzeP8j6hrb0Q_jrXw8Fe8tyZrAG6Pt2BQXweaHcGWDj4dGekh8Ccsj-NhJcuEPjMXk4V6xQVTkApuWM/s1200/119%20Tigress%20at%20Dawn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1200" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEKOu4yHKMh467yp5IMREFPd-UAvEPbqkh13nzzXPdfXAMIluPyKrP8tGB4S9njpMJliEVd0EpCcw_ucpzqcY-2PKge9zRuwEcndGSVcJkqzeP8j6hrb0Q_jrXw8Fe8tyZrAG6Pt2BQXweaHcGWDj4dGekh8Ccsj-NhJcuEPjMXk4V6xQVTkApuWM/w640-h520/119%20Tigress%20at%20Dawn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/TigressAtDawn.html"><b><i><span style="color: #e69138;">Tigress at Dawn</span></i></b></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/TigressAtDawn.html"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">16"x 20" oil painting on wood panel</span></i></a><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-42872441454703222112022-12-27T21:06:00.013-05:002023-02-11T10:41:02.762-05:00Making Memories: Road Trip to the Jungle<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i> Been missing the jungle for a while now, so decided to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>There's always a sense of Peace and quiet when we move away from people to nature. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Here's a wild elephant! </i></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='607' height='505' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxucuOgnAJWyCHU_rE7u9Aq5bN9c-5iYY9Q1TsA4k2mnTELAk5JjVenTNVX9O7z_L1SLinQhNwaQMWLrAcTrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Here the woods are lovely, dark and deep </span></i></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhmLexqUP-Cm8F4kFye-7vzzKSXp_9d1nB2UyRxR5bkbYNZ_vVFEWkU6Wnr0e82-E3SB8P6WVkcd3-KYCujX57Vmv1OxunpGpRyNUMX0y_AxtZs6_FaDYPSASFjUPO9_vbAVl7JpjNAM3u6qeRgyyLKcNksy9KuSbGFhkRhygRe99W0gKhkmVJRFY/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(2).JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>The Indian giant squirrel is also known as the Malabar Giant Squirrel </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>(Several times larger than the ones in our backyard) </i></span></span><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sgq2JATtKibVRpaPA5hlAb-16itz9ZBJPDVfiqTHXr5kS2RSrXoEmMv83IyY-EE7QXLV6aMvgUh5sc06PzPKKKRScPGWq7VPGIHFsU2M5uHZhlSdYc3VrjRfWOZ5Wsfdi_2D-jJyg0T3wOtrJ02Mo8C48gMj08OLItXSKQtWhYNrh05xuaFTfKtY/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sgq2JATtKibVRpaPA5hlAb-16itz9ZBJPDVfiqTHXr5kS2RSrXoEmMv83IyY-EE7QXLV6aMvgUh5sc06PzPKKKRScPGWq7VPGIHFsU2M5uHZhlSdYc3VrjRfWOZ5Wsfdi_2D-jJyg0T3wOtrJ02Mo8C48gMj08OLItXSKQtWhYNrh05xuaFTfKtY/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(13).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>It's not common to find the word Hawk and Eagle in the same bird!</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>This is the Indian Crested Hawk-eagle</i></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw7f94Os-qPrfGO601g0OcIjOHNfwZmILJJ1DmYot4rO14eZRvZKMcZlQ6lDrYdzxdiFT8GqzKH-t2EsCBQLsDQ3hpLDWxn5T6d8R1hOobuHVYHnnBoyQgHEsKoLjZeOkydlJfzK_rx7dnEMfNWzi_FMnmxlFuZeWl8naKAgqoKo1y3VmN5mId2wL/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(14).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Probably a kilometre away</span></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxMrsHKpcc_ZHa5b3SJyPNVi4vtt2M6d1OGIqyCQSLTfRebwTamFX6r7Y5o_SXPJKTPIuexB7eJ1CJPhbroS2RGPsyBuFYjP0ZwsOpTfEPEv-9SBTbP5dRjhk6TYvVOs7izUn7XdLkkHNqkvT7CyffnRpLbgAoHtIy3zM3Z5chU2NQtOiLXpW2Xtd/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(18).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxMrsHKpcc_ZHa5b3SJyPNVi4vtt2M6d1OGIqyCQSLTfRebwTamFX6r7Y5o_SXPJKTPIuexB7eJ1CJPhbroS2RGPsyBuFYjP0ZwsOpTfEPEv-9SBTbP5dRjhk6TYvVOs7izUn7XdLkkHNqkvT7CyffnRpLbgAoHtIy3zM3Z5chU2NQtOiLXpW2Xtd/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(18).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>The same elephant zoomed-in below.<br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Its tusks are almost touching each other at the tips!</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzMFQmb4_sTlXOCy4-Z2n9HeyOr_Iz5eO1CeMDD-2ePZJwrqYyi4_NTdrZNEvLM4qjxH7lafxY3M9IK1wWbJHnQPzVjOwRIlgllNehRoQnUsOMsUkOwxpxaPPOanOBazMnzGUDax0OUCXXJKDbJxFVFogL1aqtjWAcFGXrxUdvwe3CJtFVuWXnY6i/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(21).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>For almost 16,000 years Tigers have lived in India!</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>This is a Bengal tiger </span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraLaTiAE3uQfEY6KQvVRDQNlPmwiWLzPEcZ7MLdLAk6uwwiLlXFeG9JMb-uUe_PfdU9m2k-FUuc_GP8RGwYHCJwXYXN5Zdh0rw-o2dU0NAz-ftfirVL5lhbNDyYH_C3bTVGKkhNbggj_KHj_1l68858fi0hXE0ZuTOQTwQHGsao64FTFLyueQEGMv/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(22).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraLaTiAE3uQfEY6KQvVRDQNlPmwiWLzPEcZ7MLdLAk6uwwiLlXFeG9JMb-uUe_PfdU9m2k-FUuc_GP8RGwYHCJwXYXN5Zdh0rw-o2dU0NAz-ftfirVL5lhbNDyYH_C3bTVGKkhNbggj_KHj_1l68858fi0hXE0ZuTOQTwQHGsao64FTFLyueQEGMv/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(22).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">We watched it for almost forty five minutes. It didn't even bother to look at us</span></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7RT4PbVuJ7cpv8hPjD8adnyl8bkfNNDsoeYNlcvqLNBXwzbEyLh-UAabzjRcco4rq-dQWrnqBZUV3OymOWHtwdnF9vE7Hkiye6LfMWlCRcQ7zDgsf6GZuMIluIheK_dj9Ib2nJlI-i_J7fSi5Dcc-cHcJ9H5jhWEdMnb-VgsgQ_E27HCaQYRXWcx/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(23).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7RT4PbVuJ7cpv8hPjD8adnyl8bkfNNDsoeYNlcvqLNBXwzbEyLh-UAabzjRcco4rq-dQWrnqBZUV3OymOWHtwdnF9vE7Hkiye6LfMWlCRcQ7zDgsf6GZuMIluIheK_dj9Ib2nJlI-i_J7fSi5Dcc-cHcJ9H5jhWEdMnb-VgsgQ_E27HCaQYRXWcx/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(23).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">This is our road</span></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGYMYHBp7QjjSpgHG_5Yyd7kUemvKvkDcpoWLUVr2csZM3r0g2nqofpibEO6at8fzFoGSIRavrLVnafoaEeOvJfhXzyzCeLCiYFzzqC_DQC-Z5Ag6cEMzEc_JgMYzCr9dWYnXGTDB9N_7eAq5W7OP-OUXvAZHIM1lMO58VFy823PrnKZhJR5VTq2p/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(24).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGYMYHBp7QjjSpgHG_5Yyd7kUemvKvkDcpoWLUVr2csZM3r0g2nqofpibEO6at8fzFoGSIRavrLVnafoaEeOvJfhXzyzCeLCiYFzzqC_DQC-Z5Ag6cEMzEc_JgMYzCr9dWYnXGTDB9N_7eAq5W7OP-OUXvAZHIM1lMO58VFy823PrnKZhJR5VTq2p/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(24).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>A White-throated Kingfisher patiently waiting for its prey</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl4wwc6TaQ7U3JyaQvqTJvYPHXvAer3y35NWnOF3lrSCy9TXPMcl-bZUYV2uvBr0mj-T_U6X-GZJWiDyi6qdZeeHWfE5aZ1_Q_lYIny-HR4MX_rt8TjI7ApXXVUmp-IO0jE8kNVpbLZ6II_5cb6Jt_7lOxrlO0RIgl8KgwADYCPXAT00ljBw21-cl/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(25).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl4wwc6TaQ7U3JyaQvqTJvYPHXvAer3y35NWnOF3lrSCy9TXPMcl-bZUYV2uvBr0mj-T_U6X-GZJWiDyi6qdZeeHWfE5aZ1_Q_lYIny-HR4MX_rt8TjI7ApXXVUmp-IO0jE8kNVpbLZ6II_5cb6Jt_7lOxrlO0RIgl8KgwADYCPXAT00ljBw21-cl/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(25).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>The Chital is also known as the Spotted Deer.</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>These deer are on high alert as they have sensed the presence of a large wildcat.</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Maybe a tiger or a leopard. Let's wait and see...</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HbQpG1pslI9ceU89Yh998LvMg5pijvg26CdJIMby9kshJSn4D81xIFBUX8p076fuPwRSBbiaYjw3ULaZSEv62eI5HEygsPaWBWINolO6ZG-dA1MntUjbhJxtAz-TJgUe9QA-1n0iad4xyXc8gmBkPUJB-cU8d40KBqoRKq_eBdOMLRQ1eqpR0Bkm/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(26).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HbQpG1pslI9ceU89Yh998LvMg5pijvg26CdJIMby9kshJSn4D81xIFBUX8p076fuPwRSBbiaYjw3ULaZSEv62eI5HEygsPaWBWINolO6ZG-dA1MntUjbhJxtAz-TJgUe9QA-1n0iad4xyXc8gmBkPUJB-cU8d40KBqoRKq_eBdOMLRQ1eqpR0Bkm/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(26).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Not sure if this is a Gharial, a fish-eating Crocodile. </span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>If it is, they are among the longest of all crocodiles. With males between 9 and 19 feet.</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsujScQ7Jn7AEwE8grzSo_a-MaD9MIM3qqfkEzhewdHnR1h3FmVW7oSIGpDtAW50BDWEI8z1UDR1Yknkupr7zvXJY1jQlAJmsqYRDqfRIytM0cH1hELIWozn-YMrBC1kF0p9j1MV7HudGqV3wg_zBllR71X6EXiy2V8EhGHWdY7aII67mxY2uHa0Ld/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(27).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsujScQ7Jn7AEwE8grzSo_a-MaD9MIM3qqfkEzhewdHnR1h3FmVW7oSIGpDtAW50BDWEI8z1UDR1Yknkupr7zvXJY1jQlAJmsqYRDqfRIytM0cH1hELIWozn-YMrBC1kF0p9j1MV7HudGqV3wg_zBllR71X6EXiy2V8EhGHWdY7aII67mxY2uHa0Ld/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(27).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlKZ5WRdti4BGGFyXexzrldNKcEwJGoT0DwipEpfBLgIgTfXi7c2IhnELzUjVdh9IQnz7PRxyDw74B-_Dja0I4GPaDFeXkootGiJkzwEMqNQD_Imgr_eJU2loqlDu7BY9_Wz5r_JMYUEnDNRF7rAxDoDZJ1ivZ_SBcPfC529w8vimBtfomGxNjgvv/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(28).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30OlbNfMchw5X6WUOKjD7bDh7IuGln_3DfvT2L6EYU7SEpe5PvfpW2NE0PvaogL4zTATSk44n9Z2pWnmwn_N2x-x2YW4DCC4BCETAyrfQuYtnLZj2zt5UtZUp_PdoBQxj2OKH7ptWHuZbbOVTRPps9yXVw6M_0Sv6Oce-7QCMdCcy_IQmFPVnyyJ7/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(31).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>The Brahminy kite was once known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle in Australia.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>These kites are found in India, South East Asia and Australia</i></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBPPllDTc-oKg3iHh6oPs-nB-T0XgsdVAG0vzHPpDotnNdmgOYXX9LTNMtYL7rPbnd7nn7sUnYWZJmjG_owSjz2dhnmwW31RacZlALOJcIkP6YDbxWIv_yslrPBXPluE8ChF0NKr7D5jvKxX1aAH1uoiKvCDyIVnqmJmNObIp_579dBrgUY7ApGPy/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(32).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBPPllDTc-oKg3iHh6oPs-nB-T0XgsdVAG0vzHPpDotnNdmgOYXX9LTNMtYL7rPbnd7nn7sUnYWZJmjG_owSjz2dhnmwW31RacZlALOJcIkP6YDbxWIv_yslrPBXPluE8ChF0NKr7D5jvKxX1aAH1uoiKvCDyIVnqmJmNObIp_579dBrgUY7ApGPy/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(32).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>The peacock is native to India.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>This beautiful bird has had cultural significance across the world for centuries.<br /></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>It is even mentioned in the Bible during the time of King Solomon (1 Kings 10:22)</i></span></span> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96qvrDbMM4GPBe1AUxbzyt8r4vgEvFgMde7mRVGDE1cgWyqUsDMoecFlXEwHQS1NEj-SadUJxj2jI7tsZVhpWbElSNri6rCtEfr9n7BCFD7hUXiVmE6dDYZQ1Ir-mlzAsdXBidIwtlsKvEPKNb1fq0Il3nAS2aLGkr1kecum_yCurVWOIe_pqWktf/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(33).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96qvrDbMM4GPBe1AUxbzyt8r4vgEvFgMde7mRVGDE1cgWyqUsDMoecFlXEwHQS1NEj-SadUJxj2jI7tsZVhpWbElSNri6rCtEfr9n7BCFD7hUXiVmE6dDYZQ1Ir-mlzAsdXBidIwtlsKvEPKNb1fq0Il3nAS2aLGkr1kecum_yCurVWOIe_pqWktf/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(33).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i> </i></span><i><span>Heard the alert call of the grey langur and knew there was a big cat nearby.</span></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Moments later, saw this Leopard walk across and disappear into the jungle.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>(This is a snapshot of a video that I took that is too large to upload on this blog)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i> </i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULUPW7UYQDCYGovJFT8jejLHSE7xeJ5GNu9PaM9MPPgzkL6GHtC4i-A2HCfkaFmLwkl1VQrX3Ja2h_s7ekEI9wR6WYD36HVGaX1i1Qt04QNfWn4Xfy2CEIyNkSOPg3ZCNy7H_A1clgYpYZ38ToVtZfBelh09fnXBDrB5L97QLnjYnO6vxHnrOPBU2/s1846/Leopard%201%20snapshot%20@JohnKoshy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1846" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULUPW7UYQDCYGovJFT8jejLHSE7xeJ5GNu9PaM9MPPgzkL6GHtC4i-A2HCfkaFmLwkl1VQrX3Ja2h_s7ekEI9wR6WYD36HVGaX1i1Qt04QNfWn4Xfy2CEIyNkSOPg3ZCNy7H_A1clgYpYZ38ToVtZfBelh09fnXBDrB5L97QLnjYnO6vxHnrOPBU2/w640-h270/Leopard%201%20snapshot%20@JohnKoshy.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i> </i></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Twenty seconds later, a Tiger appeared less than 30 feet from where the Leopard disappeared.<br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>What a majestic sight to see a Tiger and a Leopard within a few feet of each other,</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i> in such a short timespan, </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>in their natural habitat!!</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>(Got lots of video clips, here's one) </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='619' height='515' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFHAQftErCBxg9_EEuPYC_RXrWutXQIBDhZWddUPg8sgO8RTsQ8AaQAxk7Qh6EpCPgDLZOR0M6tjl-Dkn_uA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></i></span></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i><br /> </i></span></span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfSxKirbWfy0kd98mK7k24jS-HWpEXJ3-gshWWFFeGyM1mLV1N5274w16OOiqM_hfXNMcilHQm_MWUaYWwZb6fd66BJAq0Ca6oo6l3EjMQEb8W5k6nUcV8SnnEY88tn3DoeNtCd6DYMEKCkIt7ooGvVzI96SQ0AGC4hznXNLNpH2OEZRk7fscmh7J/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(34).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfSxKirbWfy0kd98mK7k24jS-HWpEXJ3-gshWWFFeGyM1mLV1N5274w16OOiqM_hfXNMcilHQm_MWUaYWwZb6fd66BJAq0Ca6oo6l3EjMQEb8W5k6nUcV8SnnEY88tn3DoeNtCd6DYMEKCkIt7ooGvVzI96SQ0AGC4hznXNLNpH2OEZRk7fscmh7J/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(34).JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>We were in an open jeep.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>As the tiger approached us, I kept zooming out ...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Then it got so close, I instinctively took a few steps backwards! </i></span><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="512" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CtMq4onjM6c" width="616" youtube-src-id="CtMq4onjM6c"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5Zqtarotv7uE0azxFq0PNzW0MrOTNMQIX6jkGuXdfz6NLpi-F_L03ExS3XCww2RkFZHNt3By4G9nBabs2OVxrj2TTf7SFRZQSoabLBeu73tW-02qGu9RejlL8EXqnBRxsgPiPz6jCFSLQDotZPyBgMaTI4g6gA8Ahc3QMp0ozIJ5-nnSvRaihnmK/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(35).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5Zqtarotv7uE0azxFq0PNzW0MrOTNMQIX6jkGuXdfz6NLpi-F_L03ExS3XCww2RkFZHNt3By4G9nBabs2OVxrj2TTf7SFRZQSoabLBeu73tW-02qGu9RejlL8EXqnBRxsgPiPz6jCFSLQDotZPyBgMaTI4g6gA8Ahc3QMp0ozIJ5-nnSvRaihnmK/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(35).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>A Monitor Lizard also known as the Bengal Monitor<br /></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>This one was about 3 feet long.</i></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhos-W6jRbIzwJnQttTKMUDu7kDoEARPwAaiY57Xnsgr0mOk8kBC1fo5OAftj6ffL03imv80OxD6yJr5G63LrLJQdZyr7RYN8zbinnhGDEDIFQheK2dV_hGAu9ZwhpVeslB5JFWfjI5LYH6ASVIvDfB6UZeqeVLyJi3Y1us4bQhgRJnKbn9tIgHa3RD/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(37).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>The Indian Bison also known as Gaur is native to South East Asia and is listed as vulnerable </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>on the IUCN Red List.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>Great to see a whole family of them!</i></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0kImPQPzMUVW7krdh1H4qN5GsjBAFoMPSRpln87ZYAD745kyOf3wekHxBPANuYKr0MyoyA35w7KzBKWD-FhTDIxW7fB4OTq1mms7b__p22_JwQiG8CMaSOeQbJ2V32_OzVMQL4-ryQA41OOXIVaxrSJxJws06iIm2RzsZ89wQyouRpAnw0AUFEbT/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(38).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0kImPQPzMUVW7krdh1H4qN5GsjBAFoMPSRpln87ZYAD745kyOf3wekHxBPANuYKr0MyoyA35w7KzBKWD-FhTDIxW7fB4OTq1mms7b__p22_JwQiG8CMaSOeQbJ2V32_OzVMQL4-ryQA41OOXIVaxrSJxJws06iIm2RzsZ89wQyouRpAnw0AUFEbT/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(38).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Can you see something hanging by a thread in the picture below?</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cILWNnYMKo77_cOC7nnbFNnaGGo5XBt3QC3UNqCETfrJoI86aXxtL_qvqhVkJu4GRXZwFuZQhUXQfMAELNwI8SZNV713Xm3ChxgUgS7iwaJL4ajMYllMGXXMp9WLnF8WetoNwF8ZSVdb2s12hitx7t7HQS_smdR3BTxlFOWLk8SIxysgRJp-p8iT/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(39).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cILWNnYMKo77_cOC7nnbFNnaGGo5XBt3QC3UNqCETfrJoI86aXxtL_qvqhVkJu4GRXZwFuZQhUXQfMAELNwI8SZNV713Xm3ChxgUgS7iwaJL4ajMYllMGXXMp9WLnF8WetoNwF8ZSVdb2s12hitx7t7HQS_smdR3BTxlFOWLk8SIxysgRJp-p8iT/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(39).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>What an impressive web.</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>This is a Giant Wood Spider also known as the Golden Silk Orb-weaver.</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>They can spin webs up to 5 feet in diameter.</span></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-JU-aXyOGW_V01B6TNhBQGhMxaI3f1BsoemLY66WZnQ80lBQTPiFNTIG3jhxMhtoouS-_RgesYi2LMXhRqzn82XvjDfzY9wZMPRj73Y7Eh4Ysal4TSJn08PKMxRZWXpid2Q6f6LXPFNlSomG-7GM26sTSlVYBIUV2gyeDtu5wDabx_uJhx6cfk0x/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(42).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>The White-throated Kingfisher is also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher</i></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknGUoE_1JOQGCOTnEvDYITDSuPvs9zHvG19Xcn73Ri2t7_zuI1-aZP6dIMAxrF7G30aOf0F2laS1KAEWXyCRba3aksJJ7c91006yk-6YAKZWAaG5Y6UWwJlPwWQVC6yxVK4CnBuT3gW2NnPrNEHyKc8D6bdROqEltReBxU8RefPST5zNFZ9rLGlGD/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(43).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknGUoE_1JOQGCOTnEvDYITDSuPvs9zHvG19Xcn73Ri2t7_zuI1-aZP6dIMAxrF7G30aOf0F2laS1KAEWXyCRba3aksJJ7c91006yk-6YAKZWAaG5Y6UWwJlPwWQVC6yxVK4CnBuT3gW2NnPrNEHyKc8D6bdROqEltReBxU8RefPST5zNFZ9rLGlGD/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(43).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>And the highlight of our road trip safari was the most elusive of the big cats.<br /></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>We were moving slowly past a few trees, and I thought I saw a leopard about 50 feet away.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>I wasn't sure so I didn't tell anyone.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>A few feet further, I confirmed it!</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>It was so well camouflaged that nobody saw it even after pointing it out to them.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>Managed to take these photos</i> ...</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkZ3QX4rkCdJSUMRKJp1_TFx9Ll2IuNO19QLkfd-kehDzL0TiX9CJ1KvItjNjr_lDk6bId9nWZUZIiFw7ykPt4w-apFwBfx97zkjf9AjTWKFWrSlhtrBIsQVKkk9giTfyp1JERC-IPX03D3PuoLkcIdzejc-mmkGbcGCWadTRy0fBSK3XuHHcTMvn/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(45).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>Looked away ...</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOgsOgC8mmHQmGQTZaS6vtWh0G8JqB1R5sKnHZbhaiEBcTWlGK97BjiHGADDBb3arI_DDTdIB0b7_Oi-D7vfFlEThdFlw89EVa54P8igSDY-L-fPfaUD1TBc6RTeGsTpDQMxV8pIf3V2OZ1iquE0CMGEcIkBe6p1bniGBLpb7xvMDRZ1SMSDh5AMf/s1200/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(46).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOgsOgC8mmHQmGQTZaS6vtWh0G8JqB1R5sKnHZbhaiEBcTWlGK97BjiHGADDBb3arI_DDTdIB0b7_Oi-D7vfFlEThdFlw89EVa54P8igSDY-L-fPfaUD1TBc6RTeGsTpDQMxV8pIf3V2OZ1iquE0CMGEcIkBe6p1bniGBLpb7xvMDRZ1SMSDh5AMf/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(46).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>At us again .. </span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><span>and twenty seconds later, it vanished.</span></i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHFiUiwdc9fjBD3q5OchHIsakbJekC3nbLISMbifiofjB83FAArQZ1ZW32rFxxAHuUVECe_F8O3tnss36ZklssaBzyLoiPrrF6bWRnraTTvbO5rgXkc_lvf9oqTgAXa2eDPOTM6KYrNu60owEBUTK5CKXcz0C7Uadln3pYPYKAUoVaTDbIdzM1gfA/w640-h480/Wildlife%20India%20@JohnKoshy%20(48).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>Grateful to GOD, </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>my brother-in-law,</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i> and my nephew,</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i> for arranging this road trip jungle safari, and all the rare sightings! </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span><i>See <a href="https://www.koshy.ca/2017/08/canada150.html">other Road Trips here</a> </i></span></span><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-3213845883165927272022-11-17T23:41:00.001-05:002022-11-17T23:41:33.622-05:00Muskoka<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Painting Muskoka</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCWVieF_X0-gSYQ0kbt9vKKQ-gVVQ0JleKl62JxPJoGFCZuMjpCSytk10JfCvyPdHkN4j_Nyk6Wt_8HSMyFUOKNv8IzRGsJqKgns44Y09zYh3BMZQbOEJ7G3Y7h4udrybfjsGATlKJot1HHhWxmO9o1TvrxqkfHuoBPtsqYH_AN6AmFmDzCXe2b-V/s624/Replacing%20spark%20plugs%20Audi%20A3%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="624" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCWVieF_X0-gSYQ0kbt9vKKQ-gVVQ0JleKl62JxPJoGFCZuMjpCSytk10JfCvyPdHkN4j_Nyk6Wt_8HSMyFUOKNv8IzRGsJqKgns44Y09zYh3BMZQbOEJ7G3Y7h4udrybfjsGATlKJot1HHhWxmO9o1TvrxqkfHuoBPtsqYH_AN6AmFmDzCXe2b-V/w640-h354/Replacing%20spark%20plugs%20Audi%20A3%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Plugs were last replaced about 50,000 kilometres ago <a href="https://www.koshy.ca/2019/02/ruthenium.html">in 2019 at 175,136 kilometres</a></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="554" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRhHBacLcjCc4qH-otSnLSwkXcNdIQAlOGCaccsbNGTSOtVk0nFEmqAkHls8D6OawneW21VdOKOLMQsusjr0_msQGtMy45js7imP-RCjL8fGRlrf0s0gDLU2VjdtncXeNlAh_fB2kzS5Sy-FJcKnQGi-bFTLo_gHwgtSJBa-IhKdIMEpaK9034Ar/w640-h430/Replacing%20spark%20plugs%20Audi%20A3%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>The old NGK Ruthenium plug on the left, new NGK Iridium on the right.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>I could easily do another 30,000 kilometres with these old ones!</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>I'll keep them as spares </i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46txFXQuFxGBerCHzLnHdRqfOeccLgnIKTgWsSXRDzSRAmvI5HlbfVNW7p1eBIy01Acql9SYRm27UpBlgTdYE2dVhr93KjXGfO_3xo9WVhZky11TsUjqGhGtL2XyJg36TLTzSUHzXHmGO60dg2EeqbopjK4D74Vr5BCVL3oOauvKoCqepijRoRQNl/s579/Replacing%20spark%20plugs%20Audi%20A3%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1200" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPYhhixFj5YzxIrQ6cgvnU_NBghJJ2823JBq-cU5_wUrfU_YCqU_L52HTcq1RIT0DlisGRLp8xKHJgXHCJtXBZVPMVwBksqGSXL36Zx1Ttl5IsrsoJ9V9TTSTyd4pzNqJzOPnxoa8tvnJpMuMLLnKFCMIyXvB5CONFUGgKcprQkez9UEm7QMF1YFf/w640-h386/Deer%20at%20Moraine%20Lake%20Painting%20on%20plywood%20mailbox%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">The painting and the box have been made waterproof</span></i><br /></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHc4Viflt8MKxRTcnvfIVFjz4qMi7Z2hU7mX9zAw-lQB0_UJA7v4rUL6sE_anZLpKVVxiUojri1_R7dCuDQ85DnEPYpe4yfXAmQCNvIO2we1UbHDGm_Aw5u9cB0uo78euMQEbEwdL0bnOV0vxrjfRAFg-SsIBipXlLHvEXx0VmnDPlOICrCxFwIz7/s1200/Deer%20at%20Moraine%20Lake%20Painting%20on%20plywood%20mailbox%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHc4Viflt8MKxRTcnvfIVFjz4qMi7Z2hU7mX9zAw-lQB0_UJA7v4rUL6sE_anZLpKVVxiUojri1_R7dCuDQ85DnEPYpe4yfXAmQCNvIO2we1UbHDGm_Aw5u9cB0uo78euMQEbEwdL0bnOV0vxrjfRAFg-SsIBipXlLHvEXx0VmnDPlOICrCxFwIz7/w640-h480/Deer%20at%20Moraine%20Lake%20Painting%20on%20plywood%20mailbox%20(12).JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">If you see this outside, then it means you have arrived at the Art Gallery</span></i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRglctYWbPZgu33C0KaPwqOkQejJKkQUwEbZ07UoUZRfZWa9odQewWr1CJCVFldBkc-s71xv1fvysgfnIDW0tAYqXo5wpXc7d8Yf1Cg4vrZt1qC14e8B-T5B1NrbKyPKkzE6eD4NZ5i9Yunl9KzerR93JmO27EGaEfjeh7JVhOxRuNgG7f4szcaDAn/s1200/Deer%20at%20Moraine%20Lake%20Painting%20on%20plywood%20mailbox%20(14).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRglctYWbPZgu33C0KaPwqOkQejJKkQUwEbZ07UoUZRfZWa9odQewWr1CJCVFldBkc-s71xv1fvysgfnIDW0tAYqXo5wpXc7d8Yf1Cg4vrZt1qC14e8B-T5B1NrbKyPKkzE6eD4NZ5i9Yunl9KzerR93JmO27EGaEfjeh7JVhOxRuNgG7f4szcaDAn/w640-h480/Deer%20at%20Moraine%20Lake%20Painting%20on%20plywood%20mailbox%20(14).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">This mailbox is not for sale,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">But whoever buys it gets the Art Gallery attached to it for free! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(paintings are extra)</span></i><br /></div><br />John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-52392612248107502872022-04-17T18:48:00.003-04:002022-04-17T18:50:56.593-04:00Making a leather lens hood cover and strap<div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Couldn't find a leather cover to protect the Nikon P1000,</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Especially the lens hood from being scratched with all the outdoor photography. <br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">So i made one. </span></i><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw-tMGrkkS_8dafav9ZA6HI82RnyYWWhnqSXSCm0s1y30EI42g898zvkO4tpSRLem-4ByvO9WTNWElqDoOoO65I2-qDO_IUTUextNzrfrYjvjSzX9B_x9Uws78DP8vkJjKYgDSA-lgdg-E7Kn3LLiE8iao3-eZt44231K6kOFFk8DGyUJFLrSIs7a/w640-h480/Leather%20Strap%20and%20Camera%20Lens%20Hood%20Cover%20for%20Nikon%20P1000%20(6).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-26172539219110293442022-04-09T14:56:00.003-04:002022-04-09T14:56:41.192-04:00Painting a Cardinal on the Birch Tree<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Cardinals visit our backyard throughout the year </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i> </i></span><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzUxuh0U_Y43Mi4qBM-YtdOplID9O-C1f-aSz0CX5SnX2jXXJzu043NA2z_DMVkEmuqm7QHGpRIq3sBY1UOcyWNfL1AN5c15bLHc_oe36xugkwDG7eIHeBH23oIC-6Pf0o8a2emVfNty4lQkS_AjnVdy4i7Q45Oe-noiZchtFv0BHb8hA4VI5C--a/s1200/Cardinal%20painting%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">Although i have a friend with a workshop who can help me with switching tires</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">I just enjoy spending time with the cars in the sunshine!</span></i><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hEGkiVPJSTtdITXkq70shFy9a_odYZDxEH8DqifR-NeoGvNzQZuzDz0KkUWfCUSGrIlXnOZfC43vzfI72A0iNGCC9CkkRvJLvBjc4T9ygrvxEjdVEZSL4f4Hia5JvagKZyU_ptoEwaseJzNSpRZke5SA7AkKow6yHw7F2ZyQDnJQxYjrzFcMHZ2A/s1080/Replacing%20Michelin%20Winter%20tires%20with%20Continental%20All%20season%20DWS%2006%20plus%20Sport%20Plus%20tires%20Audi%20A3%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hEGkiVPJSTtdITXkq70shFy9a_odYZDxEH8DqifR-NeoGvNzQZuzDz0KkUWfCUSGrIlXnOZfC43vzfI72A0iNGCC9CkkRvJLvBjc4T9ygrvxEjdVEZSL4f4Hia5JvagKZyU_ptoEwaseJzNSpRZke5SA7AkKow6yHw7F2ZyQDnJQxYjrzFcMHZ2A/w640-h480/Replacing%20Michelin%20Winter%20tires%20with%20Continental%20All%20season%20DWS%2006%20plus%20Sport%20Plus%20tires%20Audi%20A3%20(4).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNanmJ0e_za_uWgI3JJqABVpTEh2Rro3Mnyn1rEUmxmKPPPnDRXo5wC7VmlPJ_U-N4NazEs2dd3DJd9_jW1XC-xu3HtMZrpjcLOvGmm3u_s5eoLH5ikfHtxNVG-kazq2Pu1FYHZ3VUdFsvvHhzO004hK1GyazJYV3GkEGZje-qfA-CT1j7d-egR4Zr/s1080/Early%20Spring%20sparrow%202%20floor.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNanmJ0e_za_uWgI3JJqABVpTEh2Rro3Mnyn1rEUmxmKPPPnDRXo5wC7VmlPJ_U-N4NazEs2dd3DJd9_jW1XC-xu3HtMZrpjcLOvGmm3u_s5eoLH5ikfHtxNVG-kazq2Pu1FYHZ3VUdFsvvHhzO004hK1GyazJYV3GkEGZje-qfA-CT1j7d-egR4Zr/w640-h480/Early%20Spring%20sparrow%202%20floor.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">The penthouse apartment is still unoccupied as of today</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ82wZyd84hYZ8oG0lnHDMKsmlNznuItXKLfyPTdss8Wp_yNmbtaS13tA93nKttreISmtUeslCYO0JV3FAFPeHCNd1nxUfj2BJjUgvz-Coqt3V7sa_NMOJNl-AvRohF33EMwWLWUud2ZmbkHVQALjog0PKq88CKSSePg2aSmuxhXfX0BSTFelqotQk/s1080/Early%20Spring%20Sparrow%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Szqw4vdzSZ4" width="320" youtube-src-id="Szqw4vdzSZ4"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #783f04;"></span></i><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Happy Spring!</span></i><i><span style="color: #783f04;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;"> </span></i><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-79140272179244145172022-03-24T22:54:00.004-04:002023-12-01T18:16:52.685-05:00Listening to music from the Middle East and painting "Jesus talks to the Woman at the Well"<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Been wanting to paint this theme for many, many years.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Finally got some time, a deep sense of peace & gratitude from recent events, <br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>And imagined the scene after studying John 4:4-26 </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Got brand new paint brushes and even a palette!<br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UbZe6qZdG8CUBfkIxQGFnn-V9Duae6JPqNfhSR99jUkdbpKelXGDw18Xp0AXBFOvHSRHRHVOWMVX8VV7UANKCPUf_1s5qmJO-hEqyejQyYB5FI1uyUtvgNYf4oSOnAlWNVIwRmZMDB8cDcMn48WNKB8P0Htx6H_t3VQMvN94AK5ZG2bXehwSn83-/s1200/Jesus%20Talks%20to%20the%20Woman%20at%20the%20Well%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UbZe6qZdG8CUBfkIxQGFnn-V9Duae6JPqNfhSR99jUkdbpKelXGDw18Xp0AXBFOvHSRHRHVOWMVX8VV7UANKCPUf_1s5qmJO-hEqyejQyYB5FI1uyUtvgNYf4oSOnAlWNVIwRmZMDB8cDcMn48WNKB8P0Htx6H_t3VQMvN94AK5ZG2bXehwSn83-/w640-h480/Jesus%20Talks%20to%20the%20Woman%20at%20the%20Well%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">This is one of my favourite stories because it shows how <b>Jesus crossed the barriers of race,</b></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"><b>social position, and the sins of a sinner to interact with them</b>!</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><i><span style="color: #990000;">My notes for the painting: </span></i></u></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">Jesus was walking from Judea to Galilee, HE chose the route through Samaria because it was shorter although Jews did not usually travel through Samaria</span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">The intermarriage between Jews and foreigners had resulted in a mixed race called Samaritans</span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">Jews considered Samaritans impure and they wanted to have nothing to do with them <br /></span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">The time was noon <br /></span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">The place was the village of Sychar. Sychar is located in Balata village on the outskirts of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Well">Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank</a> <br /></span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">Jesus was tired from the long walk and he sat down beside a well. Known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Well">Jacob's well<br /></a></span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">The woman drawing water at the well was of the hated mixed race, known to be living in sin</span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">No respectable Jewish man would even speak to a woman in this circumstance</span></i></li><li><i><span style="color: #990000;">Jesus asks her for a drink of water<br /></span></i></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Read </span></i><span style="color: #990000;"><i>John 4:4-26 for the rest </i></span><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPnduUXFMBj1KBRTrC2QEy6AaW363p4dlcBCpT33TIIMIRGQagIfw1IOo8VhIRGX2mZf9DoRhSlo81X7J0eHr4BP1cUDtQRtZNwOWrmQN6QpH3YENG3e80d3gd6J_QzZaQbbR6PAU_yY_n15rO86LNeAwlAtsuyGZZ2_LgvTXW4AIIAdaIXEd8veI/s1200/Jesus%20Talks%20to%20the%20Woman%20at%20the%20Well%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Listening to Shalom Aleichem which in Hebrew is a greeting meaning<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">"Peace be upon You"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">In Arabic, Salam alaykum means exactly the same thing!</span><br /></div></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IbZPZQld3yc" width="320" youtube-src-id="IbZPZQld3yc"></iframe></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1200" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6yhHz7ZbHsw_lHEnX4Uh1gcEQBDD0-Y_-VPk6otq4-xjAKfR4-s7r08_vT2W5ZtEUYsNkH912pdeM13r51RF3d3T6nxBpPzcAW0B7VpLFK6EUGYTdcF55Bice_mUWeCwk265zrRBZQ1VttYmaSP03OxfjdKf0SJaKJo6beNdhv-U2gsPaPk6pxlR/w640-h474/Jesus%20talks%20to%20the%20Woman%20at%20the%20Well%20.JPG" width="640" /></a></i></div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/WomanAtTheWell.html"><span style="color: #990000;">"Jesus talks to the Woman at the Well"</span></a></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">18"x24" oil painting on canvas<br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></i><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-75544099488293859472022-03-14T21:36:00.003-04:002022-03-14T21:36:54.441-04:00Muscari<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Muscari are native to Eurasia.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">In a few weeks these blue urn-shaped flowers resembling grapes,</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Will start growing out of the ground in our backyard</span></i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWGAcrJLhoQBBW7iOeaJhGVeqe5y2_uyXd-1gQyQKXfeA9DIC89zY-x3u-Bh1bOePVnp6R_t8u3tfHkrh4O9NudSp9nOQ3uKMQpKZszAxbxgrDisRZV4UtwdKseFXO4ypivvzJVulzVFZ2Vu5qq_PMwdQc7mWoffztZXLhyCEuOfUKrdm8-VQbd8IQ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWGAcrJLhoQBBW7iOeaJhGVeqe5y2_uyXd-1gQyQKXfeA9DIC89zY-x3u-Bh1bOePVnp6R_t8u3tfHkrh4O9NudSp9nOQ3uKMQpKZszAxbxgrDisRZV4UtwdKseFXO4ypivvzJVulzVFZ2Vu5qq_PMwdQc7mWoffztZXLhyCEuOfUKrdm8-VQbd8IQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">They are also called grape hyacinth because of the shape</span></i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlItXAWz7zst-MJ1fUpEDLS5_T1nE-1lQPqAZWNuVF_5ZZTmXJov0CmUKcTId1HWvSca4nXw4nEHi2ItaH7yN9ekhMfy-V7Wfz_VaHj_yCQW71zWkthVaYYnn89niRn-gnfrjaaoY0tdHH5_05V-CPG6USkm_KyWM21qA2l5K7AGza1e32OqjbC1-w=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlItXAWz7zst-MJ1fUpEDLS5_T1nE-1lQPqAZWNuVF_5ZZTmXJov0CmUKcTId1HWvSca4nXw4nEHi2ItaH7yN9ekhMfy-V7Wfz_VaHj_yCQW71zWkthVaYYnn89niRn-gnfrjaaoY0tdHH5_05V-CPG6USkm_KyWM21qA2l5K7AGza1e32OqjbC1-w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">They are so beautiful, i'd never pluck them to put them in a vase</span></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9YhMWLoZ5oOLZmDeF70mzmwXJOZ0gkNZXDgCIIzbZXJ8MxcW4uYbojgZLbB9Q40uTkRLq7Xqoe0s_fLa4RJuuwAPZZNVbvHIp75_OFJZYSIsyLwKQ2KT8USKdNTN0By3HDm_ZpDwlkzdP-iYxrPDykHbrPtyGm60mFZlgC6U06Q83eE49r4HBhEKX=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9YhMWLoZ5oOLZmDeF70mzmwXJOZ0gkNZXDgCIIzbZXJ8MxcW4uYbojgZLbB9Q40uTkRLq7Xqoe0s_fLa4RJuuwAPZZNVbvHIp75_OFJZYSIsyLwKQ2KT8USKdNTN0By3HDm_ZpDwlkzdP-iYxrPDykHbrPtyGm60mFZlgC6U06Q83eE49r4HBhEKX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">I imagine this is how they would look like in an emerald green vase!</span></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUjuPHQKtX0E0ZCFrs6IKgXwsgePmwKrS9tvr5HfHldeV246fFPShQqCUm5lJFa4khbCVd1QP1oL7_6j5IPkZh4RS1Ik01P0o7N_iUlu12CVXaQXtKiiHqbJDSR7LlzBX9WdpwhJTKNTus5m6Jp6W8v0OIp273z1sxscYRqIFW86A8i1q5ghS0Uwyb=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUjuPHQKtX0E0ZCFrs6IKgXwsgePmwKrS9tvr5HfHldeV246fFPShQqCUm5lJFa4khbCVd1QP1oL7_6j5IPkZh4RS1Ik01P0o7N_iUlu12CVXaQXtKiiHqbJDSR7LlzBX9WdpwhJTKNTus5m6Jp6W8v0OIp273z1sxscYRqIFW86A8i1q5ghS0Uwyb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/Muscari.html"><b><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Muscari</span></i></b></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.johnkoshy.ca/Muscari.html"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">16"x20" oil painting</span></i></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-63911861740422863472022-03-06T12:35:00.003-05:002022-03-06T12:37:47.812-05:00Listening to Tchaikovsky and painting Anna<div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">I'm no good at painting portraits.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">I prefer to paint landscapes, yet I keep trying to paint portraits</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">This is one of a handful of portraits I've done till date</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r6veaj2gst8" width="320" youtube-src-id="r6veaj2gst8"></iframe></i></div><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">This has to be one of the most difficult paintings I've done, </span></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">And that's what happens when you aren't good at painting portraits</span></i> </p><p style="text-align: center;">😊<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy5Scq35jr3ZmFCS-FkfMaljHJ9C8iYVgAN67YQEZru0ijS8r_KEzhteYZRaFLu7mBXwftatcLtBDZZPZR1H1d5jwQIoGmT7pbxT231SjhPlZv432YDk7SlTGcfl4m2z2n-72jHYkcEvSP8j7HBddZH4tk1JcKEr2Apham5Pq7PnKFmfNnpZvVLupq=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUIGwUxdX6uqixYjDV0vYCEtAd5HWkd0as3O6y5MnWng5LIyA52lXsTBp6M6vPNvSJrVwVyorNdiAKc0RE66TFqg5Rh17_A_qCOCoD9XnYC3tWizqEoD_mMojcCkEG79U1MG4FZg8oWpNHyXKHZBHEXyFzdRwHApVThX7gLirfoH1nrks9IM2eUIk3=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Peace!</span></i><br /></p>John Koshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700025119011920240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035989540601597121.post-31870361622559095832022-02-26T23:15:00.002-05:002022-02-26T23:20:06.409-05:00Painting Air Canada Boeing 747 <div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">The air hostess made an announcement saying we were going to land in Toronto in 45 minutes.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Excitedly, we fastened our seatbelts.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">As we started descending, and circling, I looked out of the window and saw so many lakes.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">And the lakes had boats in them. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">So I thought to myself, there's a lot of outdoor activity here.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi01GbJL616dqxbb-c3qz8Il9cbVR88yHtJ4tysGUIYjuOE0rPHrlVYMrjzfkuluxUketQcjK3kogTOycNbYqvZfWet4PZ65vnXriuvoFfIg_izjJ2pSaXAGcQQnLmK4hvpv0CMAVMHRKkTSdsBFf_H7aI8kPGBw6lp90iYgaOMPQMZizz9O01tRR1j=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">I have travelled by air across Africa, Europe and Asia for more than thirty years. <br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Still remember flying in the Boeing 707, 727 & 737.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Also remember flying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation">BOAC</a> before they became British Airways.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">One of the most memorable moments </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Was seeing the mountain peaks of the Swiss Alps from the cockpit of a Boeing 747.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Yes, in those days my dad and I would step into the cockpit of our flights to say hello to the pilots!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Don't even think of it today</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="emoji"><i> </i>😊</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="emoji">Flying is now a nightmare, especially within North America </span></span></span><span style="color: #073763;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"> <br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht_KZeP33gtQK4zAeZNCdSfHySJEEOWKDNTKPbNgH_FsREuuyI1Xzs4smQD6AxO48EzbpwpSWA-UZykBPsox5PbQQ5ufBQOqL9PLmVEFlR8jdxTyJyLXz87gT07Bh-a_2uhNzNWM_tOVFXrLV0e3ZWedmAfJ76TZpXQbjbIV81jT8VeHSjNzQnoT69=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht_KZeP33gtQK4zAeZNCdSfHySJEEOWKDNTKPbNgH_FsREuuyI1Xzs4smQD6AxO48EzbpwpSWA-UZykBPsox5PbQQ5ufBQOqL9PLmVEFlR8jdxTyJyLXz87gT07Bh-a_2uhNzNWM_tOVFXrLV0e3ZWedmAfJ76TZpXQbjbIV81jT8VeHSjNzQnoT69=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>This was our first flight on Air Canada, from London Heathrow to Toronto Pearson.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>That was 18 years ago! <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>And my favourite aircraft is still the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747">Boeing 747</a> </i></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIeDpYcIeDvwBPG8aQzORrxTC_1y10Q_4VnHu6JnMD3Gkm0b2Odb-AagWLa20gT_NVldbV-ULNC4x4PNtxnpSxVYO29LfA1RLBZZq90EGalIHx5HHQUs38yxlLnrGYLMZScUZ3_tM0351jfju67Rr28cEWfR3y-7b0udwi03PCHnxY51b4OlHEdAS=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIeDpYcIeDvwBPG8aQzORrxTC_1y10Q_4VnHu6JnMD3Gkm0b2Odb-AagWLa20gT_NVldbV-ULNC4x4PNtxnpSxVYO29LfA1RLBZZq90EGalIHx5HHQUs38yxlLnrGYLMZScUZ3_tM0351jfju67Rr28cEWfR3y-7b0udwi03PCHnxY51b4OlHEdAS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">Minutes later, the pilot landed the aircraft so gently, I didn't even realize we had touched down.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">This was the smoothest landing I had ever experienced!</span></i></span></i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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