Meandering blue green water.
Sankosh River - Punakha, Bhutan.
New home, beautiful spot.
Rammed earth construction, along the Sankosh River - Punakha, Bhutan.
Checking out bags of straw.
Used to reinforce the mud used in rammed earth construction. Sankosh River - Punakha, Bhutan.
Punakha Valley view.
Walls 2' in depth.
Carved wood frame window. Integrated into the rammed earth construction. Sankosh River - Punakha, Bhutan.
Steep stairs to climb.
Hand constructed bamboo stairs. Rammed earth construction, along the Sankosh River - Punakha, Bhutan.
Along the Mo Chu River.
Punakha, Bhutan.
Suspension bridge crossing...
Hiking to the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten. Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Rice fields along the Mo Chu River.
Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten sits in the hills (right). Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Pathway to school.
Pathway cut through the center of the hill children use to get to school. Talk about exercise. Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Walking through the rice fields.
View down Punakha Valley.
A little closer.
Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten. Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Talking with local farmers.
Red chili peppers.
Air drying at a farm house in the valley below the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten. Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Drying trays.
Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Well used "oven".
Bales of straw out to dry.
In winter months bales are stored in the open air space above the living quarters of the house providing insulation. Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Rice storage.
The first level of most houses are used for bedding animals and/or storage. Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Hand woven baskets and rice.
Kitchen space.
Hot plates inside, oven outside. Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Serving tea.
We were invited in for tea and rice snacks. Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
The sitting room.
Filled with carved wood and colorful paint. A very welcoming room. Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
Tired helper.
There were 15 of us. 15 more than he could deal with. Farm house - Punakha Valley, Bhutan.
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