Thursday, August 9, 2012

Korea's Pointed Posers, Ubiquitous Umbrellas and Well-Appointed Maintenance Women

I loved the little hand signal smiles people made when posing for pictures.



 ..and the little kids made little hand vees.


Rain or shine, umbrellas are everywhere. Nice little refuges from the relentless beating of the hot sun.
(photo at the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion of the Gyeong Bok Palace in Seoul).

 Umbrellas in the sun  (Gyeong Bok Gung Palace in Seoul)


Umbrellas in the rain



Great colors, designs, and variety in the umbrellas. (photo of the Freedom Bridge at Imjingak, near the North Korean border)

And, on the subject of looking good, this woman trash collector on a Seoul street wore a strikingly put-together lemony yellow outfit (matching trash trolley).



...and there is beauty in the weed pullers' hats and gloves. I took this photo at the Bulguksa Temole  in Gyeongju, Korea