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Day 3 [at the abandoned Rail Yard]:

A commonly used “by-pass” or short-cut to the airport from the city, passes along the rail tracks where many old rusting rail wagons have been used as temporary housing by the homeless… and small “bastis” or make-shift homes made from bamboo, plastic sheeting and thatch had sprung up years [...]

Day 2:
The chicken market in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area. This market is wholesale veggies, fruit, chicken, goats…. and probably some spices… not sure. Vendors crushing fresh sugarcane for thirsty workers, the sherbet-sellers doing brisk business, “paan” and cigarette vendors carrying trays of their wares slung from straps around their necks. A busy place. And smelly. [...]

Switched my theme.
Came back to taking street photos and enjoyed SoFoBoMo day-one to the hilt. The Fish Market at Karwan Bazar opens early morning everyday. A but slushy and smelly but the activity and atmosphere were just great for a early morning photo outing…
The fish traders, buyers, helpers, hanger-ons, innocent bystanders, trucks, rickshaws, three-wheelers and [...]

Looking at a blank wall as far as SoFoBoMo goes.
No ideas. 
Tried.
Did not work.
Stuck in a rut again.

Day 7:
Sitting out on the balcony enjoying a late afternoon espresso and a ciggy, dozing a bit from indulgence at lunch [after-glow of the Stoli really] this Black-hooded Oriole comes and perches for a bit of evening sun….

Not such a good idea it turned out to be after all….On some days there can be  flurry of activity but generally the happenings on the Mango Tree are limited and often nothing exciting happens for days.
There is still  time to do an about-turn and start another SoFoBoMo project. What will it be? No idea!
Need [...]

Day 6:
The mangoes survived!

And life beyond the mango tree goes on, as usual

Day 5:

Got him! A quick one. Leaves masking him partly but that’s ok.

Woke from an afternoon nap to a violent storm raging – horizontal rain and winds probably over 80 Kmph bending the trees half-way over.
The storm was over in half an hour though. It almost blew out the bathroom window, which we secured with [...]

Day 4:
Pair of Sparrows this morning. The guy was all over the place but this little lady sat still and posed for her portrait.

SoFoBoMo – Diary of a Mango Tree.
Day 3:
Nothing much really happened on the Mango Tree this morning and there are no visiting birds today either. 
I take a few photos of the unripe mangoes and call it quits….
Then, at around 8:30am I hear the squirrel. It is back today for a late breakfast! Hmmm, discovered that it [...]