Leaf: Cold toes and a wintery harvest. Salad for thirty coming up! (Varanasi, India)

Rae: Pigeon feeding on the way to the dentist. (Ecstatic pigeon feeding, really-- "Mom PLEASE can we feed the pigeons?") (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: Neighbours and friends. Always up to mischief! (Varanasi, India)

Rae: Terraces into the blue. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Korean food with my beautiful sister who is visiting. Talking about everything. We're waiting for the soup and chilli paste. (Varanasi, India)

Rae: It's possible that I will take a photo of every kind of flower in Thailand for you before this year is over. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Was it the double layer of clothing? Or the floral print? Or was it the tiny, coy smile that made this the most enchanting goat in the town today? (Varanasi, India)

Rae: A morning that starts with a blanket tent is a good kind of morning. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: I love when there is lots of music at Community Lunch. (Varanasi, India)

Rae: A beautiful wall at a nearby restaurant. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Blessed are the ones who feed the pigeons. (Varanasi, India)

Rae: At first sight I thought these were squid or fish that she was hanging to dry in the sun, but they turned out to be daikon radishes. (Lisu Village near Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: I cannot begin to tell you how gorgeous and animated this little girl was as I watched her play with and feed; two dogs, five puppies and a cow. Everyone around was smiling at her. (Varanasi, India)

Rae: These cheeky boys demanded money for a photo. When I told them I didn't have any, one of them patted my back pocket to check. (!) (Pai, Thailand)