From lush greenery and paddy fields to intricate temple carvings and deities, Bali is beautiful and fascinating. This was my first visit and I hope it won’t be my last. The paddy fields reflecting the sky in between the green spikes and the rice pickers and planters working under the hot sun are the image that will remain with me. The detail of the stone carvings in temples and shrines drew me in, but the sometimes grotesque faces on the statues were quite off-putting.
Suitably attired boy in meditative posture!
Amazing detail on the carvings
This stone carving seems about to come to life and start dancing
I’m fascinated by the attention to detail at every level
This beautifully dressed lady was collecting all the frangipani flowers that had fallen at a temple in Ubud
One of many offerings left at the temple to smoulder
I have a fascination with bamboo
A flat rice field
Workers in terraced rice fields – the heat is relentless, the work must be hard
