Family
Manamaiju, Kathmandu

One of the things I love about Nepal is the warmth of the people. Friendly, inviting, and always open to laughter.

The route that I would walk most days took me on a long hairpin path. This family lived on the latter half of that hairpin, very near to the house of Ambika and Kopila. I believe this photo was taken on a late-winter day, as the family was enjoying the warmth of the winter sun on their second-story roof.

In the lower left hand corner you can see a small hand broom and a shallow woven basket used for sorting and drying rice and vegetables.

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