This is Brindle getting a bath. It didn't really matter because he went back downstairs and rolled in the dirt. He was easy to bathe, and seemed to enjoy the massage. He's our buddy, and sometimes follows us all the way to the vegetable market. Once he leaves his "hood" he stays close to us. Because if there's one thing about these street dogs, it's their territorial instincts. At night, he likes to chase cars and mopeds. He is silly.

This is Brindle's Brother, Gimpy. 2 weeks ago, we saw him laying far from our house, and he didn't come when all the other dogs did. Curious, we went to visit him and discovered a large knot on the side of his face. We carried him upstairs and cleaned up his wound and gave him some food. A week later, I had to go out of town, but Amber called a vet to look at his swelling face. At that time, the knot was huge, and looked very painful. At first the doc wouldn't touch him, and didn't want to look at him, but Amber insisted and the vet agreed. He used a syringe and pulled lots of yucky, infectious from his wound and gave her a prescription for an antibiotic. Total, the bill was about $5.00 us. Now, he's back to normal and happy gimping along the road. He is also silly.

Weddings in India are not to be taken lightly. They last for many hours and several days. We were fortunate to be invited to one of these amazing shows, and now you can see a little to. These lamps are carried by men, and there is a band playing. The groom sits on a mare, at the back, and the procession slowly moves towards the wedding area. This was day 3, and it began at 9pm.

Something like Mardis Gras, Indian weddings are huge celebritory events. Complete with music, dancers and costumes, the air is very festive. As well, many weddings are held on the same day, as Hindu culture has particular days for them.
The groom is on his way to meet the bride. In this case, they already knew eachother. But many times the wedding is arranged by their parents. Although times are changing, many people are still married this way. It is normal, and most people we've talked to are totally fine with it. This young man is the nephew. We thought he looked like my nephew, JC. This little guy was about as happy with his costume as JC was at our wedding.











But JC didn't have to ride on a horse, with LOUD music playing and crazy people running around.

Mother and family of the Groom. Yea Yea, it's blurry. So I haven't mastered nighttime photography.

This is Amber in a Punjabi dress. It was custom made, but a little too big for her taste. At this time though, she was lost in the noise and beauty of the wedding.

Father and family dancing in the procession.

This is the Groom and his brother, who invited us to the wedding. We stayed until 12am, and didn't see the bride. She arrived later. The wedding ended around 5am, as the gods were waking.