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The guardians

The guardians
HFF from a very remote high altitude village in North Pakistan. The ‘fence’ is one side of a long vehicle suspension bridge across the high up headwaters of the young Indus River. The bridge has seen better days. These local villagers take turns to bang down the nails along the bridge bed every time a vehicle crosses. I see them as the gatekeepers of the village!

May your Friday be fine and cheerful, and your weekend filled with things which make you very happy.

Ernst Doro, Gudrun, Gabi Lombardo, Berny and 41 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Brilliant Diana'.. I guess that it's a true must see place where mass tourism hasn't spoilt..
Keep well - 'Good wishes' ... and a ''HFF'' from David J..
17 months ago.
 Albrecht Girle
Albrecht Girle club
Danke, dein Foto erinnert daran, dass in vielen Teilen der Welt Brücke die wertvollsten Gebäude sind, die mit um so größerer Sorgfalt erhalten werden, je älter und gefährdeter sie sind. HFF für dich!
17 months ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Interesting info about the fence and these men's concern! Belated HFF, Diana!
17 months ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Superbes portraits de ces courageux ouvriers !
Bon weekend. Amitiés
16 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
So many guardians for one bridge? Now that must be a dangerous bridge to cross ;-)
HFF, Diana, and have a great weekend!
16 months ago.

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