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She walked around all four cardinal points of the compass around the temple, kneeling at each point, neck upturned to the sun.  She worships under a baked skin she wears to hide and be seen.  We are all invisible to her.
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Here are a few bonus Burning Man photos; I am excited about this year! :)

The first one was taken late one afternoon. This is the middle torso of a huge sculpture that was partially buried in the sand. People would climb it to get a good view…
Photo of Trey Ratcliff by Tom Anderson at Burning Man
Man in HutongThese are some of the most off-the-map areas in and around the cities of China.  These Houtongs originally meant “water wells” and were established during China’s dynastic period.  They still exist today as little cultural centers where old families live and work and sit on the steps and watch the world go by…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
A storm of sands.  It comes to remind you of events that happen while you are busy living, and you ride alone through too many of them.  And truly, in the middle of the storm, there is nothing else but the storm.  It ebbs and flows and abates and gives shape and form to others.  And then it dies down and falls away, like a strange dream whose haunting fabric falls away the longer you are awake.
Tattooed Girl with Umbrella
One hard thing about Burning Man is not "getting used to" everything around you.  Believe it or not, after a few days, seeing interesting people wearing crazy clothes and doing wonderful things becomes quite commonplace.  It's kind of like living inside a non-stop Cirque-de-soleil!I was riding by on my bike and there was another photographer taking photos of this girl.  He had just finished, so I swooped in, jumped off my bike, and took a quick photo.  I felt a little bad about jumping in at the end of his photoshoot, but I figured that the Burning-Man-chill-attitude would make everything okay... and I think it did!- Trey RatcliffRead the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Mystery Girl at Burning Man So, who is she?  I don’t know if this is much of a hint, but she told me she made those horns herself out of glue and bedsheets.  She said this in a dismissive manner of “of course that is what I did – I can’t believe you couldn’t figure it out on your own.”- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Photo of Trey Ratcliff by Tom Anderson at Burning Man
Photo of Trey Ratcliff by Tom Anderson at Burning Man
Photo of Trey Ratcliff by Tom Anderson at Burning Man
See photo in original gallery.