Journey to the North (Part 2) - Gold

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 2) While his master falls ill, he meets a young nun and finds himself attracted to her.

Stupa, Wutaishan (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Journey to the North (Part 1) - Dust

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.

Yungang Caves, Datong, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

On Tarryoh (Part 6) - Clouded Future

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Cossack camp (Picture: Encyclopaedia of Ukraine)

On Tarryoh (Part 5) - The Die is Cast

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Old Tree (Photo: libraryoferana)

On Tarryoh (Part 4) - Out of the Frying Pan

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

The Crooked Tree (Photo via wisefreaks )

On Tarryoh (Part 3) - A Foot in Two Camps

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Campfire  (Photo: Wikimedia)

On Tarryoh (Part 2) - Into the West

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Plumas National Forest (Photo: Anne Yost/USDA )