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| A picture, taken by a colleague from 35000ft, of the Atrush 3 wellsite at center right |
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| Looking east and north down the valley |
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| The rig DQE (DaQing Energy) #031 on location. |
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| At the end of April, both flowers and butterflies are in full bloom |
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| Storks are common along the road from Erbil to the rig. |
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| John at a rest stop having a tea, served in a small glass handeless cup- very strong, very hot and very sweet. |
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| The mid-sized town of Qsrok, one of many towns in Kurdistan that suffered in the 'Anfal. A picture of a destroyed village here ' |
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| Moths are attracted to the rig lights at night, and it takes them a while to get going again in the morning. |
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| A road / goat track / trail behind the rig. |
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| Getting a tea at a truck stop, north west of Erbil |
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| A large and new mosque on the outskirts of Kalak, west of Erbil. |
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| Getting closer to the rig, scanning for explosives. |
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| To beat the summer heat, the folks in Bakurman have set up two rows of breezy compartments next to the river. |
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| A screen shot of an airliner tracking website. Note all of the airliners in a row, flying over the rig, on their way from Europe / N.America to the cities of the Gulf, all avoiding Syrian airspace. |
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| A white, unmarked 747 carrying pilgrims to Mecca for the Haj. |
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| A bright red poppy. |
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| Many of the vehicles in Kurdistan, especially the large trucks are brought in from Europe. This one used to belong to my 4th cousin, Franz Pabst. :-) |
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