Windswept

The high pass overlooking Yamdrok Lake was covered — absolutely covered — with prayer flags.
I glimpsed distant snow-covered peaks through the flags, whipping in the wind.    The ground was covered with layers and layers and layers of flags.Prayer flags predate Buddhism’s introduction into Tibet and come from Bön, the original indigenous religion of the region.
Prayer flags are one of five colors, each representing a different element.Blue represents sky & space.
White represents air & wind.  Red represents fire.Green represents water.And yellow represents earth.
There were a shocking number of stray dogs throughout Tibet, but especially in these isolated, barren high passes.  Here was one nestled in a blanket of prayer flags.