My favourite shopkeeper of Lalitpur...

I regularly see this guy tending to his shop front in Patan. He adorns not only his shop front but each part of the slip of land between him and the road.

He always has a smile on his face and will ask where I come from so that he can point out his messages in the correct language for me.

The small green area is divided by continent. One point towards the left is Europe....where a little green shrub grows. This tiny green verge represents the world to him....and he is caring for this little part of what we all share.