I was just sitting in the courtyard of Chyodi gompa waiting for the right conditions for a photo when an old Lama waved to me to come visit his room. Lama Lodu Tenzin showed me all his meager possessions at Chyodi Gompa in Lo Manthang - a few old thangkas, a begging bowl (although they don't beg here), a few old photos, and so on. The Lama smiled all the time with two big fangs and lots of gum. He gave me a kata and I promised to send him the photos I took of him. I recognized him because he sits at the head table with 11 other senior monks at the Tiji Festival.