Our daughter Josie likes her Very Hungry Caterpillar toy almost as much as the sound of her voice. Lately she’s been entertaining herself by making sounds whether we’re talking to her or not. She is usually in a chatty mood for about a half an hour to an hour two to three times a day.
Archive for March, 2011
Yesterday, I took an afternoon ride up Baguashan. I wanted to practice climbing and keep the route brief to be home by five. A map of the route can be found on Bikemap.net. I would advise others to not take Chenggong #3 Road [成功三路] to the top as it goes through the Nangang Industrial Area and the air there isn’t as pleasant as other routes up. The 148 descending into Caotun is gorgeous and the road surface is excellent. Just be prepared to share the road with local sport bike enthusiasts.
No. 55
Published March 20, 2011 Daily Photo , Photography 3 CommentsTags: Butterfly, Insect, Taiwan
Assuming this is Eurema hecabe [菏氏黃蝶] and not Eurema blanda arsakia [台灣黃蝶] then that would bring the total number of different species photographed at 55.
If you’re an expert at identifying insects and would like a challenge please don’t hesitate to double check the identifications at the Taiwan’s Butterflies page.
UPDATE: Nope, definitely another Eurema blanda arsakia. Still at 54 species.
Ziyuan in Red
Published March 19, 2011 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Caotun, Nantou, Recycle, Taiwan, Tsaotun
A new recycling center gets its fence painted in Caotun, Nantou County.
Shot on Fujifilm Superia 200.
Spiralgraphics
Published March 16, 2011 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: incense, Lugang, Lukang, Taiwan
Incense coils drying outside a shop in Lugang [鹿港], Changhua County.
Zooooooom!
Published March 14, 2011 Daily Photo , Photography 2 CommentsTags: Taichung, Taiwan High Speed Rail
The Taiwan High Speed Rail comes roaring into Taichung Station.
On Guitar
Published March 11, 2011 Daily Photo , Photography 1 CommentTags: Live Music, Taichung City, Taiwan
A small performance at an Eslite Bookstore [誠品書店] in Taichung City. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the band’s name.
Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400.
2011 Nantou Sand Sculpture Festival
Published March 10, 2011 Central Taiwan , Nantou County Leave a CommentTags: 2011 Nantou Sand Sculpture Festival, 南投市貓羅溪畔沙雕藝術節
The now annual Nantou City Sand Sculpture Festival was held last month at its usual location along the Maoluo River. Cathy and I took my parents there during their visit to Taiwan during the Lunar New Year holiday. I am happy to report that this year was free of any incidents of vandalism. Here is a small collection of photographs from the event.
Here’s a photograph from Sunday’s ride up to Baguashan and Songboling. A map of the route can be found at Bikemap.net.
The Cold
Published March 8, 2011 Announcements , Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Uglydoll
Everyone’s sick. Even Josie’s Uglydoll won’t be in the same room with us without a breathing mask on.
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