Archive for June, 2011

Jhongsing Village Lotus Ponds

Lotus
Last month, I had some free time to kill so I headed to the Jhongsing Village Lotus Ponds.  This was my first visit to the ponds with my  Micro-NIKKOR 105 f/4, which I acquired last year.  The Lotus Flowers [荷花] in Jhongsing Village always attract quite a crowd when they are blooming and the day I went was no exception.  Given the bad light from my late start, the heat, and the crowds – I decided to make this a brief trip.
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Exit…Stage Left

The Musical Performance [practice]
Annual Performance practice in Caotun, Taiwan.

The Anti-Drooling Ceremony

Anti-Drooling Ceremony In Taiwan, a special ceremony takes place when a baby reaches four months old.  Cookies are strung around the neck of the baby.  Family members and friends break off the cookies and rub them on the lips of the baby.  This ceremony is to prevent drooling in the future.  We took part in this ceremony in April and I have to admit, we must have done something wrong because our baby still drools.

The Great Pyramid of Caotun

Sky and Clinic
A physical therapy clinic in Caotun Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.

iMac 2011 Unboxing

iMac 2011 Unboxing [Part 1 of 2]
iMac 2011 Unboxing [Part 2 of 2]
Part of the reason for my absence from blogging was the recent demise of my ancient iBook G4.  Hopefully with the new desktop I’ll get back in the swing of things.


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