Sign of the Times
Before the rains began, I spent a couple of lunch breaks walking around some of my favorite stomping grounds in Jhongsing Village. I made a point to shoot with my macro lens – a Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/4 which has the build quality and weight of a tank’s gun-barrel. I wanted to shoot with this again because since purchasing a wide prime, I haven’t touched any of my other lenses.
Detroit, Michigan – We join Bumbleebee as he rushes to the aid of a small unit of paramilitary misfits led by Ted Nugent [1] in a doomed-to-fail Charge of the Light Brigade-style attack [2] against Shockwave and Barricade in front of the Joe Louis Arena [3].
Members of Canada’s elite Joint Task Force 2 are pushing south into the core of the city after their landing on the Saint Claire Shores two hours ago hoping to join with the U.S. Delta Force A Squadron who are pushing eastward on 8 Mile Road [4].
A few civilians have started to flee the city via the Ambassador Bridge now that Starscream has halted his sorties over the Detroit River to battle Optimus Prime.
Our two month old poses for the camera.
Nature versus Nurture
I recently spent some time walking around the grounds of the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute [國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心] in Nantou County’s Caotun Township. The facility is located along the mighty Provincial HWY #14 that once served as the main route to Sun Moon Lake. The traffic along this road has decreased substantially since the construction of Freeway #6 which allows tour buses to completely bypass Caotun on their way to Sun Moon Lake.
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In Caotun Township, Nantou County.
Watching fireworks during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jhongsing Village.
We checked into a nearby hospital at nine o’clock yesterday evening for preparations leading up to a late night Caesarean section to deliver our son. Cathy went into the delivery room at a quarter after eleven and our son Nathaniel was born at eleven thirty-nine. Currently, he’s the largest baby at the hospital’s newborn nursery at 3.95 kilograms and 54 centimeters long. Now, I can proudly call myself a father of two.
Here are a handful of pictures taken of my wife Cathy to pass the time as we counted down the hours before checking into the nearby hospital to introduce our son to the world.
Josie enjoys a trip to a nearby café for afternoon tea.
The evening before Typhoon Tembin’s arrival.
