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14 Apr 2013 3 Comments
in architecture, China, culture, expat life, photos Tags: China, Da Ming Lake, Jinan, lake, museum, nature, Shandong
This afternoon was a picture perfect spring day so I went for a walk around Da Ming Lake, a sight Jinan is particularly proud of. I went into the scholar’s home, which is a small museum. I’m not sure of the era of the home, but the furnishings were exquisite. I’d love to have such furniture, though I’d want modern futon or mattress for the bed.
13 Apr 2013 15 Comments
in China, architecture, culture, Blogging Challenge, meme, Jinan Tags: China, nature, postaweek2011, DailyPost, Jinan, sacred, postaweek2013, Weekly Photo Challenge, change, springs
The light is changing
You can’t see it, but the interior’s changing, getting restored.
Hopefully, we go to change
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08 Apr 2013 2 Comments
in meme, photos Tags: blossoms, nature, spring
Nothing says spring like blossoms!
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07 Oct 2012 9 Comments
in architecture, art, Blogging Challenge, Chicago, China, expat life, food Tags: China, flowers, food, Jinan, nature, parks, USA
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30 Aug 2012 2 Comments
in poetry Tags: cherry blossoms, China, Hai Zi, modern, nature, poetry, sea
I’m having my students choose a poem and recite at the beginning of each class. It’s a lovely way to start. Here’s one that’s a translation of a Chinese Poem.
Facing the Sea With Spring Blossoms—Hai Zi
面朝大海，春暖花开—海子From tomorrow on,I will be a happy man.
从明天起，做一个幸福的人Grooming,chopping and traveling all over the world.
喂马，劈柴，周游世界From tomorrow on,I will care foodstuff and vegetable.
从明天起，关心粮食和蔬菜Living in a house towards the sea, with spring blossoms.
我有一所房子，面朝大海，春暖花开From tomorrow on,write to each of my dear ones.
从明天起，和每一个人通信Telling them of my happiness.
告诉他们我的幸福What the lightening of happiness has told me.
那幸福的闪电告诉我的I will spread it to each of them.
我将告诉每一个人Give a warm name for every river and every mountain.
给每一条河每一座山取一个温暖的名字Strangers,I will also wish you happy.
陌生人，我也为你祝福May you have a brilliant future!
愿你有一个灿烂的前程May you lovers eventually become spouses!
愿有情人终成眷属May you enjoy happiness in this earthly world!
愿你们在尘世获得幸福I only wish to face the sea, with spring blossoms.
我只愿面朝大海，春暖花开
03 Aug 2012 33 Comments
in Blogging Challenge, photos, USA Tags: birds, ducks, growth, Illinois, nature, Photograph, postaday2012, postaweek2012, summer
Still furry with mom, 6 weeks ago
They’ve really grown in just 6 weeks
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16 Jul 2012 6 Comments
in art, television Tags: 18th Century, Barbara Geiger, Britain, Claude Lorrain, Downton Abbey, England, Highclere Castle, history, landscape architecture., nature, pastorals
So I’ve explained how these families like the Crawly’s amassed huge estates, but how did English estates come to look as they do? Barbara Geiger enlightened us on this question as well.
Wealthy young English men of the 17th and begin to cap their education with a trip abroad. Often these classically educated men would spend time in Europe and value paintings of Greek pastorals with beautiful expanses of land dotted with sheep and enclosed at the horizon with a line of trees.
By Thomas Cole
Sometimes a nymph, probably naked would show up.
By John Reinhard Weguein
Geiger mentioned Claude Lorrain as an influential painter.
By Claude Lorraine – Note the Classical Greek structures
These sons would return home and want to recreate the images in these paintings. In addition the price of English wool goes up so bring in the sheep.
Lancelot “Capability” Brown was a famous landscape architect who
Glamis Castle, designed by Lancelot Capability Brown
Blenheim Place designed by Capability Brown
This doesn’t seem so deep, but they aren’t crossing
29 May 2012 13 Comments
in Blogging Challenge, Chicago, travel Tags: DailyPost, flowers, nature, Photograph
at the Chicago Botanical Gardens
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09 Apr 2012 1 Comment
in China, expat life Tags: flora, nature
Too bad the blossoms are so fleeting
Oy, vey, it’s supposed to drop 20 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow (10 Celsius more or less).
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