The stillness, soft light, undisturbed water, the lone human… the reasons to wake up before they all do.
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The Bund~ Before the Day Begins
There is a great magic to seeing a place at sunrise, before the rush of day clouds it. Early in the morning, there is a bliss that relaxes the faces of early risers, as though they are reminded that there is still magic in life, how can there not be? Light colors the sky as stars give way to the great sun, and stillness can still be heard over the water.
Gentleman of the Bund~ Shanghai
and he smiled gently on that early morning…
Day Ninety Four, April 26, 2011
summetime~ a sneak peek
Just like that, unannounced, a day of summertime came today. The temperature rose to almost 35 degrees centigrade, the sun was shining, even the mosquitoes showed up to claim center stage. But this is Shanghai, a city of extremes, and so many times the gentle Spring is very short lived and is pushed over by the more aggressive Summer. The children have no complaints as they have been eying these pools all winter and finally they can splash away!