Tag: spring
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The Chicken Question ~
Tonight’s post is a little different. I want to talk about chickens. Not in a self-righteous way, and certainly not to lecture anyone, but simply to reflect on something that struck me today. We see these beautiful creatures all around the world—brightly colored, proud, and, in their own way, magnificent. Yet, at the same time,…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 73/365
Hi again from Germany. The sun is finally shining bright the and the days are starting to stretch and yawn loudly with the music of birds around here. Where do the birds hide in winter time? You still see some of them here and there but as spring comes closer they start to sing their…
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Nuclear Spring~
Nuclear spring~ I love how spring just explodes into being against all odds right when we start believing the cold is here to stay! Day 97 of 365~ Germany
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April rains~
Anticipation of May flowers… The magic of new life ready to appear, our planet never ceases to amaze, Year after year, just in case we get jaded, familiar and we forget. Day 90 of 365~
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That precious unit we call family~
Wishing all who observe the Easter holidays a peaceful weekend with your loved ones! Day 86 of 365~ Image taken in a small village near Bagan, Myanmar
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Ancient Tradition and Pretty Lanterns~ Shanghai
Lanterns adorned with ancient poems, lights in the sky, colorful decorations, bright smiles, ever-growing crowds; this is the lantern festival in Shanghai’s Yu Gardens. Every year I keep going back simply to be with the joy of this special happening, celebrating the start of Chinese spring under a big full moon. How dull would life…
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Day 29~ November 29th~ New York
Spring goes so well with New York City I think! Newness, freshness, color, crispness, high energy, vibrancy, originality, creativity, Spring, are certainly words that go with it. I love New York in every season, but in the spring, I love it passionately!
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Day 15~ November 15th~ New York
I still remember riding my bike to work in Soho with wet hair and arriving with jingling frozen dreadlocks from the blistering New York City wind that blew in the maze between the tall buildings, and then suddenly the first tulips appeared and with them the slightly more mild and beautiful weather that makes the…
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Day Ninety Four, April 26, 2011
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…
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Day Nintey One, April 23, 2011
It was a sunny, warm and shiny day today. Lea put on her fresh colorful Spring clothes and within seconds from the start of the egg hunt, she was covered with leaves, blossoms, soil and grass stains! She was diving, crawling, climbing, shaking trees and running wild till she and her friends collected a huge…