Tag: weeklyphotochallenge
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A Wild Goose Pagoda, and a Legendary Tale.
This Pagoda was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. But this isn’t a boring Asian history lesson; it’s actually a pretty awesome legend story. I know what you’re thinking… The name “Wild Goose Pagoda” seems pretty crazy, right? So, I’m gonna control the crazy and tell you a pretty…
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Threes: The Summer Palace, China
Historians believe that Confucius once said, “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” I hope historians are right, because I really like that quote. A series of three photos: I snapped the following series of pictures during a trip to the Beijing Summer Palace; one of the most beautifully…
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Money Buys Happiness: A Dog Tail
Nearly four years and I still don’t know the answer to the question, “Who Rescued Who?” I filled out the ASPCA paperwork, but I am convinced that my dog rescued me. I am her owner, her parent, her companion; but for me, she has been much more… She was my…
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My Husband’s Favorite Picture
WHEN THE DOORS OPENED, and my music started playing, I looked down the isle at my groom. I didn’t see the 200 people standing in the chapel, smiling and snapping pictures. I didn’t see the beautiful decorations, which I had thought about tirelessly for weeks; not the flowers, not the…
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Families and Fruit Tents
A Beijing Fruit Tent: During my time at the Beijing University of Agriculture I stayed on a street that reminded me a lot of an American festival. Families working, with griddles lined up side-by-side cooking various foods “on a stick”, fruit and drink tents, and the occasional bootleg DVD stand. The…
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A Beijing Fish Market
I spent part of my summer in Beijing China at their University of Agriculture. On this day, in particular, I went on a walk with a Chinese student which led me to a Chinese Fish Market. This consisted of a 50 meter long street which was insanely busy with buyers,…
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The Beijing Subway Artist
I met this man on the steps of a subway station in Beijing, China. What initially drew me to him was the beautiful drawings he had displayed on the walkway in front of him. He knew very little English, and at the time I spoke very little Mandarin. We could communicate…