flowers – TaB

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Photos: The Botanic Gardens, Devon, Alberta.

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Photos from China: Random.

I’ve been here almost 10 months, and I’ve seen quite a few things I still haven’t processed yet, or wasn’t sure how to classify. “Random” seems as good as anything.

When a new shop opens in Zhongshan, bouquets of flowers on stands and BIG blow-up dragons appear!

The flowers are always lovely.

Some displays are VERY extravagant. This is a lion dancer getting ready to open a travel agency!

These are their flowers! Notice the bright cloth wrapping around the bases holding the flowers?

This is the same kind of arrangement, but in Xi’an. Smaller flowers, more greenery, tulle instead of wrapping. Same idea, but different region. Neat!

Also in Xi’an. Want to buy a fur coat from behind a piece of corrugated tin! Totally legal!

This is glimpse into the grounds of the technical university in my neighbourhood. I can never go in to see it properly without being on business in there. ALL schools have this kind of gate.

Mosquito and sandfly season was hard on me. (Sandflies are midges.)

Never had a mosquito net before coming here. It helped against the mosquitos. The sandflies…eh.

In Hong Kong. Just thought this was cool,.

I came down with the flu, and the pharmacist gave me…THESE. The box came a package of tiny straws to suck back the medicine in these vials.

The instructions.

Me at a coffee house I’ve discovered. Instead of number, they give you a teddy bear to track your order.

Little girl on her way to school on a rainy day.

The Flower Market of Zhongshan. Where they sell more than flowers.

Tropical and deciduous trees going up the mountain. Just on the other side, more building.

China is skyscrapers and high finance. It’s also people selling domestic rabbits out of cages on the street.

Roosters outside of a play school.

Not sure…

During the winter, I had to get this hand warmer / hot water bottle to defrost my hands. It was the Year of the Monkey, so…

Google is everywhere!

Yes, while you get your car washed, you can have chicken meat, goat meat, or dog meat. Your choice.

Posted on February 11, 2016February 10, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Chinese New Year, IN China! Part 3: Zhongshan Flower Fair

I was very kindly invited to New Year’s dinner by the family of Becky, one of my middle-school students. Before dinner, though, Becky’s mother had to get some new flowers. THIS is the Flower Fair.

The gate.

ORCHIDS.

These are decals! The backing is peeled off, and then you place them on your windows.

Mushroom…trees??

I love the lady at the bottom of this photo looking up — the flowers are beautiful, AND it’s a good price!

In case flowers aren’t enough, there are branches of ornaments too.

More orchids.

Orange trees for sale!

A non-flower booth!

Becky’s mother with her selections.

These are SILK.

Posted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Chinese New Year, IN China! Part 1: Kai Yin, Zhongshan

Usually the many ponds and water features in our complex are dry. For the New Year, all were filled…

This one creates a bit of a waterfall.

Red and gold banners on a building down the street from mine.

Happy Year of the Monkey! This in One-Plus-One, a local supermarket.

THIS is the Monkey King. Don’t let the pretty flowers fool you. He will mess you up.

EVERY shop has flowers and/or mini-orange trees. Note also that almost all shops are CLOSED for the holidays.

The little shrines before most shops also have fresh incense burning. Oranges symbolize luck.

More and many, many flowers.

The aftermath of fireworks being set off. This was everywhere!

Note all the paper remains are red — the luckiest colour.

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos from China: Flowers and other plant life

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