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Monday, April 6, 2009

北方有杏花，春来若云霞 (there are apricot flowers in the north, blooming like clouds when spring comes)

Pictures of apricot flowers taken in the countryside of a northwest town of China. Stunning beauty, pure and zestful, like clouds, like sea. You don't really need to read the words to appreciate all that.

Apricot Flowers in the Countryside

Apricot Flowers in the City

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Incredible Animal Photos (Collected)

These photos are collected from the internet. I'm sorry that there's no way for me to individually identify the sources. I thank deeply the photographers who made these incredible moments permanent, and hope it's all right to share them with a small number of friends here. Should any one find this inappropriate, please do leave a not and let me know right away. Thanks.

I call this collection: C'est La Vie

Funny & Cute -

Love & Friendship

Just Beautiful -

Saturday, February 28, 2009

美丽世界

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

I don't know. I love nature absolutely. But to me the deepest love is between fellow human beings or fellow beings. It's that connection and understanding. We are all at the mercy of Nature, but we choose to love each other. Having said that, Nature is fair and never fails in our life time. Perhaps that's one reason why we call Nature Mother.

海浪的秘密－ by Clark Little

生命的奇迹－ by Michael Poliza

I think this transparent butterfly is also cool -

OMG, just took a look at more of Michael Poliza's photos from his website (http://www.poliza.de/), breathtaking.

Friday, January 9, 2009

冬季到网上来看花

注明：所有图片来源于互联网。

K: The English illustrations are just added for you! :)

兰花，心中传统的形象。若是白色，更好。

Chinese orchid. I'd love it even more if it's white.

经典玫瑰，象满天星星下红衣女郎的裙摆。

Roses are red; Violets are blue; Sugar is sweet; and so are you :) Classics, isn't it?

勿忘我。真是矛盾啊，如果有一天我离去，希望没有人记得我。又有一点点，希望被记得。

Forget-me-not. To me the name itself is a little poem.

充满风情的太平洋岛屿上著名的鸡蛋花。

Egg flower? Go Hawaii!

蓝眼睛的玛丽。第一次见到是十年前，地上小小一片，象星星，象最纯洁的无辜的眼睛。

Blue-eyed Mary. Awwww. I saw this flower about 10 years ago in a botanic garden. Just couldn't forget about it.

其实白色是因为她拒绝所有的光明，所以，她也很脆弱。

Lily. Yeah I like white flowers.

妇姑相唤浴蚕去，闲着中庭栀子花。想来不“浴蚕”的季节，她是不“闲”的

Gardenia. Very classical in ancient Chinese poetry (yeah I love poetry too), for the pronunciation of it sounds similar to "understanding you". Also very, very fragrant!

梅须逊雪三分白，雪却输梅一段香

Plumb flower. Favored by ancient Chinese intellects. This flower blooms in late winter, sometimes while it's still snowing. Considered to represent one's integrity despite extremely difficult conditions.

城中桃李愁风雨，春在田间油菜花：）