My favorite hot weather treat: Grass Jelly. Traditionally thought to have exceptional cooling or 'yin' qualities, it is derived from the leaves of a plant from the mint family.
Hard to take photographs when one is carrying bags of fruits.
What we find utterly fascinating is an...
The fish vendors travel to the Taipei central fish market every morning at around 3AM to procure their fish, and some travel to the coast at Keelung to buy their fish directly from the fishermen as they pull into port before dawn.
One of several Pompano species found in the waters of Taiwan...
One cannot possibly be hungry in Taiwan, a foodie paradise, but just in case one finds oneself experiencing a sudden midnight craving, this eatery serves their delicious fare 24/7.
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall park, in the Eastern part of Taipei, is a focal point of the city, with...
Notes On Our Summer Travels Across Longitude And Time Zones (Part 2)
Heading out in the early morning again on our customary stroll across the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Park. August 7th.
Overcast, warm and very humid already.
Bronze sculpture holding grocery bags while she performed her...
A contrast of old and new: Compact fluorescent bulb in the lanterns that border the park entrances.
Lunch at one of myriad small, specialty restaurants that dot the countless narrow, barely one-car-width one-way streets and alleyways throughout Taipei.
Pedestrians are afforded many safety...
Up before dawn on August 6th and anxious to start the day in Taipei. The forecast of rain and wind did not deter me from wearing my Montecristi, as I was armed with an emergency plastic bag and carried an umbrella. Yes, that bear I am holding is actually an umbrella!
Taipei sits at the...
Our chariot for the cross-globe flight: EVA Boeing 777-300ER.
Taxiing out onto runway 24L, and taking off to the West.
Ascending past the misty California coastline.
The enormously powerful General Electric GE90 turbofan, one of a pair propelling the long-range 777 variant. A single...
The house finally begins to stir as my family awaken, a few at a time. My lovely 17-year-old niece Carrie takes a liking to my Montecristi...
...as does 7-year-old Nicole. Diminutive in size but not spirit, she sports my size 7-1/2+ lid with panache.
Ryan with his first cousins...
Notes On Our Summer Travels Across Longitude And Time Zones (Part 1)
I am posting this pictorial from 'L'Ile Formosa', half a world, 195 longitudinal degrees and 13 time zones from our home in Minnesota.
Chasing the setting Sun. Lindbergh Terminal, MSP. August 2nd.
Last minute gate...
Randall: Thanks for your kind words! Believe me, I know of what you speak. Over the years we have searched in gravel pits(with permission), down gravel roads, and along the banks of streams, rivers, and the shore of Lake Superior. The largest agates we have found have been quarter-pounders...
My compliments to all for a fine display of wonderful hats over the weekend!
I am afraid I have not had much variety to contribute to this thread this Summer as I find myself wearing my Montecristis exclusively. Summer is too fleeting, and the hats too nice to be sitting on a shelf when they...
An incredible gallery of portraits over the past few days, fellas! Just wonderful to be treated to some gorgeous felt hats(and awesome Milan and cap) during the height of Summer and warm weather.
Kudos to you all, Alan, Eric, David, Perry, Jared, and Robert! :yo:
Many thanks for all of your kind words and well wishes for Susie and Team USA, gentlemen! It is absolutely thrilling for us to see the years...no, decades of hard work and dedication by both Ro and Susie come to fruition in the next few glorious weeks.
Randall: Thanks again, and :cheers1...
Last evening at our fencing club with my club epee squad teammate Susie Scanlan. Yours truly on the right of picture in my Uhlmann FIE, and Susie in her Team USA Leon Paul FIE.
Spectacular paint job on Susie's mask, which will be worn by all of our Team USA fencers at the London Games...
Jared: Fine looking 4th of July portrait!
JAVIER: Congrats on your new old Penneys Panama, it is a sparkling hat!
Manfred: I see that you were well prepared for the winds off the Baltic. Great looking cap!
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