Saturday, February 17, 2007

a new family of flower

I saw one flower blossomed last Saturday. I surprised to saw a family of this kind of flower blossomed. Calvin tell me the name of it. But I forgot. Calvin said the flower can only last for one week. Sure, I found one flower dying within the clusters. I think it should be the one which blossomed first.
First blossomed, died first.
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flower and baby

Behind the flower, a baby is sleeping.
She is Calvin's granddaughter.

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flower in front of tea room

It's sunshine.
It's a nice day.
It's the last day of Chinese Dog Year.

I am sitting in Calvin's tea room again.
It's the flower just smile in the yard just in fornt of the tea room.
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Monday, February 05, 2007

flowers in front of houses


In Berkeley, almost every house is decorated with plants beautifully.

That is living poetically.

the photos were took on Peralta this morning.

I missed the bus No.9. Only cha yi dianer. I just explain this Chinese usage to Calvin when I had breakfast. I took an example for the bus. I said, I miss the bus, if I went out a little earlier, I would have catch it. Then, my supposition became reality.
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Morning work 2 20070205 Calvin's front yard






I picked up 2 oranges this morning.

Morning work 20070205



Today. The sunshine is not brilliant. But the flower is just like before.


Sunday, February 04, 2007

in yard, tea house

photos in the yard I took today.


Tea house, neighbors

Now, I am sitting in Calvin's tea house in his yard.

There is a big back yard at the back of Calvin's house. I was surprised when I first entered deeply. There are another houses inside the yard, and even, there are two tenants!

Some weeks ago, I met one of them. She is June, lives in the farthest rear house. Calvin mentioned her before. But I thought she lives in the neighbor street.

Weeks ago before the semester began, I worked in room because of I did not have the key for the gate of Stevens. One day, I entered the yard again. I found the tea house in sunshine. I decide to reading book here. I enjoyed reading in this little room. I smelled the flavor of grass. At evening, just I wanted to go back my loft, I found a girl opened the yard door and entered. It's June. June is a Chinese. She came from Guangdong. But we talked in English. June was very interested in my research in Lijiang. June visited there, and even hiked around the Tiger Leaped Gorge in Daju(大具) side. When I told her that the government and the power company prepared to build a dam there, June angered.

Then we did not met for several weeks. June is busy in work. She worked in a candy factory and she gave me a box of chocolate when we first meet. I went to my office almost every week days and I went out to meet some friends in those weekends too. I did not work in the tea house for so long time. While, some times I hear the sound of the door, and I thought that's June. Last weekend, I met June again. Her boyfriend come to see her from Guangzhou, while Calvin said he works in HongKong. We have a short talk in the yard.

Yesterday, I met June and her boyfriend again. Moreover, I met the other tenant in the yard. He is Prasad. He came from India. He is PhD. student in UC. Berkeley, his major is economics. This is his third year. But he has lived in America for more years. He graduated in America and his parents also live here. But he said he goes back India every two year, he have many relatives there. His home town is in the south of India. We have a short pleasure talk.

Just now, he went out from his room. He said that his sister lives in south bay area, he will visit her.

Now, I need to begin my work.

The photos is the tea house I took today and yesterday from inside and outside.






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flowers outside my window


every morning, the first thing after I get up is to take some photos to the tree outside my windows

Every day I saw the sunny yard, I feel happy

I am very busy this semesiter. I join 3-4 seminars. Too many books need me to read.
But I feel happy to do that.
I am a book worm.
I can forget everything unpleasure when I immerge myself in book.

New ideas comes to me!