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Weekly shot: the Summer’s Rainbow
My skin sends me a warning: my first summer in Florida takes the chariot of the sun, having arrived at Gainesville. In the afternoons, the sizzling sunshine turns my roommate’s car into a food steamer. We sit inside as if some Chinese steamed … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, hot, nature, photography, rainbow, summer, sunshine state, usa
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Weekly shot: How spicy is spicy?
Let’s turn our mental camera on. In both America and China, we sometimes find the dishes crowned (or mixed) with scarlet red (seasoning, sauce, soup or whatever). Then we zoom in for a close-up. It’s 90% probable that the red sauce in Chinese … Continue reading
Originally posted on April's Atelier:
More photos from my recent trip, this time of my avian friends. I could seriously take up birdwatching as a hobby if I lived there! Because every marina needs a guard pelican… Great Blue…
Posted in animal album
Tagged florida birds, heron, nature, photography, usa, water birds
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Weekly shot: the ducks’ ramble
Cheers! The new section is open to hunt for novelty in daily life. I will collect photos I occasionally get and select those most enticing examples to show you each week. Believe me, you can always catch some juicy stuff if you are aware … Continue reading
Posted in animal album, novelty hunter
Tagged app, Apple, colorful duck, duck, Florida, ibird, mallard, photography, search for birds, usa, wild bird
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Tapestry Weaving:to Draw Pictures with Fiber!
The enjoyable thing I recommend for this week is to listen to a fiber artist talking about her idea of tapestrying, an elaborate weaving that paints pictures with fiber. Just to refresh your memory on weaving, go over Way to relax and … Continue reading
Posted in unique events
Tagged craft, fiber, geisha face, geisha makeup, hand weavers, handmade, handmade craft, horse, local artist, sewing thread, talk, tapestry, usa, weaving
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3 Reasons to visit Florida Museum of Natural History
Crawling into the first week of spring, Florida’s weather soon heats up as it summits to summer’s reign. It is good timing for spring outing. Why don’t you think of a special plan to spend your weekend? I will list 3 … Continue reading
Posted in places
Tagged butterfly, children, family visit, florida museum, fossil exhibit, natural history, nature, spend weekend, spring weekend, usa
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The Weekend with Butterflies
It is good timing for a spring outing! I recommend a place with blossoms and butterflies: the renowned “Butterfly Rainforest” in Florida Museum of Natural History. To get a ticket ? Here it is ! I am opening up my first serial … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, butterfly, butterfly rainforest, fl natural history museum, nature, outing, spring activity, spring trip, ufl natural history, usa, weekend
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St. Augustine: to Drop off somewhere in the past
I’ve been to America’s oldest city on my first Florida trip! Are you kidding me? My gut tells me how absurd I was to visit St. Augustine without knowing its history last autumn. Believe it or not, it is where to … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, historical, history, old fort, old town, past, photo, photography, spanish colony, the oldest city in America, travel, usa
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The moment to roam with a Florida bird
I had an encounter with an ibis on an early spring afternoon. The pond on the picture is located at the heart of the campus. In the last 6 months, I’ve been walking by it to my classroom and noticed something … Continue reading
Posted in animal album
Tagged bird, Florida, ibis, nature, usa, water bird, white bird, white ibis, wild animal
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Tips get you know about Chinese New Year
Christmas is a big thing in Americans’ life each year. It has an equivalent in China that Chinese call it “Spring Festival”. It started from Jan, 22nd (a week ago) this year. Not too late to talk about it at … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals and holidays
Tagged 2012, Chinese new year in Gainesville, culture, dragon, dumplings, holiday, jiaozi, usa
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A Panda's Florida Notebook 