We've had a lovely visit in Zhengzhou and are off today to visit a museum before we go on to the airport for our flight to Guiyang. For the next 7 days we'll be touring some minority village to see life there and how they live. Pr for us to have chances for good chats about JC with our guide- especially as they speak English and are telling us about local religion and customs it's a good chance to share with them. Not sure what level of internet connectivity we'll have, but I hope we'll have some so we can update you all!
Happy Halloween, Michigan folks be safe tonight esp if you're going into D-town!
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Saturday, 30 October 2010
October 30, 2010- Back from Shaolin Temple
Near Zhengzhou there's a world famous Shaolin Temple- if you've ever seen a martial arts movie where there was KungFu, it was probably filmed here! After the wedding yesterday everyone was very tired, but we still had a good time. We got the true Chinese tour experience- red baseball hats, following the tour guide with the right color flag, and bus full of friendly Chinese people. It was great. :) The temple was amazing, and we had a fantastic lunch. We saw the rest of the wedding party off at the airport just now, and there's only us left. Not sure what we're up to tomorrow, but likely getting lots of rest today. Our flight leaves in the afternoon heading to Guiyang for the next part of our trip.
Time for a nap now!
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Time for a nap now!
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Thursday, 28 October 2010
October 29, 2010- Wedding photoing in Zhengzhou
I spent yesterday helping the bride take care of last minute errands- one of which being renting bridesmaid dresses. On the evening before the wedding. :) She has 6 bridesmaids, which is a lot for China, so there were only 3 color options for the dresses- white, gold, and silver. The shop where you rent them is hilarious- it's like someone's back room, the dresses are all stuffed into big sacks, and they yank them out when they want them. The tailor is on site and made them herself. I have photos, I'll upload them eventually!
I'm having problems getting photos onto the blog from here- check gkdunlap.phanfare.com if you want to see more of them.
Today is the wedding- it's like an enormous movie pageant, I'm hoping that I'm up for the task of photographing this. There's a huge stage, a video boom, a spotlight....it's a real production! I have to be up for it as I'm photographing it! :) I'll do my best, I'm sure it'll be great and they'll be very happy.
Ok off to get ready for this, grab some breakfast and get photos of the bride getting ready.
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I'm having problems getting photos onto the blog from here- check gkdunlap.phanfare.com if you want to see more of them.
Today is the wedding- it's like an enormous movie pageant, I'm hoping that I'm up for the task of photographing this. There's a huge stage, a video boom, a spotlight....it's a real production! I have to be up for it as I'm photographing it! :) I'll do my best, I'm sure it'll be great and they'll be very happy.
Ok off to get ready for this, grab some breakfast and get photos of the bride getting ready.
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Monday, 25 October 2010
October 25, 2010- Day 3 in Beijing
The Great Wall yesterday was really amazing- so much better than you see on TV. :) The stretch we went to (which I think is called Mutanyu) is 2 hrs from my hotel, so I got to see what the area surrounding Beijing is like. Interestingly it's like a dry version of Michigan! My guide reminded me that not only to Chinese people and native American people share a common ancestry, our countries also share many similar plants because some were brought by the nomadic people who came to the Americas. I love that my Chinese friends and I share a closer ancestor than Noah- native Americans and Asians are not that distant cousins. :) I think that's very cool.
The Great Wall was built to keep the Manchurians out of China- Manchurians is another name for Huns apparently. But one of the Chinese emperors was actually Manchurian, so I'm not sure what the deal is there. :)
I really enjoyed seeing the Temple of Heaven yesterday, though it was at the end of a very long day of walking and sitting in the car. One of the highlights for me was the wooden tablet that they inscribed "God of Heaven" onto. I know that the message of the real God of heaven made it to China long before JC came, because of the trade routes and the silk road. And after JC came, the message of his coming also came to China and is reflected in some very ancient Chinese characters. But this emperor created a wooden tablet, and it represented the God of Heaven. Whatever his understanding of the God of heaven, he understood the need to meet with him and pray to him. It all went a bit wrong when the emperors decided to make themselves and their ancestors lesser gods, but standing there in the temple I wondered what that ancient emperor thought about all of this. There was even a special stone pathway laid for the tablet to travel over- so many of the things reflected what we know of the Ark of the Covenant, and OT writings.
It's another mostly clear day today- yesterday was a nice clear sky due to the rain and wind, and although some light clouds are appearing now I hope the weather will stay good, without more smog!
The Great Wall was built to keep the Manchurians out of China- Manchurians is another name for Huns apparently. But one of the Chinese emperors was actually Manchurian, so I'm not sure what the deal is there. :)
I really enjoyed seeing the Temple of Heaven yesterday, though it was at the end of a very long day of walking and sitting in the car. One of the highlights for me was the wooden tablet that they inscribed "God of Heaven" onto. I know that the message of the real God of heaven made it to China long before JC came, because of the trade routes and the silk road. And after JC came, the message of his coming also came to China and is reflected in some very ancient Chinese characters. But this emperor created a wooden tablet, and it represented the God of Heaven. Whatever his understanding of the God of heaven, he understood the need to meet with him and pray to him. It all went a bit wrong when the emperors decided to make themselves and their ancestors lesser gods, but standing there in the temple I wondered what that ancient emperor thought about all of this. There was even a special stone pathway laid for the tablet to travel over- so many of the things reflected what we know of the Ark of the Covenant, and OT writings.
It's another mostly clear day today- yesterday was a nice clear sky due to the rain and wind, and although some light clouds are appearing now I hope the weather will stay good, without more smog!
October 24, 2010- Day 2 in Beijing
Made it out of the hotel today! :) Yesterday was a scheduled rest and adjust day, and I pretty much slept for 24 hours hours, so I was keen to get out of here and see some of the city. Today's itinerary included:
1. Tiannamen Square in the pouring pouring rain
2. The Forbidden City in the still pouring but starting to lessen rain
3. Hutong district in the puddles caused by the earlier rain
4. Up a mountain to see the City in the clear air
:)
But first, breakfast- although it was only hotel food, i had very tasty fried noodles with veggies, jaotse (Chinese dumplings), and other sorts of veggies that you might associate with lunch at a good Chinese restaurant back home. None of those sound very breakfast like to a Westerner, but in Asia they don't distinguish so much between meals. Many people would eat fried rice from the previous day's leftovers and that sort of thing for breakfast- whatever is available. I didn't care because I was starving- I brought some flapjacks with me as I suspected I wouldn't bother eating dinner the day I arrived because I'd be too tired to bother, but I was definitely ready for breakfast.
Tiannamen Square is very interesting- it's not really like it seems on TV. When you're walking around on it it's just like an enormous flat park area. There are flowers on the sides, and 2 enormous flat screen TVs showing scenes from all over China. There's a monument to Mao and his family. Mainly people go there because it's the main entrance into the Forbidden City. I didn't think I'd be seeing the Forbidden City in such terrible weather, but in the end we managed! My tour guide's English name is Jeff, he was quite a trooper and showed me the off the beaten path parts of the palace which were great for photographing. It's hard to believe that 250,000 people per day come to the Forbidden City- at $10 each that's a ton of money. If the weather had been nice I think it would have been so packed that I don't know how we would have seen anything at all. If there was ever a special open day with limited access it'd be worth taking it. The rain was so bad that I didn't get as many photos as I might have done- I took quite a few, but I was totally freezing by the end of it. Photos to follow! Fortunately the air was clear for us to walk up this hill and look down on the Forbidden City- I had no idea how enormous it is!
After a tasty lunch (if you haven't guessed tasty food will figure highly in basically every post from now on) we went to Hutong. It's a protected area of Beijing, because the houses there are the same style as most people used to live in before Mao had them demolished to make way for high rises. This old way of living, while lacking modern conveniences like personal bathrooms, has the advantage of being very communal. Each person has a room or 2 in a very big courtyard, but they share cooking space and they have to use the public toilets around the corner. The people seem to have a quiet way of life, and lots of tourists come to take rickshaws through the area. I took a rickshaw for a bit, but wanted to walk around and see what it was like there. I got to have tea in a very kind woman's house- she had a little bird she'd trained to say "ni hao" to visitors. "Ni hao" means hello. :)
After Hutong I was very wet and cold, and came back to the hotel for a nice hot shower and a nap. My jetlag hasn't been too bad- I've slept when I was tired and if I wake up I just do something for a little while and then go back to sleep. It's 3am here right now, and I'm finishing this post that I started earlier in the day. After this back to sleep for me! :)
We're off to the Great Wall tomorrow and the Temple of Heaven, so it'll be a full day. The wall is about a 1.5hr drive from the city, but at least it's a chance to rest a bit in between things to see and do. This car is a bit on the older side- it doesn't have a defroster so the windows just fog up and the driver rolls a window down to defog them. Not bad in the summer, but in the winter it feels a bit chilly. :) People are used to the cold here, houses don't have a lot of heat.
1. Tiannamen Square in the pouring pouring rain
2. The Forbidden City in the still pouring but starting to lessen rain
3. Hutong district in the puddles caused by the earlier rain
4. Up a mountain to see the City in the clear air
:)
But first, breakfast- although it was only hotel food, i had very tasty fried noodles with veggies, jaotse (Chinese dumplings), and other sorts of veggies that you might associate with lunch at a good Chinese restaurant back home. None of those sound very breakfast like to a Westerner, but in Asia they don't distinguish so much between meals. Many people would eat fried rice from the previous day's leftovers and that sort of thing for breakfast- whatever is available. I didn't care because I was starving- I brought some flapjacks with me as I suspected I wouldn't bother eating dinner the day I arrived because I'd be too tired to bother, but I was definitely ready for breakfast.
Tiannamen Square is very interesting- it's not really like it seems on TV. When you're walking around on it it's just like an enormous flat park area. There are flowers on the sides, and 2 enormous flat screen TVs showing scenes from all over China. There's a monument to Mao and his family. Mainly people go there because it's the main entrance into the Forbidden City. I didn't think I'd be seeing the Forbidden City in such terrible weather, but in the end we managed! My tour guide's English name is Jeff, he was quite a trooper and showed me the off the beaten path parts of the palace which were great for photographing. It's hard to believe that 250,000 people per day come to the Forbidden City- at $10 each that's a ton of money. If the weather had been nice I think it would have been so packed that I don't know how we would have seen anything at all. If there was ever a special open day with limited access it'd be worth taking it. The rain was so bad that I didn't get as many photos as I might have done- I took quite a few, but I was totally freezing by the end of it. Photos to follow! Fortunately the air was clear for us to walk up this hill and look down on the Forbidden City- I had no idea how enormous it is!
After a tasty lunch (if you haven't guessed tasty food will figure highly in basically every post from now on) we went to Hutong. It's a protected area of Beijing, because the houses there are the same style as most people used to live in before Mao had them demolished to make way for high rises. This old way of living, while lacking modern conveniences like personal bathrooms, has the advantage of being very communal. Each person has a room or 2 in a very big courtyard, but they share cooking space and they have to use the public toilets around the corner. The people seem to have a quiet way of life, and lots of tourists come to take rickshaws through the area. I took a rickshaw for a bit, but wanted to walk around and see what it was like there. I got to have tea in a very kind woman's house- she had a little bird she'd trained to say "ni hao" to visitors. "Ni hao" means hello. :)
After Hutong I was very wet and cold, and came back to the hotel for a nice hot shower and a nap. My jetlag hasn't been too bad- I've slept when I was tired and if I wake up I just do something for a little while and then go back to sleep. It's 3am here right now, and I'm finishing this post that I started earlier in the day. After this back to sleep for me! :)
We're off to the Great Wall tomorrow and the Temple of Heaven, so it'll be a full day. The wall is about a 1.5hr drive from the city, but at least it's a chance to rest a bit in between things to see and do. This car is a bit on the older side- it doesn't have a defroster so the windows just fog up and the driver rolls a window down to defog them. Not bad in the summer, but in the winter it feels a bit chilly. :) People are used to the cold here, houses don't have a lot of heat.
Saturday, 23 October 2010
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| my air purifier |
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| Heathrow standing down? |
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| view from my room- it's all lit up at night so more interesting |
October 23, 2010 Made it to Beijing!
I've made it here to my hotel in Beijing! I've had a lovely shower, located the air purifier in the room and pushed the Tree button (which presumably makes the air cleaner) and most importantly, all 7 of my assorted camera batteries are queued up politely at various chargers which are stationed all over the room. :) The smog here is terrible- I've never seen smog so bad. I've flown into smoggy cities but this is like a permanent thick nasty fog. Just being outside is like walking around with an enormously fat cat on your chest squashing the air out of you. Even inside, the air quality is bad. Hence the air purifier. I hope it's working- I think it is, it's making a lot of noise and the air in here is nicer. Could be placebo effect though. :)
The flight from Heathrow was uneventful- quiet, tastier food than usual (w00t British Airways!) and the queues at the passport counters in Beijing went super fast. Beijing airport was redone for the Olympics, and it shows- it's ultramodern, sleek and streamlined, and the guards there zoom around on those Segway things. Traveling to China has never been easier- 10 hrs on a plane and bam you're in Shanghai or Beijing! The world is a shrinking place- that's one of the reasons I'm keen to visit minority groups, as they may not exist in 50 years. It also is nice for them as it generates tourism money, and they can share their culture with foreigners which is something people love to do in China. I already asked about photographing, how to be most polite, etc. Anyway I digress- that's not till next week!
Hopefully the weather will shift and the wind tomorrow will blow the smog away. With great expectation of what tomorrow will bring I am resting up, listening to BBC Radio comedy, and catching up on email. Alas no facebook for me, I can only update it via text because of the firewall here in China.
The flight from Heathrow was uneventful- quiet, tastier food than usual (w00t British Airways!) and the queues at the passport counters in Beijing went super fast. Beijing airport was redone for the Olympics, and it shows- it's ultramodern, sleek and streamlined, and the guards there zoom around on those Segway things. Traveling to China has never been easier- 10 hrs on a plane and bam you're in Shanghai or Beijing! The world is a shrinking place- that's one of the reasons I'm keen to visit minority groups, as they may not exist in 50 years. It also is nice for them as it generates tourism money, and they can share their culture with foreigners which is something people love to do in China. I already asked about photographing, how to be most polite, etc. Anyway I digress- that's not till next week!
Hopefully the weather will shift and the wind tomorrow will blow the smog away. With great expectation of what tomorrow will bring I am resting up, listening to BBC Radio comedy, and catching up on email. Alas no facebook for me, I can only update it via text because of the firewall here in China.
Friday, 22 October 2010
October 22, 2010 off to Beijing!
It's mid afternoon here in cloudy SE England and I'm on the coach to Heathrow again. :) Really looking forward to sleeping on the plane. Check my youtube channel (search for kristidunlap) for videos over the next 2 weeks!
I'm feeling a bit motion sick from the coach so signing off!
I'm feeling a bit motion sick from the coach so signing off!
Sunday, 17 October 2010
October 17, 2010
China plans have been sorted out finally- thanks to all of you who were pring about it! We have 2 Chinese friends getting married in Zhengzhou, and they asked me if I'd photograph their wedding. G decided to go as well, but we couldn't decide whether to both go on a tour after the wedding or not. Traveling together can be a big source of stress for both of us, but in the end G decided to go with me on a tour of the minority Miao villages in SW China. It should be a very interesting tour, pr for us that we wouldn't have too much stress from it.
I mentioned awhile back that because of some mental health issues G has been having we decided after a lot of pr that it would be best to live separately for awhile. Gd has blessed that decision and it has been very healthy and helpful for us both. Pr for us as we try to get to the bottom of these issues and to get G the proper sort of mental health care that he needs as the mental health system here is not as good as we have in the States. We're taking it all in stride as best we can, trying to rely on JC everyday for his wisdom and guidance.
On a totally different note, I'm off to learn how to take care of horses this afternoon- really looking forward to it! But I also have a lot of business stuff to do before I leave on Friday for Beijing!
I hope you are all well and taking care of yourselves in the impending cold- take care on sidewalks!
I mentioned awhile back that because of some mental health issues G has been having we decided after a lot of pr that it would be best to live separately for awhile. Gd has blessed that decision and it has been very healthy and helpful for us both. Pr for us as we try to get to the bottom of these issues and to get G the proper sort of mental health care that he needs as the mental health system here is not as good as we have in the States. We're taking it all in stride as best we can, trying to rely on JC everyday for his wisdom and guidance.
On a totally different note, I'm off to learn how to take care of horses this afternoon- really looking forward to it! But I also have a lot of business stuff to do before I leave on Friday for Beijing!
I hope you are all well and taking care of yourselves in the impending cold- take care on sidewalks!
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
October 12, 2010
I had my 10th riding lesson today- the lessons are roughly 45 minutes. That equates to 7.5 hours of English style riding I've done. I did some Western riding in the past, but not much more than sitting on the horse's back while she walked around for an hour or so- least that's what I remember of it. :) Somehow despite my lack of experience I consistently give my lesson teachers the impression that I have way more experience that I really have, and that I therefore know what I'm doing. It always makes me laugh when someone asks, because I'm still very much a newbie and I don't know where that impression is coming from. :)
I was thinking about it today in particular after my lesson, because I had a feisty horse today who was a wee bit impish I'd say- she definitely preferred to do her own thing to listening to me. I wouldn't say that I have trotting completely under my belt yet- I can make the horse trot, direct it, and make it stop, but not as clearly as I see others doing and there's always some confusion on my part. To date I've not gotten a horse to canter on my own as I don't know how to start or stop. Cantering being a good deal faster it's the next stage up.
At some point in the lesson today Bridie decided she was going to do her own thing, resulting in her full out cantering without any warning or signal on my part. It's funny how our minds work under pressure- when she started cantering I definitely felt a "Hmm I might wish I had bought that fall protector in about 30 seconds" moment, but for the most part I just kept thinking "I am in charge of this animal, and I will make her stop." I could distantly hear the girl giving lessons shouting some how to make her stop instructions, and I remembered somewhere that squeezing= more cantering so armed with that I did manage to stop her. I'm sure my mom is thinking "phew!" :) But I did make Bridie stop- that was a huge confidence booster to me, because I felt like I didn't have a clue what I was doing or what to do. And then our lesson carried on, and we did some cantering but this time under my direction. I learned a lot from the experience.
I was really surprised to hear someone say after all this that I looked quite calm and in control of a slightly wayward horse. That didn't reflect how I felt one bit! But as I thought about it, it didn't matter how I felt so long as I held my nerve and didn't panic. My parents are both brilliant under pressure, and I am grateful to them both for seeing their example of calmly taking control in situations where most people would panic. Riding a horse has to be one of those sorts of things where there's potential for things to go crazy, but there's no need to panic. :)
So far I am really loving riding- it's been a real blessing to me, and I look forward to riding more.
I was thinking about it today in particular after my lesson, because I had a feisty horse today who was a wee bit impish I'd say- she definitely preferred to do her own thing to listening to me. I wouldn't say that I have trotting completely under my belt yet- I can make the horse trot, direct it, and make it stop, but not as clearly as I see others doing and there's always some confusion on my part. To date I've not gotten a horse to canter on my own as I don't know how to start or stop. Cantering being a good deal faster it's the next stage up.
At some point in the lesson today Bridie decided she was going to do her own thing, resulting in her full out cantering without any warning or signal on my part. It's funny how our minds work under pressure- when she started cantering I definitely felt a "Hmm I might wish I had bought that fall protector in about 30 seconds" moment, but for the most part I just kept thinking "I am in charge of this animal, and I will make her stop." I could distantly hear the girl giving lessons shouting some how to make her stop instructions, and I remembered somewhere that squeezing= more cantering so armed with that I did manage to stop her. I'm sure my mom is thinking "phew!" :) But I did make Bridie stop- that was a huge confidence booster to me, because I felt like I didn't have a clue what I was doing or what to do. And then our lesson carried on, and we did some cantering but this time under my direction. I learned a lot from the experience.
I was really surprised to hear someone say after all this that I looked quite calm and in control of a slightly wayward horse. That didn't reflect how I felt one bit! But as I thought about it, it didn't matter how I felt so long as I held my nerve and didn't panic. My parents are both brilliant under pressure, and I am grateful to them both for seeing their example of calmly taking control in situations where most people would panic. Riding a horse has to be one of those sorts of things where there's potential for things to go crazy, but there's no need to panic. :)
So far I am really loving riding- it's been a real blessing to me, and I look forward to riding more.
Saturday, 9 October 2010
October 9, 2010
I went out to a National Trust property today with some camera club friends- it was a bombed area in WWI and WWII. The Ministry of Defense built bombs there, and all that's left now are some old buildings. Creepy reminders of the past. I even saw an exploded bomb casing- something to see. Besides the buildings its a nature preserve- flat as a pancake and desolate looking, but good for water birds. I saw Eiderducks flying past (famous for eiderdown blankets), and cormorants, and goldcrests.
An eagle eyed fotog spotted some silly looking mushrooms on the way out to Orford so we stopped and found out from a nearby group that they are super tasty Parasol Mushrooms! We checked a book to be sure. After fotoing them I picked a few for dinner. :)
We'll be finalising our China plans tomorrow, 3 weeks till Beijing!! I'm thinking of you all back home and pring for you!!
An eagle eyed fotog spotted some silly looking mushrooms on the way out to Orford so we stopped and found out from a nearby group that they are super tasty Parasol Mushrooms! We checked a book to be sure. After fotoing them I picked a few for dinner. :)
We'll be finalising our China plans tomorrow, 3 weeks till Beijing!! I'm thinking of you all back home and pring for you!!
Saturday, 2 October 2010
October 2, 2010
September was like a loaded train- it just got faster and faster (ie busier and busier) until the end of this week when things slowed back to normal. :) Did a lot of business, got a few new clients, spent 2 days straight slaving away preparing a big proposal for the largest suit hire company in the UK! Very exciting potential project, we should know within the week if we've got it or not.
Plans are shaping up for another China trip at the end of the month- unfortunately this means I won't be able to make it back to check out the fall colors at Isle Royale this month. :( We've been waiting for some funding to come through and it's still not come through yet- but Chinese friends of ours here have asked me to photograph their wedding, and have very kindly offered to pay for my ticket there, so that's an exciting piece of news! G's company has been meaning to have a conference in Korea, and if that goes ahead he'll be flying to Korea from China. It's all up in the air, I'll keep you posted when it's sorted out. :)
There have been terrible colds going round Cambridge of late, and I've had one for a few days now. Not terrible but does slow one down. Nelly the Cat has had her second dose of steroid shots to try to knock back this head itching problem she's been having. Unfortunately it also means she is hungry more often, and she's gained 0.1kilo already so I'm keeping an eye on her weight and how much she eats. She seems to think access to dry food is a "human right" where she qualifies as human, but I'm going to try to get her some diet food which I hope will help.
Aside from work not much has gone on this month it seems, though work has kept me very busy and has been rather exciting. :) The new university term starts Monday, so Cambridge is full of new students moving in and parties all over the place. Fall is an exciting time I think, it's a time for new beginnings in a strange sort of way. The weather has gotten cooler here, and we've had days and days of rain. That's a main conversation topic here- the rain. :)
Plans are shaping up for another China trip at the end of the month- unfortunately this means I won't be able to make it back to check out the fall colors at Isle Royale this month. :( We've been waiting for some funding to come through and it's still not come through yet- but Chinese friends of ours here have asked me to photograph their wedding, and have very kindly offered to pay for my ticket there, so that's an exciting piece of news! G's company has been meaning to have a conference in Korea, and if that goes ahead he'll be flying to Korea from China. It's all up in the air, I'll keep you posted when it's sorted out. :)
There have been terrible colds going round Cambridge of late, and I've had one for a few days now. Not terrible but does slow one down. Nelly the Cat has had her second dose of steroid shots to try to knock back this head itching problem she's been having. Unfortunately it also means she is hungry more often, and she's gained 0.1kilo already so I'm keeping an eye on her weight and how much she eats. She seems to think access to dry food is a "human right" where she qualifies as human, but I'm going to try to get her some diet food which I hope will help.
Aside from work not much has gone on this month it seems, though work has kept me very busy and has been rather exciting. :) The new university term starts Monday, so Cambridge is full of new students moving in and parties all over the place. Fall is an exciting time I think, it's a time for new beginnings in a strange sort of way. The weather has gotten cooler here, and we've had days and days of rain. That's a main conversation topic here- the rain. :)
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