cucumbers

just a normal day on the job... :)

we're heading to xin'an (above guilin) for the next two weeks
then back to shenzhen for 5 days
then june 1= wings sprout me to thailand, and kendal back to usa

big M

me and kendal have been in china for 3 months

sprout

- soak the beans in a glass jar for 2-3 days... until they start to sprout and are chewy and soft. during this process, change water every morning and night.
- find a basket. lay down a soft porous cloth like linen or cotton (cheesecloth is great). i used a bandanna
- pour your beans into basket!
- every morning and night, give beans a bath. otherwise, let them sit there all day in a room temperature out-of-sun place. covered with another cloth that you rubber band or rope to the basket, so that it doesn't fly away, and no curious bugs get in
- wait and watch... it will take about a week. you can munch them all along the way
- yum!!!

reality

reality as we know it is but a reflection of reality

fuzzy caterpillar

hanging on the end of a perfect leaf
i prepare to make something i've never seen before
and i'm not sure just how to do it
but every cell in my body screams
now is the time
you are exactly where you need to be
here
now
so i am hanging on the end of a perfect leaf
waiting for instructions to arrive
and trusting
that they are on the way

blessings

sunsets are radiant
and so are your eyes

i saw a shooting star last night
reflected into the pond of a thousand frogs singing mating songs

why is the strongest answer of all
merely just another why

tree of life

us with a gorgeous old ficus religiosa
what is portrayed on either side of this tree feels to me like a good synopsis of china, to jiling

more photos!

from the art village visit :)
thanks qizi for photos!
http://www.couchsurfing.org/image_gallery.html?id=I06JTVU&folder=435745