3.22.2011

Neither here nor there, but everywhere.

Rarely a day goes by I don't have my camera on me. 
When I must leave it to charge or dare I forget it, inevitably I see something I know I have missed. 
These are some snaps from just being out and about. 

The 85, Kaohsiung's land mark.

Smooth sailing. 

 Went to my first Taiwanese baseball game. The crowd was as loud at the soccer crowds in S.A. this past summer. Definitely got the atmosphere charged.  

 We one, 10 -4.

I couldn't actually tell you who exactly "we" was. 

 Or who "we" were playing against (other than that they were green).

 But the post game fire works were f'amazing!

 Me: This is better than Canada Day!
Tina: In Ottawa!

 Afternoon nap in the shade.

 Sweet Taiwanese hipsters. They love getting their picture taken.

 Here a chair, there a chair.

 Taiwan

The Constant Sweet, The Sugar Beats

As I have now found a job, a private tutor, Chinese lessons and a new apartment in the art district, my photography is limited mostly to the weekends. But, I promise to diligently be doing something fun and picture-worthy every weekend! Anything else would just a waste in this splendid country!
In this post: I did a short day trip up north on Kaohsiung's MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) to visit the the small village area of Ciatou and tour the art gallery that is in an old sugar factory. 

A magical marching band on Sunday afternoon. 

"Grampy, too loud!"  

Announcing the cause.  

A regular dinner out in Taiwan is a major photo op, so a giant field of blooming sunflowers brings hoards of the trigger happy. 

Dear Van Gogh, we have them here too. 

Cute darlings! 

One of my favourite little guys - the honey bee. 

 3 generation family outing. 


 An outdoor sculpture.

 A missile on a roof top of mussels.

An old war bunker.

Water towers and a church roof.

A giant processing plant. I saw this on the way there and thought 'I must get a shot of that.' It contributes to the very dense pollutionosphere that engulfs Kaohsiung.