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Hi folks,
Tinkerbell
- Reunion
http://community.webshots.com/album/193177124srfoNO
On
Sunday, there was this abortive trip we tried to
make
to TsengWeng dam. Monday 27 Sept being a
bridging
holiday to the main holiday of ChongQiuJia
(mid
Autumn festival), I decided to try yet again the
trip
to the dam. Tinkerbell wore the old familiar
green
harness, kind of chewed up but still very
functional.
After
a local breakfast, we set off again vowing not
to
try short cuts.
With
the breaks for coffee stop, cold dessert stop,
retrieval
of cigarettes from Tink's jaw stop, and
lunch
stop, we took about 3 hours to reach the dam.
That
was a rather massive dam set in a steep valley.
Beautiful
place to be and perhaps photos should be
taken
of that place. But the air wasn't that clear
and
we were running short of time when we reached
there.
It was also too difficult to frame the shots.
And
we need to be back again in Chiayi for a BBQ
dinner
at the Shi's home.
As
such, the first part of photos in the Webshot
folders
consist largely of Tinkerbell on the bike in
her
various poses. She can readily make her way from
the
perch to the backpack. You expect that in fast
speed
and strong winds, she would make her way lower
down
and in lower speed, she would stay on the perch.
That
was not the case. Instead she stayed down out of
the
wind when I go slowly and in faster speed with
stiff
winds, she liked to go on top. Now and then,
she
unzipped the back pocket to dig into and chew my
ciggies.
To my stopping and scolding of her, she
would
scream back at me for spoiling her pleasure.
ChongQiuJia
is a religious kind of festival, In
ancient
times, it is a kind of harvest festival
thanking
the Gods for the success of harvest and
worshipping
of the Moon as iconic symbol. But the eve
of
the CQJ is where family and friends make merry with
food
and drinks.
In
Chiayi, it seemed every other home had a BBQ going
on
in the front as we made our way to Shi's house
which
is home to Zorro.
Wu
brought along Halftail the Bimbo to make it a big
reunion
for us. I could not keep the happiness from
my
face as I hold and hugged the furry ones. And yes,
I
know I make a very lousy poker player. The actual
seeing
of them being loved by both the families they
are
with 3 weeks later quelled any remaining doubts of
their
future happiness.
Tinkerbell
- Reunion
http://community.webshots.com/album/193177124srfoNO
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With
warmest regards
Shanlung
- lackey to all below
Joy
- wife, Tinkerbell - CAG & surrogate daughter
Halftail
the Bimbo - beautiful sweet silly cat
Zorro
- ferret which loves parrot pellets
Bim
and Zor are with other loving families now
I
will remember them for the happy times they gave me
earlier
emails and photo links on Tink -
http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9
(erratically
and sporadically updated)
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