Between Summer and Fall

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Summer Vacation

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An (unkept) promise of rain.

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Temperatures are alright by sunset …

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But at daytime …

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…  only the coolest place in the house is good enough.

Seasons: Cool May, some Rainy Days in June

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This could become a rather wet summer.

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Make rain your friend …

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… not your enemy.

Third Year of Gardening

Every year, some more square meters of the thick lawn are turning grey as I’m digging it over. Lots of couch grass in between, but I’m in no mood of using herbicides.

There’s nothing like the warmth of dug-up earth …

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… except bird-spotting from the window ledge, maybe.

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Related

» Spring by Day, April 3, 2013

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Late Weekend Links

It started snowing again this afternoon, and combined with some high wind, it had all the makings of a blizzard. So people were out with their cameras to record the beginnings of what they thought might become this winter’s really big event.

Snow is in the air (last night).

But it’s spring after all. It’s lots of snow, but by now, it feels somewhat sticky, with temperatures around zero degrees C., long after sunset.

Lots of political news from China to read, but that will probably have to wait until Thursday.

Old news, but with some interesting background – MKL wrote about Taiwan’s participation in the 2013 World Baseball Classics last weekend, and about Taiwanese-Japanese relations in general.

Last Saturday (yesterday), MKL wrote about the Taiwanese independence movement, with some photos and personal impressions. And the Far-Eastern Sweet Potato wonders if spontaneous and long-term campaigns in Taiwan’s civil society are leading to a new phase of national consciousness.

And Kim Andrew Elliott collected news about cautious Australian reactions to reported Radio Australia jamming by China, and an outspoken reaction from the Voice of America (VoA).

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Related

» BBC Statement, Febr 26, 2013

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Whale Watching: Foarp is Back

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Winter keeps coming and going here – it’s by no means as cold and lasting as the two previous cold seasons, but whenever you start believing that the roads are safe now, there’s another instalment.

Intermittent showers

Still better than freezing rain, though. And the view is beautiful.

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Talking about beautiful views, and before this dear reader starts complaining about a missing picture, here’s another beautiful view:

It don’t matter if you’re black or white

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And there’s some whale watching been going on on the Pacific.

Just wondering if anything like that one was among them.

And Foarp is back with a new post, after four months of silence. I had almost stopped following his blog.

Weather Report

Minus six degrees C., dry and clear.
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Crisp morning, …

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… moderate heating.

No snow  – all melted away two days before Christmas eve (fortunately).