中国 -- 第三天 (China -- Day 3)

August 5, 2010, Anshan China.

It rained fairly significantly over night, and into the morning. There was widespread flooding through Northeast China. No one even slowed down for it.

This is a swing set, in case you're wondering.

This area would be used by folks to sing and play music.  It was empty on this day, presumably, because of the rain.

Wushu training area, according to Babi.

Notice the cat.

There was construction going on everywhere.

This is the gate to the Jade Buddha, which we never saw. 

OK, these look like agapanthus, but I've never seen them in this color. 

Me, with all the trimming of an Asian. 

Babi on a treadmill.

And now a rowing machine.  These were out in a park near his home

Notice this guys shoes.

中国 - 第三天（我在中国卫浴第一） China -- Day 3 (using a Chinese Bathroom)

August 5, 2010, Anshan, China.

Carry toilet paper.  What ever you do.  When you travel in China, you should carry a small supply of toilet paper.  Fortunately, my friend's father, had a small amount which he generously split with me.  So I had about a 2 inch square of paper to do my duty.   Always good. 

5 Churches in 5 Days -- Per Volquartz Workshop -- Española, New Mexico

We met, some 30 of us, in Española, New Mexico to photograph 5 Adobe churches, namely:

San Francisco de Asis Church, Rancho de Taos, NM
Church of San Jose de Gracia in Las Trampas
El Santuario de Chimayo, Chimayo, NM
Saint Thomas The Apostle Parish, Abiquiu, NM
San Geronimo, Taos Pueblo, NM

Additionally Chuck and I went to the following churches:

Santa Domingo Mission Church, Santa Domingo Pueblo, NM
Sangre de Cristo Chapel, Cuartelez, NM
Santa Cruz de la Cañada Church in Española, NM
San Lorenzo Church at Picuris Pueblo
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM
Loretto Chappel, Santa Fe, NM

Photography was not allowed at the Santa Domingo Pueblo, and we were unable to photograph at Taos Pueblo due to the San Geronimo Festival.

My photographs of the various churches and our visit to bandelier National Monument can be found here:



The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM
Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM
Bandelier National Monument, near Española, NM
San Francisco de Asis Church, Rancho de Taos, NM
Church of San Jose de Gracia in Las Trampas
San Lorenzo Church at Picuris Pueblo
Sangre de Cristo Chapel, Cuartelez, NM
Santa Cruz de la Cañada Church in Española, NM
El Santuario de Chimayo, Chimayo, NM
Saint Thomas The Apostle Parish, Abiquiu, NM

Buckskin Gulch 1 2 3 

Hal Gould's camera.

Hal Gould of Camera Obscura Gallery, 94 years old, I met him hiking around at Bandalier National Monument