Li JIANG II.VIII

Time had come to a halt.

Everything was still.

So tranquil.

Underneath the crystal clear stream was carpeted with a piece of emerald green.

The water,

Tinted by the bright blue sky

Mirroring the golden branches and leaves ...

Sublime colors of Li Jiang.

Winter and summer.

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FLOW

Originally, I planned to post the remaining sets of Li Jiang.

Yes, more to go but nearly finish :)

While coming across abundance's poetic post this morning,

I lingered.

These images just flashed in my mind.

Follow her movement and

find her concentration ...

see her music ...

feel her flow ...

Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person in an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus,

full involvement ...

Proposed by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi.

Source : wikipedia

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Li JIANG II.VII

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GO SWIMMING

I start taking images of iza in front of this wall ( a baby blue wall outside the pool ) since she starts swimming at 4 years old.

She still keeps swimming once a week even in winter.

But after we have shifted her class to 7pm,

no longer do I keep a keen record.

Recalling the last set ( which was taken in June 2010 ),

I spot a dramatic change of iza throughout the past 6-7 months.

Just do not notice this as I see her everyday ...

Need to work harder on keeping the "documentation" ...

Also thinking to take more videos ( I rarely interest in ),

I'm afraid I will forget her "funny" voice and tones, "clumsy" gestures ...

More here and here.

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Li JIANG II.VI

It was the second time we stayed with this hotel. We really appreciated their hospitality.

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Apart from enjoying lovely family gatherings during this holiday season,

I have some quality quiet times with iza.

Also, manage to make the time for taking record of iza's drawings.

More drawings here.

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PAPER HEAD PIECE

Last summer, we've seen an interesting project from a group of university students through upon a fold.

Iza decided to make her own head piece.

" Why don't they have simple designs? Their solutions are too complicated,"

iza said.

After a few experiments, she came to this design.

She cut two parallel lines in the middle of a piece of paper, then a headgear was formed.

It could be worn in three ways. More pictures here.

She is a minimalist.

If you like to find out what iza was drawing on the day in Shuhe, have a look here :)

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Li JIANG II.V

papa ziggy's sketch ...

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One fine day in Shuhe ... drawing sketches

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HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

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iza is such a great helper in cleaning up the house (大掃除).

She helped to clean the bathroom ... remove the stains between tiles ... clear the dust ... change the bed sheets ... and help me to prepare the red packets.

* pictures taken at Banyan Tree Hotel, Li Jiang

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