Cacophony

via Daily Prompt: Cacophony This word immediately brings to my mind a hot humid day in southern India.  With a friend, Jeannie, visiting from Hong Kong, my husband and I took a van for a day outing to shop.  On our way from one shop to the next, we neared an intersection of a busy…

Glow

via Photo Challenge: Glow Photos at dusk are my favorite!  I took this picture while traveling on a ferry to an island near my home.  I love the way the colors pop in the late afternoon sun. For a writing class I am currently taking, my assignment is to watch outside my window and observe…

Be Brave

via Daily Prompt: Brave Lately, I have been at a loss on what to write my next post about.  Then appeared the “WordPress Daily Prompt” challenge. The prompt was “brave” and my mind immediately began to whirr (I love when that happens).  I usually feel intimidated by these prompts; however, today I decided to join…

Thursday Doors: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-autumn festival is one of the most significant annual festivals in China.  It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.  On the evening of, children walk along the street and through the parks with their lit-up lanterns swinging from their hands, people give each other moon cakes, and…