Month: November 2013

Persimmons

In 2000, while working in Beijing, China, I noticed that a lot of folks there planted persimmon tree as a kind of decorative trees for Winter.  So, I came back and tried to duplicated.  After 7-8 years, finally, this year, I got the results of I wanted.  It is very decorative and the fruits are also tasty too.  But, I would rather let them hung there all Winter long.
Mom was so happy that she just ordered 4 more 🙂

Bert is one!

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Vickey’s son Bert turned one last week.  He’s such a cutie – there is such pleasure in seeing children of my friends – who knew we could all become such competent parents? 

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Vickey asked me to take photos at the party which I was happy to do, I always like hiding a little bit behind a camera especially at a party where I don’t know very many people.  Vickey has a nicer camera than mine and she has wider lenses, so I used hers.  My camera is perfectly serviceable but it is more than 5 years old and I’m reluctant to replace it because it’s still working fine and I’m loathe to spend the money – her camera has a million more buttons and settings and so many more focus points, I can get a little overwhelmed.  I think I should have dropped the ISO down to 400 and fully opened the aperture.  You lose a little more control in having the photo in focus, but in return you get less noisy photos and better bokah.

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Growing up.

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Vince seems all grown up now.  The chair at the pediatric dentist no longer is too big for him.  He’s up to my nose in height.  And with the new haircut, he apparently looks a lot like Jeremy.  I can’t really see it because I just see Vince when I look at him.  Or maybe I can no longer remember what Jeremy looked like when he was younger.

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