士林官邸菊花展

I deleted all the videos with background music for fear violating copyright regulations. Now I am waiting for my son to compose some music for my blog. ( I wonder if he would do that .)

Like last year I almost missed out the flower exhibition in 士林官邸. I rushed there two days after it was closed officially. Fortunately, all the flowers were still there, blossomy and beautiful.
Enjoy!
time: December, 2009
place: Taipei

櫻花

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Tidal Basin是華盛頓特區最著名的賞櫻景點，圍繞著湖邊還有林肯、傑佛遜、羅斯福等紀念堂。 櫻花約在四月初盛開，但花期極短且不確定，若不是此次派駐華盛頓特區，絕不可有機會欣賞櫻花盛開的美景。 其實個人認為華盛頓特區最美的賞櫻景點是Kenwood，只因此地非搭地鐵可達，不如Tidal Basin方便，知名度不高，但整個社區都是櫻花，鋪天蓋地，而且品種很多，有的粗壯如榕樹，有的似柳樹，嘆為觀止，能見此美景，真是三生有幸。
article by DJSHIEH
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time : April , 2008
place : Washington DC

海芋花

I heard a lot about how beautiful and how elegant 海芋花 was. I completely agree when I finally made it there at the end of its flower season. Their beauty is beyond description and they smell so refreshing and so nice.
time: 5/9 2009
place:陽明山 竹子湖

a shapely cherry tree

This is one of my favorite pictures. The tall stuff in the background is Washington monument. During the cherry blossom festival, people swarm to The Mall in DC to enjoy cherry flowers. The beauty at this time is indeed out of this world.
time: March, 2008
place: The Mall , Washington DC