何人見植初， 老樹梵王居。 山鬼暗栖托， 樵夫難破除。 聲高秋漢逈， 影倒月潭虛。 盡日無僧遶， 清風長有餘。 By whom was it planted at the beginning? The old tree in [this] dwelling of...

To commemorate my first application of tung oil (on a cutting board instead of a carriage though).

Those who truly love the summer heat.

絕頂天風吹鬢毛， 長天東去望中遙。 沙邊煙浪浮珠牡， 島上人家住翠鰲。 萬里閒情窮海嶽， 百年無事只漁樵。 連翩盡日歸來晚， 看到潮生月色高。   From the peak of the heavens wind blows the hair at [my]...

An ancient enemy in summer...

To the newcomers in my neighbourhood.

On the Indian pokeweed: Shanglu 商陸

To all happy rustics...

A seventeenth-century celebration of the pineapple.

A friendly warning to those who are used to a sedentary lifestyle (like myself).

Squirrel: a big fan of grapes?

A reminder for mice/bats: never underestimate a cat's hunting skills!

As spring approaches...

A tip on how (not) to get a dragon.

On the laba 臘八 festival.

On a not very poetic-sounding image: why do Chinese poets hit the spittoon?

A winter companion.

The season of "divine fruits" (Diospyros) again.

An amusing incident about coffee in China.

A bit of art for windy days.