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.

A country scene on a rainy day

Another autumn delight...

Summer nuisances.

A few words of consolation for a recent incident in the woods.

For the peach season.

Chinese leaf... better than lamb with wine (?!)

Album leaf and inscription by Shen Zhou 沈周

Summer metamorphosis...