More on animals in the countryside...

For my new silkie neighbour.

An ephemeral pleasure of the tenth month.

On a lunar eclipse in the fourteenth century.

For the season of loquat flowers.

To compensate myself for the partial solar eclipse that eluded me on 25 Oct 2022...

The night sky at the time of Han Yu's birth.

An autumnal moment under the night sky.

For the festive Mid-Autumn day with stars.

For the two "crazy dogs" that amused me in the past few days.

A(nother) handscroll dedicated to reclusion in nature.

Jiaqing Emperor 嘉慶 on a bird in the cage.

In celebration of the rain after numerous scorching days.

For a happy problem at the moment...

敝襪輕鞋緩足投， 永豐橋上寄雙眸。 山沿東舍環西舍， 水繞南疇赴北疇。 村婦坐畦挑馬齒， 野童蹲澗采雞頭。 娛閒不覺忘中飯， 一點斜陽射竹樓。[1] In worn socks and light shoes, [I] ease my pace, Lodging my...

For those who (like myself) often forget what they’ve read...

饌茶而幻出物象于湯面者，茶匠通神之藝也。沙門福全，生於金鄉，長於茶海，能注湯幻茶成一句詩，並點四甌，共一絕句，泛乎湯表。小小物類，唾手辦耳。檀越日造門求觀湯戲，全自詠曰： 生成盞裏水丹青， 巧畫工夫學不成。 卻笑當時陸鴻漸， 煎茶贏得好名聲。 In tea...

To commemorate the hottest days in my life (around 40 degrees)...

On mushroom hunting in Chinese paintings.

A glimpse into feline life in the palace?