Venting About China

Venting About China
Originally uploaded by Elmoisamonster.
What’s that smell? (Reminds me of the neighbor who, when I was a kid, burned up her room by foolishly leaving a curling iron on. The whole area smelled of burnt plastic for days. Plus, she told me in exchange for my mattress that I would get her burnt one). [...]

This Tree has a goatee

This Tree has a goatee
Originally uploaded by Elmoisamonster.
When you think about trees lining a boulevard you tend to think about elms or ash trees not Banyan trees. As you’ve seen in a previous posting I mentioned the topic and yet they are way outta place if the situation is looked at more closely. I cannot [...]

Can you hear that?

Can you hear that?
Originally uploaded by Elmoisamonster.
Of course you can’t. You are sooo lucky to have that privilege, I’m telling you! There are two kinds of Cicadas in China, so I’m told, that are cousins of those in the states; you know those insects you rarely see, which emit a high pitched white noise-like sound [...]