On this trip every city held within it a huge park that was a complete Chinese mythology unto itself. There were lakes, mountains, sculptures, temples and wandering paths. In Xiamen there was this incredible blue humming bird.....
Looking out the window this afternoon I saw feathers drifting and blowing through the overcast day. They were coming from somewhere above. I surmise: somewhere a falcon has caught a pigeon and is preparing and enjoying its lunch. Thus in NYC this early 2011.