I spent the weekend of Nov 6-7 at the in-law’s farm. The work was fine, although I was a little stiff and very tired on Monday, but the house was a little dusty and my allergies made me eager to get home.
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Here, my brother-in-law is driving a gyeong-oon-gi with my wife and son and a load of bean plants in the trailer.
My son and I love to see the little animals.
My brother-in-law looks very nonchalant picking persimmon.
More little critters.
The end of the lizard’s tail is a different colour: I wonder if it lost the original tip at some time.
Are Chinese cabbage still selling on par with gold?
got the climbing exclusive this weekend at the new crag with coach kimmerling.
the sun was shining, and everyone was feeling happy.
checking out the crag.
fall colors! on a mountain! with a banjo!
it was pretty romantic.
coach kimmerling showed us some good stretches.
see that part of the rock occupied by the fella in blue? i climbed that!
the view from the top.
go milo!
the pals decided to call the new spot “praying mantis rock,” and look who we found on the way down.
If bugs could be chain smokers, a praying mantis really does seem like the most likely suspect, doesn’t it?
plus there was a weird korean kid who appear to be waiting for our departure to torture the nicotine-addled mantis. but i still think seeing it was an auspicious sign.
To any readers that missed it, just a quick reminder that I’ll be giving a lecture at Wellesley College in Boston this Friday!
Tentatively titled Peeling Back the Veneer of Modernity: An introduction to Korean gender issues through advertising and popular culture, it will be held at 4:30pm in the Pendleton Atrium, on the 2nd floor of Pendleton Hall (see here or here for directions). All are welcome.
Meanwhile, apologies for the lack of posting, but, what with having an horrendous flu last weekend, my eldest daughter catching bronchitis (which meant 6 hours in hospital today), and a huge pile of editing work to get through, then not only am I still finishing the lecture, but I’m afraid my blogging plans went completely out the window!
But things will be back to normal next week, and should it not be possible to record the lecture itself – unfortunately the Pendleton Atrium is not really set up for it – then I’ll make sure to write a blog version of it shortly thereafter.
Until next week then!^^
p.s. Don’t worry, my daughter is fine now! And, apologies again, but there’ll be a small charge of $5 for non-campus guests.
just a few things from saturday’s lovely tea and craft festival at bexco…
lotus flower tea may be the prettiest tea on the planet.
if tea didn’t seem like mysterious alchemy before, this contraption might convince you.
and this guy is my new favorite. i bought one of his lovely sculptures. korean craft fairs > american craft fairs by far.
moto’d up to beomeosa, checked out some buddhas, saw some of the fall colors.
holy moly, it was pretty. you could make a donation and write a prayer on a shingle for the roof of the temple.
yonggungsa beach temple was rad, but this place had the serious buddhists. saw folks doing their 108 bows and heard some truly breathtaking chanting led by this monk.
the main building in the temple is something like 300 years old. it’s wooden and rickety and covered with intricate, hand-painted designs.
matt and i snuck around the monks’ quarters.
all the monks had sneakers! it didn’t seem very monkish.
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