Skip navigation.

Like A Teapot

"Enlightened or not, it is all the very same. Have a cup of tea! "

In the mood for love

, ,

Well, I did see a full moon. It was freezing out there when I tried to snap a picture of it. I shot this one outside a shopping mall. There was too much light on the parking lot. I later attempted a few more times but clouds had surged to embrace the moon.

For the moon festival, I made a trip to the Chinese stores. I remember how my father used to prepare for the occasion when he was around, even though we would not exchange words for the whole day or the days before and after. He just cooked a sumptuous dinner and laid the various traditional snacks (mainly fruits, with symbolism) around. Sometimes I was amazed and wondered why he even bothered, since he was so cold and mainly kept to himself. Tonight I did not fetch all the traditional food items, but I felt the need to treat myself. And I did. I know my late father would like me to do that.

Stuck In TrafficI am dry leaves

Comments

daxonmacs 3. October 2009, 13:07

In the Final Analysis words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying natures, when ninety nine percent of the time the totality of the reality is an entirely different beast.
The wisest man is the silent one.


Karen Moning in Bloodfever

Glad you decided to treat yourself. Indeed, we shouldn't forget ourselves.

debplatt 3. October 2009, 14:08

I think observing our ancestor's traditions gives us a sense of belonging to something that's bigger than ourselves. What mattered to them still matters. What had meaning for them still has meaning. It helps us cope with mortality.

BTW your photo is pleasingly out-of-focus. Makes the moon have a nice glow.

derWandersmann 3. October 2009, 14:20

Hmmmm ... you have a photographic problem. Go here:
http://my.opera.com/ssalonis/blog/2009/09/23/waiting-for-an-owl
and scroll down to my comment. I'm getting tired of rewriting this thing wherever anyone has this problem. It's old-fashioned; it works, and it's cheap.

I'm glad you haven't confused your father's silence with indifference. Being a dad is a rough act; I'm still not sure how well or how badly I did.

bkprbob 3. October 2009, 16:07

You honor him by your remembrance of him and the tradition that has been passed on to you.

derWandersmann 4. October 2009, 14:53

Hi, Josie lass! Haven't seen you in quite a spell.

late bloom 16. October 2009, 17:27

I think the photo has a real 'painterly' quality. I like it.

Write a comment

You must be logged in to write a comment. If you're not a registered member, please sign up.