-
Cascada Magica del Rio Malo
-
Volcán Reventador, Andes
-
Tall Trees in Tumbaco
-
Puéllaro Fruit Market
-
Sunrise at the Hotel Cumbaya
Sunrise at the Hotel Cumbaya, Quito, Ecuador
-
Packing for Ecuador
Tuesday morning I will be flying out to Ecuador, so today I am working on completing my packing. Fortunately, the photography group I’m going with had a meeting recently and filled us in on exactly what we would want to bring, including sunscreen since we will be on the equator (even though the temperature is cool right now), waterproof pants and waterproof shoes for floating on a branch of the Amazon River, and our own toilet paper. We were also advised to spray our clothes with a strong, long-lasting bug spray like Duration which lasts for six washes, so this morning I went out on my balcony with my mask…
-
“Bien comunicado” Magazine Collage
-
“Surrender” Oil Pastel
-
Japanese “Wa” (は) and “Ga” (が)
Two weeks ago I talked about Japanese particles and how the Japanese particle “ga” (が) (subject marker) started appearing in my Pimsleur lessons when I was expecting “wa” (は) (topic marker), and how it sounded new to me. But actually, last week my daughter and I were driving around and I played lesson one in the car for us to listen to together, and I was reminded that “ga” (が) was used then. This got me thinking more about the wa/ga situation. I am still fuzzy on when to use “wa” (は) and when to use “ga” (が), but in addition to the guidelines I mentioned in my Japanese particle…
-
“Serious Moonlight” Oil Pastel
