A picture a day of the City of Springs, Jinan, China
This week Ailsa’s challenging bloggers to share photos that are purple, my favorite color. Here’s one of the light show downtown. It’s one of the highlights of life in Jinan. All ages come by to enjoy the music, lights and dancing water.
To see more purple, click here.
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by Robert Herrick
Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun,
The higher he’s a-getting
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he’s to setting.
That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times, still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time;
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
Each week Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack? inspires photographers with a travel theme prompt. If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
This month’s City Daily Photo theme is The Water’s Edge. Not sure what the poor people who live in a desert will do. Jinan is landlocked but we are the “City of Springs” so I took this by Black Tiger Springs downtown.
To see more interpretations of the November theme, check out the cool new portal at City Daily Photo.
I love watching the people and lights downtown at 8pm when the weather’s good. The fountain dances and plays with the audience, sometimes splashing and squirting us all if we aren’t careful.
I love watching these kids learn to skate in Quen Cheng Square, Downtown.
September’s theme is people watching a great activity anywhere, but especially in China were there’s such diversity of clothes and, for me, culture.
As there’s some difficulties with the City Daily Photo portal, you can see the entries for this theme on Facebook, on the CDP Page.
A Few Examples of People Watching:
Jinan Daily Photo 