Monthly Archives: June 2011

Turning a corner, 6 months later

I just had my usual “loud” conversation with my mom on the phone this morning. I say loud because the connection is lousy in our apartment and because she is losing her hearing, two bad combinations make for a very long and comical conversation. I shouldn’t complain though because I really do value the time … Continue reading »

Categories: bcis, By Stacey, driving in china, eating in Beijing, friends, living in beijing, photography, travel, travel in china | 7 Comments

Best of June 2011

Hard to believe that another month has past and the year is half over. Here is a list of what I thought were the best photos I took in June of 2011. Click on a picture for more details on where etc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … Continue reading »

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A Love Letter to My Wife

Dearest Stacey It will be 22 years in June,  actually 26 since we met in the winter of 85 at The Breakfast Club.  All the cliches about the years flying by are true, especially when you stand on the precipice of a now that has many years behind it, and those years just keep passing … Continue reading »

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Driving to Mongolia

I have friends who used to work in Alaska fish factories in the summers.  They would drive from Utah to Anchorage and we used to joke it was like Driving to Russia. It seemed an impossibly long distance to drive.  The phrase “Driving to Mongolia” conjures up similar notions and even though it’s a scant 450 … Continue reading »

Categories: By Mark, driving in china, outdoors, travel in china | 11 Comments

Best of May 2011

A list of what I thought were the best photos I took in May of 2011. Click on a picture for more details on where etc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Categories: By Mark, photography | 1 Comment