{"id":217,"date":"2012-03-31T00:03:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T00:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/?p=217"},"modified":"2012-03-31T00:03:16","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T00:03:16","slug":"best-of-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Best of March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is another collection of the best of for the Month of March. Click through on any photo for more details and information. I was lucky enough to make it to the Great Wall three weekends in March, the most special part was when a late spring snow storm dumped on JianKou and I was able to get out there for photos of the Wall in Snow. <a href=\"#photo\">Photos below after the break<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"photo\"><\/a><strong>1.<\/strong> &#8211; Sofi with her combed out, glasses and sock monkey<br \/>\n<a title=\"Little Miss Monkey by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6945577123\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7190\/6945577123_b0c43c53e4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Little Miss Monkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> &#8211; Dry snow hanging off a tree at JianKou Great Wall<br \/>\n<a title=\"Winter Feathers by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6808023334\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7177\/6808023334_cb14fba923_c.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Feathers\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> &#8211; The Great Wall in snow at JianKou<br \/>\n<a title=\"The Gentle Curve by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6804273468\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7180\/6804273468_ccb1928ec1_c.jpg\" alt=\"The Gentle Curve\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> &#8211; A tree that stands out on the Wall<br \/>\n<a title=\"Winter Tree by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6805781870\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7177\/6805781870_eca27e7d0d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Tree\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> &#8211; Looking east from my bedroom window in Beijing<br \/>\n<a title=\"To The East by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6828669570\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7046\/6828669570_0f003e16cd_c.jpg\" alt=\"To The East\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> &#8211; beans@ concentrating at lunch<br \/>\n<a title=\"Hell on Beans by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6977269011\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7041\/6977269011_7e07a6f041_c.jpg\" alt=\"Hell on Beans\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> &#8211; Sofi on a morning before school<br \/>\n<a title=\"Yawn by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6979213655\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7190\/6979213655_39b1e831f2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Yawn\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> &#8211; Sofi on a day she just wasn&#8217;t moving real fast<br \/>\n<a title=\"Some Days Are Rough by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6986489109\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7198\/6986489109_fbc1afb915_c.jpg\" alt=\"Some Days Are Rough\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> &#8211; A foggy day in Beijing and a moment before work outside my office<br \/>\n<a title=\"The Dude Rides by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6841193652\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7185\/6841193652_fc2e3fa971_c.jpg\" alt=\"The Dude Rides\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; Dude&#8217;s awesome beard at the MuTianYu Wall<br \/>\n<a title=\"A Time in March by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6989995245\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7045\/6989995245_b6ea0a5e8e_c.jpg\" alt=\"A Time in March\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; A foggy day at the MuTianYu Great Wall<br \/>\n<a title=\"The Wall in Fog by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6991213171\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7187\/6991213171_131b99880b_c.jpg\" alt=\"The Wall in Fog\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> &#8211; View east from bedroom with snow<br \/>\n<a title=\"And the Streets Shone by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6999931051\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7100\/6999931051_d74a885c3a_c.jpg\" alt=\"And the Streets Shone\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> &#8211; View of ChaoYang Park dressed in snow<br \/>\n<a title=\"Snowy Chao Yang by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6855116548\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6216\/6855116548_621d4248fa_c.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Chao Yang\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> &#8211; Reid inquisitive at church<br \/>\n<a title=\"Little Boy Blue by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/7005460163\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7131\/7005460163_051f1f6910_c.jpg\" alt=\"Little Boy Blue\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> &#8211; View out my work window looking west<br \/>\n<a title=\"On the Otherside by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/7008217647\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7212\/7008217647_5aa4ee7915_c.jpg\" alt=\"On the Otherside\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> &#8211; Light out the corridor at a tower on the Great Wall<br \/>\n<a title=\"The Tower Exit by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6863969812\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7230\/6863969812_765451e9c2_c.jpg\" alt=\"The Tower Exit\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> &#8211; One of the amazing towers at JianKou Great Wall<br \/>\n<a title=\"Tower on the Ridge by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6867785558\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7104\/6867785558_91e02facc5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tower on the Ridge\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> &#8211; Miles at the BCIS Pool<br \/>\n<a title=\"The Swimmer by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6877631808\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7122\/6877631808_315c7e0491_c.jpg\" alt=\"The Swimmer\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> &#8211; Sofi at the BCIS Pool<br \/>\n<a title=\"With You All The Way by Mark Griffith, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/niffgurd\/6880509262\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7202\/6880509262_98a528ee2f_c.jpg\" alt=\"With You All The Way\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is another collection of the best of for the Month of March. Click through on any photo for more details and information. I was lucky enough to make it to the Great Wall three weekends in March, the most special part was when a late spring snow storm dumped on JianKou and I was &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/?p=217\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,31],"tags":[10,59,60,36,114],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-mark","category-photography","tag-beijing","tag-bestof","tag-bestof2012","tag-china","tag-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinagriffith.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}