[wulinka]

Who would have thought that in this place of coal mining and waste dumpsites there was such beauty to be found?

I actually managed to find a photography club here (!), or at least this is a group of more or less ambitious hobby shooters who get together every now and then to go out on an outing.
Sunday we got up early and went to a field of peach trees, I would never have found this place by myself.
The weather was foggy, so the light conditions were perfect, and there was fresh dew covering the flowers... It's been a long time since I have found such beautiful objects.

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[Irma]

Those are really beautiful macros, Uli...

Great you found that group to go out to take pictures...

[NT73]

Nice Uli, The dewdrop in #4 looks like a little planet.
So is 'Chosan' good morning?

[wulinka]

Chosan?

sometimes they say "zao shang hao"...... is that what you meant? (zao shang= early day, hao = good)

[NT73]

Probably. Similar pronunciation.
What little phrases I learned in a Chinese restaurant, late at night about 48 years ago. I wrote it in a diary, which somehow seems to have survived.
May be a different dialect.

[shuttertalk]

Nice pics Uli.. there certainly is beauty everywhere if you look for it.

NT73 - "Cho sun" is correct (hehe kinda hard to write the pronunciation), but it's in Cantonese (different dialect) whereas I'm assuming Uli would be using Mandarin...

[wulinka]

That's what I thought, must be from the south.... I try to use mandarin, but even here I cannot always understand the locals

[NT73]

It's the same the world over. (understanding the locals)
We eat mandarins for tea. (funny little oranges,)

[Pat]

Beautiful shots, glad you are settling in and have found others with the same interests

[wulinka]

pat, as you say that I am packing my suitcases to move to the province's capital Hefei on sunday....
This move came up very suddenly: my partner is going back to Germany on Sunday to take a break, after which he will come back. As of Monday this week, my application as an English teacher at the local University wasn't going anywhere, so that after Sunday I would not have a place to stay. That's when I called someone I know in Hefei, and she suggested I come to Hefei, they could give me accomodation and a job right away...

So next week I will be on my own in a new place in a foreign country with a terribly difficult language...:o

Is daunting the right word? But I am looking forward to it, too, just that indeed I will lose the few contacts I have just made in Huainan and again start from scratch.

But that's off topic.... Uli

[Wedding Shooter]

I like the first shot Uli.

[shuttertalk]

All the best Uli... I hope the new place and job works out...

Look on the bright side - new neighbourhood = new photographic opportunities!

But seriously, hope everything goes well!

[Pat]

I'm sure you will settle in OK in the new town, life is one big adventure

[Russt]

good luck with the move Uli.........hope it all goes smooth

[wulinka]

Thank you very much guys!!

I looked at the Uni and the accommodation today (I will be teaching English at a Universtiy). The accommodation is ok, actually for Chinese standards really nice. As it is relatively newly built, I will be the first to move into the appartment. The only drawback is that this new campus is relatively far from the city center in a neighbourhood still largely under construction. I met my neighbour two floors down, she is a 50 or so years old lady from Ukrania :-)

I will have internet, but no DSL, will try my best to not get lost again for so long!

Uli

[Kombisaurus]

The lovely soft bokeh really suits the subtle soft colours here Uli.
It works particularly well as a series too.
Great job.