E. M.S. Early Morning Sun

Morning sun streaks into my tea room ..perfect time infuse my new tea.
I use a clear teapot to help visualize the brew and a large tea wan: Update: March 4th. 2019 .. this Tea Bowl is now returned to soil from whence it came .. Yes an accidental collision with a hardwood floor ... one my favourite tea bowls.

Open Sesame

Sésame, ouvre-toi ….

Yunnan Longrun Pu-erh Tea Cake-Caiwei (Year 2012,Fermented, 200g)

The cake is opened and placed into the tea caddie … I’ll brew some tea later today

Three cakes ready for the New Year

Just opened a gift from my brother and sister in law .. Three cakes, two 357 gram cakes and one 200 gram cake.  I’ll open the small cake and infuse a sample with a report to follow.

Yunnan Longrun Pu-erh Tea Cake –Dali (Year 2010,Fermented, 357g)

Yunnan Longrun Pu-erh Tea Cake-Caiwei (Year 2012,Fermented, 200g)

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Field Trip .. Kawai - Hawaii

Visiting family in Hanapepe, Kawai:

View  from Kukuiolono golf course: looking towards Ni hau island.(covered in sea haze)9th. green,view from the restaurant (satellite disk outside on the right)1st. hole tee-offNow that’s a shade tree:Sorry not Scotland .. Kukuiolono, KawaiWaimea townKukuiolono Kukuiolono Kukuiolono Kukuiolono Waimea Waimea Waimea Waimea