View from a high vantage

Asakusa’s Kaminarimon and Nakamise-Dōri at dusk. The large lantern lights up around 5:00pm, sun setting at 5:30pm in Tokyo in late September. Sensoji Temple at the end of the shopping street.

A Morning 3 hr Saunter ... Update 3:30 !!!!

The 5 Freeway upgrade construction in process .. view from Los Alisos overpass.

Southern California:  30% chance of Rain ... Sean washed his car !!!

It's NOT beer !!! It's a Woodblock Print

 

Ducks up the Creek

Walk Early and Cast a Long Shadow

New parts for the Mountain Bike

New Handle-Bar-Ends

Setting up a Specialized Stump Jumper Pro for Jean

 Changing to a Shorter length Stem & new Pedals:

On a morning walk

Work continues on the 5 Fwy .. 9 am on an overcast morning

Morning Sunrise on the trail.

 

Watching the Sun setting

Overcast Gray Morning .... from the Fire-Break Trail

 

5 Fwy South Bound at Alicia Pkw

 Major re-construction underway !!!

Two Meng Hai factory Shu-Pu-Erh cakes ... different recipes and outer wrappers; the 7452 vintage 2010 and 7572 from 2019

What does 7572 stand for?

7572 is a code that stands for a recipe/blend for a pu erh tea. The first two numbers ’75’ refers to the year a recipe was first introduced. 

The third number ‘7’ stands for the type of leaves used. This can range from 0-9 depending on the size of the leaves. In this case it’s 7, meaning that relatively large leaves are used. 

Finally, the last digit stands for the factory where the cake is made. In this case number ‘2’ stands for the Menghai tea factory. See below the full list of factories:

• #1: Kunming Tea Factory
• #2: Menghai Tea Factory
• #3: Xiaguan Tea Factory
• #4: Puer Tea Factory

Cross-Sections from the time before.... In the days of BLUE PRINTS

Standard 3,000 psi Yoke attachment

 Cold water (Arctic) Upgrade for Main Spring

High 5,000 psi attachment Screw System

Opening Time: ...

Two productions, one recipe .. 7572:

  

Afternoon Tea ..

 Such a very nice day .. late afternoon tea-break

New Summer Blooms: Plumerias

Plumeria, also known as "Lei flowers" and "Frangipani," are small trees native to tropical regions.