The sun shines on an oversized plant. This was about ten minutes into a hike in the eastern part of Taipei. I don't know how many more pics I will be posting here in the next 8 days as I will be moving soon and losing my internet connection until I go home to Cincy. It is possible that the next pics being posted up here will be from Cincinnati. How strange! 

Some apartments in near the Four Beasts (named because mountains resemble various animals) area in eastern Taipei. Linked with the previous picture, you might get an idea the mix of nature and man in Taipei, how nature is always present despite the concrete and towering skyscrapers which are also omnipresent. Notice also the clothes hanging out to dry - something you will see all over town. I choose not to do this as I don't want to smell any more like exhaust and pollution than I already do. 

I was just glancing through a folder of photos I took last summer and this one grabbed me for some reason.  

A bit of a different subject matter today - some colorful (albeit dead) flowers. 

A fake piece of wood leaning against a wall in Kenting.  

A homestay that stood out in southern Taiwan, one town south of Kenting.