Vietnamese decorate their homes with various kinds of plants and flowers during the celebration of Tết, the lunar new year. Today is new year’s eve (January 27) and yesterday was a madhouse at the temporary market to sell Tết decorations. This guy is all set with his rather small orange tree lashed to the back of his bike for the drive home. While this man is bringing his own decoration home, there was an army of delivery men carting away trees and plants often much larger than this one on the backs of motorbikes. There are some larger orange trees and more buyers in the background. Unfortunately, the fruit on these trees is for decoration, not eating. I’m told the trees are sprayed and pumped up with chemicals to keep the fruit small while the trees continue to grow. Definitely not for eating. Alas.
Tag: Vietnam
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Skyline Da Nang
Tableau
In the Distance
Han River, Da Nang, Vietnam
A couple of weeks ago, on Dec 3 to be exact, the rain stopped and some pale sunlight peeked through the overcast briefly. I immediately walked out of the house to get a bit of exercise and some relief from cabin fever. The Han River is muddy and swollen in this photo. It has been raining for much of the two weeks since then.
Monochromatic
The weather recently has consisted of rain, rain, and more rain. Looking out over the East Sea, there appears to be some sunshine in the distance, but it remains gray by the shore.
Da Nang Sunset, Vietnam
Coconut Palm, Da Nang, Vietnam
Ferris Wheel, Da Nang, Vietnam
