The New Year and Luzhou’s Great Outdoors
February 7, 2008Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! I hope the Year of the Rat is good to you all.
On this special holiday when everyone else in the country is spending quality time at home with their families, I celebrated by running 4 miles in the cold rain. It was not as miserable as it sounds, I promise.
Actually, it was quite lovely. Growing up in the thriving jungle-like ecosystem of the Minneapolis suburbs, I took many things for granted, like seeing the occasional small animal. Or… tree. And being alone on a hiking trail or bike path. That is why this is my favorite little corner of Luzhou, and why I am grateful that the rain kept the sane people inside so I could enjoy the solitude today. It’s not Taroko Gorge and it’s not the North Shore, but Luzhou has its charms now and then.
Yeah… don’t ask me about the last one.
Don’t ask about the last one? Seriously? Okay, I’ll just assume you’ve created a piece for installation at the Walker when you return home. “Office Buddha Bewildered at the Absence of His Desk.”
Glad you had a nice run; you know how to make the most of a gloomy day.