Closed for the Season

A deserted McDonald's kiosk stands alone in the fog and cold. During the height of the warm tourist season in Shanghai, this place must come alive with laughing children and smiling visitors.

It is winter season now, no ice cream for sale and no tourists to wander by.

- Karen

Brick Tower

Step back in time when you see the decorations outside of this home.
It reminds me of a medieval castle or a dungeon with faux windows.

- Karen

Wordless Wednesday

To see other Wordless Wednesday participants, click here.

Mesmerizing

What are these you ask?
These Tube Anemones burrow their "feet" in sediment underwater while their innumerable tentacles perform their undulating silent dance to put everyone who watches them into a spellbinding trance.

- Karen

Working for a Living

Whenever I travel overseas, I like to see how other people live. During my recent trip to China, I spotted some of these workers.
Souvenir vendors are everywhere. They are quite persistent and are not shy about bargaining with you.

An idle pedicab driver waiting for his next fare. I wonder how many people need a ride in a land surrounded by bicyclists and motorists.

When she was zooming about me, I wondered what she was doing. After quickly realizing how efficient this vehicle is to help her pick up garbage in the world's largest public square visited by tens of thousands of people on a daily basis.

He made me nervous by the way he was standing on that boat cleaning leaves from the pond.

Street vendor selling cooked chestnuts. The vendor further up was selling cooked yams.

- Karen

Sky in the Water

Is there sky in the water, water in the sky, or neither?
What do you see?

- Karen

The Lady & the Gambler

There could be a story in there somewhere.
Spotted these colorful characters on the otherwise dull control boxes.

- Karen