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Rachelle
- Nov 6
- 2 min
"Fengyu guimu" 風雨歸牧, hanging scroll by Li Di 李迪 (fl. 12th century)
A country scene on a rainy day


Rachelle
- Oct 16
- 2 min
張鎡《清平樂·炮栗》To the Tune Qingpingle, On Roasting ChestnutsBy Zhang Zi (1153-1221?)
Another autumn delight...


Rachelle
- Aug 28
- 2 min
李穡《蜂螫》 “Bee Sting” by Yi Saek (1328-1396)
A few words of consolation for a recent incident in the woods.

Rachelle
- Aug 14
- 4 min
劉辰翁《金縷曲》 “To the tune ‘Jinlüqu’ ” by Liu Chenweng (1232-1297)
For the peach season.


Rachelle
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Shen Zhou 沈周 on Chinese leaf
Chinese leaf... better than lamb with wine (?!)


Rachelle
- Jul 24
- 2 min
A life sketch of pomegranates
Album leaf and inscription by Shen Zhou 沈周

Rachelle
- Jul 3
- 3 min
梅堯臣《蛙》“Frogs” by Mei Yaochen (1002-1060)
Summer metamorphosis...


Rachelle
- Jun 26
- 3 min
A solution to drought, with the help of little "dragons"
An anecdote about lizards from the 11th century.


Rachelle
- Jun 19
- 3 min
公孫詭《文鹿賦》“Poetic Exposition on a Patterned Deer” by Gongsun Gui (d. 148 BCE)
On a fairy beast that visits me every day lately...


Rachelle
- Jun 5
- 3 min
陸遊《夜歸》 “Returning at Night” by Lu You (1125-1210)
A night in the countryside, full of life.

Rachelle
- May 29
- 3 min
“Yong'an ming” 慵菴銘 (Inscription on the Cottage of Idleness) by Bai Yuchan 白玉蟾 (1134-1229)
How to be lazy thoughtfully

Rachelle
- May 15
- 2 min
Album leaf “Yu’er mudan” 魚兒牡丹 by Zou Yigui 鄒一桂; inscription by Qianlong Emperor 乾隆
On a happy encounter with the bleeding heart in Gmunden.

Rachelle
- May 8
- 2 min
Deer among pine trees
To commemorate a delightful encounter near Zwettl.


Rachelle
- May 1
- 3 min
朱彝尊《鵲橋仙》To the tune “Queqiaoxian” by Zhu Yizun (1629-1709)
The flowering season of the magnolia and the crab apple.


Rachelle
- Apr 17
- 2 min
楊承鯤《鷹》“The Hawk” by Yang Chengkun (1550-1589)
A gentle reminder for our newly arrived chicks.


Rachelle
- Apr 3
- 3 min
韓維《謝到水仙二本》“In Gratitude for a Gift of Two Narcissus Bulbs” by Han Wei (1017-1098)
For narcissus whose season is coming to an end.


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