July 2012, Sai Kung

July started with fireworks...

Then it became so stifling hot and windless that there is seemingly nothing moving outside and nothing to do, but that is always when it gets interesting. It reminded me of when I was 4 in Los Angles and we used to spend the hot days in the shade of my grandpa’s front lawn looking for four leaf clovers; and here in the summer we look for three connected dragon flies, but seem to only find them in pairs.

Then it got fun with a couple of spectacular typhoons, the pumpkins in our garden grew huge, I got a new job, a great party,

... and most importantly our daughter Valorie was born.

The First of July, Independence Day Fireworks, from Pfizer’s office in Central Plaza with Ryan and Ruby

A photo hyper focusing for maximum depth of field, for a photography course’s homework

View from our hotel room – we got lazy and decided not to go home. Our home is just over the mountains in the distance.

Daisy, dressing to match our swimming pool

Brian pissing on a bush

Curiosity

Daisy and Brian on Fei Ngo Shan Mountain where we go often to escape the heat and see the sunset

Obediance

Daisy and Valorie at Matilda hospital

Brian and I were batchlers for 3 days while Daisy and Valorie were in the hospital

View from the peak, near Matilda Hospital, the day after Valorie was born

Daisy and I make it a tradition to go to the peak for dinner the day after our kids are born.