The first sign of Autumn. Squirrel looking for nuts to stash away for the cold winter months. It's late into the season and surprisingly Grandma's garden still looks luscious green. Her Lao herb Pak Kayang. Sawtooth Coriander Tamarind tree Her eggplants look different from mine, the flower is purple instead of white. Chili peppers She… Continue reading Grandma’s Garden September11, 2011
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27657476 w=515&h=290] Click here to view this video on YouTube This is going into the twelve week of rice planting. The rice paddy sits near a busy road and the sound of cars passing by was real loud that I had to mute the video clips this time. I was on my way to work… Continue reading Rice Paddy August 12, 2011
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27366766 w=515&h=290] Click here to view this video on YouTube This is going into the eleventh week of rice planting, and the aroma of the rice crops are so nice. When I drove by earlier this week, I saw that they started harvesting the mature rice crops already. It has been so hot and humid,… Continue reading Rice Paddy August 5, 2011
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27079947 w=515&h=290] Click here to view this video on YouTube This is going into the tenth week of rice planting. The hot and humid weather made some of the rice pods mature faster. I can tell the types of rice by looking at the rice pods now and this is white rice. The ones that… Continue reading Rice Paddy July 29, 2011
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/26798685 w=515&h=290] Click here to view this video on YouTube The last time I visited the rice paddy was June 17th, and the plants were still very young then. My goal for this year rice planting was to update it weekly but with vacationing and having to work long hours I finally had a chance… Continue reading Rice Paddy July 22, 2011
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/25268278 w=515&h=290] I uploaded my video in HD format, if you have a slow internet connection please watch in Youtube. This is going into the fourth week of rice planting. The air humidity is thick, and the aroma of the young rice plants smell so nice. It was an overcast day and I decided to… Continue reading Rice Paddy June 17, 2011
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/24953453 w=515&h=290] I uploaded my video in HD format, if you have a slow internet connection please watch in youtube. This is going into the third week of rice planting and the aroma of the young rice plants smell so nice. These are the little tadpoles that I saw last week, I came prepared this… Continue reading Rice Paddy June 10, 2011
It's rice planting season again. My co-workers actually finished planting their rice paddies last week and I couldn't photograph it since it rained last Friday. If I had known about a rainsleeve then I could have photographed the rice paddy in the rain, this could have been interesting. I read about the rainsleeve at Scott's… Continue reading Rice Paddy June 3, 2011
I drove passed the rice paddy on the way home from work and saw that they were harvesting, but I didn't stop since I didn't have my camera with me. I went all the way home and decided to come back because I think a photo looks a lot prettier with people in it, especially… Continue reading Rice Paddy August 26, 2010
The weather was extra nice today, not too hot and humid. I stopped by the rice paddy after work, the evening hours at the rice paddy has a more pleasing sounds to me than midday, I absolutely love the sound of the crickets. This is going into the twelve week of rice planting and they… Continue reading Rice Paddy August 20, 2010
I drove passed the rice paddy on Tuesday and saw one person in the paddy harvesting the first rice crop. I'm sure this will make a good meal and a celebration for the family. This is the eleventh week of rice planting and the weather has been very hot and humid here in North Carolina.… Continue reading Rice Paddy August 13, 2010
This is going into the tenth week of rice planting and see how fast these rice pods mature in the hot and humid weather of North Carolina. I do have to say that I take the heat well for being out there, these were taken mid day and some of the storm clouds started to… Continue reading Rice Paddy August 6, 2010
This is going into the ninth week of rice planting and a huge transformation from last week. Again, I visited the rice paddy after work. It was very hot today but not humid like last week and what a beautiful sight! The aroma of the rice plants and the sounds of the rice paddy are… Continue reading Rice Paddy July 30, 2010
I stopped by the rice paddy after work, it was extremely hot and my camera lens kept fogging up in the first 5 to 10 minutes that I got there. The temperature was around 95 degree Fahrenheit (35 degree Celsius) but it felt more like 100 degree. I've been using the auto setting on my… Continue reading Rice Paddy July 23, 2010
I didn't think I would get to take a picture of the rice paddy today because it started to drizzle around 4:30pm, a bit disappointed I went back to work. The sky clear-up by the time I left work, but it looked like the sky would open up at any moment. I'm glad that it… Continue reading Rice Paddy July 16, 2010
