When we were in Beijng a few years ago facing a daunting street crossing with streams of cars, trucks, buses and bicycles, my husband, a very wry fellow, said, "Remember that picture of the guy and the tanks in Tianamen Square? Now I realize he was just crossing the street." No disrespect intended on his part, but it WAS a funny comment.
Several days after Tiananmen, I was finally in a place where I could get a call through to my parents, who were frantic. (I'd sent a telegram, but it didn't get to them for a week.) First thing my dad did was tell me a couple Tiananmen jokes he'd heard. That was his way of dealing with the stress. My mother was appalled, but I found it very reassuring.
Awesome bee photos! And your blog is great in general. Found you thru Organic Beekeepers list on yahoo. I'm a new beekeeper - blogging too - check it out if you have a chance - timebeeing.blogspot.com Cheers!
There's now an entire generation that doesn't remember this. 
When we were in Beijng a few years ago facing a daunting street crossing with streams of cars, trucks, buses and bicycles, my husband, a very wry fellow, said, "Remember that picture of the guy and the tanks in Tianamen Square? Now I realize he was just crossing the street." No disrespect intended on his part, but it WAS a funny comment.
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ReplyDeleteSeveral days after Tiananmen, I was finally in a place where I could get a call through to my parents, who were frantic. (I'd sent a telegram, but it didn't get to them for a week.) First thing my dad did was tell me a couple Tiananmen jokes he'd heard. That was his way of dealing with the stress. My mother was appalled, but I found it very reassuring.
Awesome bee photos! And your blog is great in general. Found you thru Organic Beekeepers list on yahoo. I'm a new beekeeper - blogging too - check it out if you have a chance - timebeeing.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Adam! I'll check it out.
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