Before the snow

Snow about to fall

December 19, 2014

PyeongChang

Kimjang or making Kimchi

My mom is the best!

November 15, 2014

PyeongChang

Summer harvest: bean, pear & raspberry

August 3, 2014

This is my dad's favorite type of beans. He has lost his appetite lately, and one of the things that stimulate him to eat is this bean. Most of all, I like its color, the nature-created-color.  

My mom also picked up some apricots. They need more time to get sweeter.

My mom usually steams this bean with rice and sweet potatoes, but she used potatoes this time instead of sweet potatoes. Well, I should say I prefer sweet potatoes. My dad's on the same side!

August 2, 2014

My mom and I picked up some wild pears from the trees along the river bank in PyeongChang. Some were perfectly ripe, but others were short of ripening. 

My mom told me she would wait for a couple of days and pick them up when they are fully ready. Unfortunately, the typhoon got stronger that night, bringing lots of rain and heavy wind. I found many of the pears on the trees gone after the typhoon. 

July 27, 2014

It's time to enjoy wild raspberries! They are so delicate that you need to be careful when you pluck the berries from a tree. I took in lots of vitamin thanks to these raspberries!

Hibiscus and butterfly in one

July 27, 2014

I saw this amazing moment on my stroll in the neighborhood. A butterfly landed on a petal of a hibiscus flower. The butterfly began to get into the flower, deeper and deeper. Then s/he fit right inside the flower and stood still. As if he took a nap in there!

@PyeongChang

Green summer in Mt. Odaesan

June 11, 2014

I did something good for my eyes. Being surrounded by all green plants and tall trees!

Mt. Odaesan(오대산 in Korean) in PyeongChang was gently welcoming summer. The mountain, designated as a national park, was a perfect place for a getaway from hectic urban routines. Seasonal flowers as well as green foliage and vegetation dominate the mountain. Small squirrels appeared from nowhere, hopping here and there and enjoying their meals. 

It was a little cloudy and even drizzling for a while, but that made the walking through the forest more refreshing and pleasant.  

@Mt. Odaesan, PyeongChang

(Pictures all taken with Galaxy Note)