Summertime at a Mountain Bamboo Grove

Summertime at a mountain bamboo grove.

Bamboos are beautiful plants widely found in countries in Asia. There are large bamboo forests in China, Japan, Korea, and many Southeast Asian countries. The cultivated bamboo groves in China and Japan are particularly magnificent and captivating. My painting shows a scholar studying in a mountain abode among beautiful bamboo groves on a summer’s day. All parts of the bamboo can be used. It is...

Summertime ozone at northern mid-latitudes

Summertime

Dandelion Wine is a lyrical coming-of-age story set in Green Town, Illinois, in the early 20 th century (1). Douglas Spaulding is 12 years old, and summertime has arrived. When it's a new summer, you need new shoes. In fact, you need " Royal Crown Cream-Sponge Para Litefoot Tennis Shoes. " But Doug doesn't have the money. He bargains with Mr. Sanderson, the proprietor of the local shoe store: Y...

A geometric summertime rash.

A 17-year-old girl presented with a bruiselike rash on her legs. The rash had appeared three days prior, after she had eaten limes and rolled down a grassy hill with friends. The rash was initially brightly erythematous, and it was associated with a burning sensation. She had a history of asthma and eczema. The physical examination revealed multiple linear and geometric hyperpigmented patches o...

Mountain Village at Sunset.

During my travels to numerous countries over 40 years, I have seen many picturesque mountain villages with elegant and well-preserved houses perched on carefully selected sites on the mountains, and others located by a river or lake at the foot of a mountain. They appear remarkably harmonious with the natural scenery. Fruit trees or tea trees and crops such as rice, wheat, and corn are planted ...