birth and music

Today is the birthday of a sister, 

and I think of music together: dancing 

in our basement  as children, singing 

to the radio and stereo, and imagining 

a performance of all five sisters. 

For you, S. 

Photo: Two friends Poly and Orlando performing, 

Wellington, New Zealand

warm and open

These mushrooms are just 

the way I always want to be.

Photo: In the Wairarapa, New Zealand

eleven

I think about doing something 

with these eleven slabs, do you?

Photo: Sea wall, Peng Chau, Hong Kong

curious

I remember being in this village, a five-hour walk 

from the nearest town, and I remember being 

just as curious as the children. I asked people 

what they valued in their lives, and soon, 

the book "My Favourite Thing" was born.

Photo: Me in China, 1998 (I am sorry that I have forgotten the name of the photographer.)