Trash or Treasure
1/4/2020 (rev. 5/20/2026)
There’s a second life for a lot of things. Water vapor escapes into air, then comes rain, snow or ice. Not surprisingly strange things do happen which sometimes go beyond our imagination. Indeed there’s second chance to renew oneself when it comes to things human beings built…..
1. A relocated historical building
“The little 'Le Yue Bookstore' turns out to be a relocated historical building dating back to the Japanese colonial period.” - online information
上網查到一段有趣的資訊。當日在東區讓人驚艶的小書店「樂閲書店」，竟然是日本時代建造的古蹟新移。 有興趣的朋友可以上網查看。計劃到台北松煙文創區一遊的朋友，不妨順道來此一訪，就在誠品大樓邊上的林蔭小徑中。這家小小的書店座落在台北東區少見的明媚景致當中，依傍著綠蔭環繞的小湖，這個木造建築，彷彿像是個住家，賓客至此休憩、讀書，飲茶、咖啡……
Taipei, Taiwan
2. A fishing basket（魚簍） I took home as souvenir while
Boating on Li River（灕江）of Guili（桂林）spring of 2000
It ceased to be useful for its original purpose and became an object of art, or, historical relic, say some fifty years later (Below)
It ceased to be useful for its original purpose and became an object of art, or, historical relic, say some fifty years later (Below)
中國桂林 Guilin, China
3. Many of the historical relics 歷史文物
housed in museums
all over the world are to bear witness to
what happened hundreds or thousands of years earlier
in human history
This piece of artifacts has been preserved
in pristine condition
for history aficionados and art lover’s alike to enjoy
Metropolitan museum of Art
New York City (2009)
4. Three dry roses
午後斜陽穿室 凋萎的三朶玫瑰 仿佛恢復了原來顏色
「好花不長開」- 人間定律
這三朶粉色玫瑰，不記得是那一年，該有十多年了吧？
花枝紮成一小束倒懸自然風乾後，靜靜棲在我客廳玻璃架上
花開花謝，十數個春天去了又返回
斯人已老，花朶依舊年輕！
5. These are dry fruit of a gourd - Buddha’s hand (佛手)
and seed heads of lotus (蓮蓬)
They accentuated a tea table at a tea gathering
where I attended as guest
where I attended as guest
An object-of-art, not to mention the interesting religious metaphors
6. Grasshopper made of leaves
草編蚱蜢
In a botanical garden in Taitung(台東), Taiwan
A volunteer working there was playing a tune with a whistle
he made from a long blade of green grass
On a table next to him lay a few insects he made with grass
Here’s a grasshopper!
台灣 台東Taitung, Taiwan
Don’t throw away a teapot missing its lid,
or teapot body had minor, unnoticeable damage.
It made a handy
7. Water spout (水滴)
for calligraphy writing or watercolor painting,
also perfect for a miniature vase for a small floral display
8. Exotic flowers or plants
奇花異草
always make excellent
decoration items
In the photo below, can you tell what they are
or used to be?
9. Two chairs placed in a corner of a tea house
兩張老椅子
They appeared old with use
yet in decent condition
To be categorized as antique chairs
台北 台灣 Taipei, Taiwan
10. Empty glass jars and bottles
回收玻璃瓶的利用
can be great vessels to arrange individual flowers with different length, shape or colors for an interesting and harmonious look
A piece of
11. well polished driftwood 漂木
Can be placed with something almost equally
perfect and beautiful
12. An old Chinese house
一楝木造老屋
This pencil sketch I did years ago sitting right under the roof
on the lefthand side of the painting
A lodge we called 民宿 similar to bed and breakfast
nestled in the mountain range of Nanto 南投
Befittingly called 「天空的院子」
or “ Patio of Heaven”
Group of eight of us ventured into this semi wilderness
Stayed overnight at the lodge all by ourselves
Waking up to nature’s wonders abundant in the quietness of rustling leaves and chirping birds
We had the good fortune to have
the proprietor brought us two meals each day
all the way from foot of the mountain
so we needed not hunt and gather
like primitive people
We, a bunch of privileged city people
returned to the city they came from with
Gratitude & images etched in the depth of minds of all
Nanto, Taiwan 台灣 南投
Grace
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