Baby Kittens

This seems like one of those stories that should have been written about 2 weeks ago in order to not have to give so much backstory now.  However, we have neglected the blog lately, and so a backstory is necessary.  But it is short:

Our friend Nick has moved into a new house.  The previous tenants had a cat, who gave birth to 4 baby kittens about 3 weeks ago.  Around a week and a half later she died.  Yes, this is terrible and sad, but the four kittens are alive and well.  Logan and I have been helping take care of them (which just means they have stayed at our house while Nick did some traveling and as he doesn't have a refrigerator right now, he can't really keep emergency kitten formula on hand.)  They will move over to his house once he gets a fridge, and we will continue to feed them and let them live in my office until he is ready for them.  Anyways, here is a video we shot today.  Mostly you just hear them crying, and Nick has complete rights for renaming them, especially the one we've dubbed as Graham....she will probably receive the name Baz.  (That's for you, Angus.)  

--da



Kittens from L & DA Heinrich on Vimeo.

Toothpaste (A Video Test)

When we first moved to JH, you may remember that I posted about getting caught in the rain and frying my IPOD.  Two days ago, I received a new Nano in the mail...small, cute, blue, and it has the ability to take video.  So here is my first test of what the Nano can do, and what all I have to do to get the video online.


Toothpaste from Daryl-Ann Heinrich on Vimeo.

enjoy.
--da

Manting Park

One of our teachers holds season passes to a park here in town.  Before school let out for the holiday, she loaned us these passes.  We found out that they are only good for the daytime hours....around 6:00pm you have to buy a much more expensive ticket to gain entrance into the park.  During the day, it is really a large, quiet, enjoyable park.  At night, however, it becomes the site of the "show of all shows"....or something like that.  Regardless, you pay a lot for a ticket, but then you can eat all you want, drink all the BaiJiu that you want, and enjoy dancing and singing and minority performances.  (Go here for a brief introduction on BaiJiu.)

Not wanting to spend the money, or experience what all you can drink BaiJiu is like, we opted to use the free passes for a morning at the park.

Here is the view from the entrance.  A statue commemorating Premier Zhou Enlai's trip to our city to celebrate the Water Splashing Festival...can't remember the year he came, but it would have been in the month of April, since that is when the Water Splashing Festival occurs.  Go here for an introduction to Zhou Enlai.....

The rest of the photos are just from around the park.