Summer Wind

License This Image

and similar images at

and

Young boys muck around in the fountain (previously featured here and here) near the Yi Sun Shin statue in downtown Seoul.

I thought these pictures were appropriate to signify the unofficial end of summer as far I'm concerned. I'm officially freezing whenever I go outside. However, don't let my overreaction imply that these hardy Koreans find the temperature cold nowadays. I spent the better part of the past 6 years avoiding winters in tropical countries so my body's core temperature skews a bit to the warmer end. I'd much rather peel layers off than put them on - More beach, rather than mountain - I prefer the steak rather than the sizzle (whatever that means).

I'd venture a guess that it's actually the Frankenstein hairdo that makes this girl cuter than a bug's ear. Or could it be her over-sized head, like that of a freshly born puppy or Japanese animation character.

I awaited the inevitable powerful jet of fountain water in the eye. Unfortunately Fortunately it never materialized.

Wet and chilly. I know exactly how she feels.

Ed. note - I have no idea why but this post decided to delete itself. I've resuscitated it, hopefully for good.