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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 10

November 9, 2018 XingfuMama 15 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 10 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Here’s a few from my archives

These were architecturally a great match for the space, the Microsoft Auditorium at Seattle Central Library, but not particularly comfortable.

KSM-20180924-seats-03 — Whose couch is it?

KSM-20180925-seats-04 — Garden seat outside a clinic.

Over to you.

Pull up a seat, Uncategorized

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 9

November 2, 2018 XingfuMama 20 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 9 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Here is my contribution:

Seating at the Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 2.

Pleasant seating near the bathrooms and water dispenser.

A very empty waiting area for the flight to Seattle, I’ve never seen it this quiet.

This past week I spent most of my time at the hospital with my grandmother.

Surprisingly comfortable.

Grandma’s wheelchair is in the background. But this is what I mostly saw.

Over to you. Hopefully your seats are more fun.

China, Pull up a seat, Shouguang

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 8

October 26, 2018 XingfuMama 15 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 7 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Here is my contribution for this week:

This old gentleman stared then smiled at me, which made me smile. He was just sitting out and enjoying a nice fall day, visiting with people passing and keeping an eye on the neighborhood. This is an older portion of town, but the modern buildings are looming on the horizon.

Over to you.

Pull up a seat

Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 7

October 19, 2018 XingfuMama 18 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Quick reminder: I am traveling for one more week and have limited internet access at times, so will be a little slower than usual approving ping-backs. Please be patient with me.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

My contribution:

Bring your own phone booths for dining solo in a Japanese restaurant.

Over to you.

China, Pull up a seat, Shouguang

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 6

October 12, 2018 XingfuMama 19 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 6 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Quick reminder: I am traveling for the next couple of weeks and have limited internet access at times, so will be a little slower than usual approving ping-backs. Please be patient with me.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

My contribution:

I am visiting my son in Shouguang, Shandong Province, China. As I have mentioned in a couple of other recent posts, there is a lovely river that has long stretches of park that runs along the east side of town. In nice weather I like to walk there in the mornings. There are several benches, it’s a great place to people watch.

Here are a few things I saw sitting on one of the benches in the first picture:

Sculptures of children.

Sweeper.

Woman doing caligraphy.

Over to you.

Pull up a seat, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Pull Up A Seat Photo Challenge-Week 5

October 5, 2018 XingfuMama 21 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 5 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Quick reminder: I am traveling for the next couple of weeks and have limited internet access at times, so will be a little slower than usual approving ping-backs. Please be patient with me.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

This gorgeous, but uncomfortable looking, pair of antique Chinese chairs was in the lobby of my hotel in Qingdao. Can you imagine how long it must have taken the maker to do all of the intricate artwork?

Over to you.

Pull up a seat, Random Reflections

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 4

September 28, 2018 XingfuMama 14 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 2 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or pingback. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Follow up: the seat I showed in last week’s post was for jockey training.

Here are my photos for this week. They take a sober turn. I almost cried when I saw this and realized that someone had built a makeshift shelter from two dumped sofas and some other desert trash.

I took these photos in late August, in the desert, in an area where people, especially contractors, dump many things in order to avoid paying the fees at the local landfill. It appeared unoccupied, so hopefully its builder found a safer refuge from the elements.

Over to you (hopefully on a happier note).

Ireland, Pull up a seat

Pull up a Seat-Week 3

September 21, 2018 XingfuMama 24 Comments

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

We came across this seat at the Cashel Palace Hotel. Can you tell me what this seat is for?

Over to you. Add a link to your post in the comment section.

Africa, Pull up a seat

Pull up a seat Photo Challenge-week 2

September 14, 2018 XingfuMama 9 Comments

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Here are my photos for this week. These were taken several years ago in the Kitui area of Kenya, most in the village of Mulundi.

Men sitting:

My son visting with a new friend on a day so hot the dogs barely twitched.

Three generations.

Women sitting (notice the difference?)

Seamstress in Kitui market town.

Shelling peas and shooing chickens.

Making mandazi.

Finally a rest: Working hard all week makes Sundays extra special. The worship services are a real celebration with a lot of singing and dancing. These catholic ladies are wearing choir clothes, so they probably earned a rest. I saw them perform at a village function and they are really wonderful. I smile just remembering.

Over to you. Add a link to your post in the comment section.

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

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