This firecracker exploding on its own might not seem like much, but it’s one of 40 or 50 that was fired off here last night. It lights up the surrounding apartments, sets off car alarms, makes pets cower under furniture – and it makes me run outside to see what the ruckus is about ! Today marks 15 days since the start of the Lunar New Year and mercifully – is the end of the festivities.
The second picture is of a new furniture store that opened close by .. makes sense with all the new apartments (albeit empty, most of them) that are being built here.
