Goodbye home

This was my home for the last two months. To be fair, this is the back of the place. The front is quite nicer looking and has plants and a sign. I'll be moving from this place to a place a bit closer to town. My new rent will be around 100 RMB a month...but no shower

A bird's eye view...

...well almost. A request was made for "less scenic" photos. Your wish is my command...in time. For now though, here is a collection of photos taken of a view from the top of a mini, very man-made ski slope. I stumbled upon this pile of dirt on an after-dinner stroll around town. The area in which I am living is on the outskirts of the city. There is a pharmaceutical factory, a public park, a storage area for army vehicles, a distant residential area, and a good example of the class difference in the form of living conditions (apartments beside shacks). These are all places within a 5-10 minute walk from my apartment.

Lilacs

Violet and fragrant stem of heaven...
These flowers are certainly a welcome
addition to the previously drab canvas
of Haerbin. Can you spot the butterfly?