120331 Alishan Oolong instead of the Kokoda Trail to Rivendell, a photo by borromini bear on Flickr.

A headache this morning prevented me from going to our annual church picnic at Brays Bay – I was planning to walk the Kokoda Memorial Trail to visit and sketch Rivendell – doesn’t that sound exotic!? Instead I enjoyed my special high mountain tea from Taiwan – Alishan light roast oolong. It still amazes me every time I drink it that those small hand rolled balls of tea expand to half a tea bush (my sketch of the tea is life size)