Closing of the Year of the Black Dragon

[I ended up getting distracted with more important things than blogging tonight, so I'll share what I posted on my tea blog earlier today...]

As we spend the last few days of the 4710th year of the Chinese lunar calendar, we bring to a close the Year of the Water Dragon, also known as the Black Dragon, or 'Oo Long', as it's called in Chinese, exactly the same as the characters for oolong tea.

So, in contemplation of the moment between year that was and the year that's too be, and lets sit and enjoy a fine pot of Black Dragon tea...