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My dear girl is almost 10 months old. This is one of her favorite activity - chewing. Pretty good dental chew btw. More long-lasting than the Greenies that we usually buy for her.
I sure am glad that, that is no me he is chewing on.
I like the way he is holding it in place with one paw.
Hi-Chew is my favorite Japanese candy. I always search the 100 yen shops and convenience stores for rare/regional flavors. These smaller packs were found at a 100 yen shop in Kyoto. As you can see from the effervescent bubbles, these are soda flavors. They have little crystals in them that make it resemble soda somewhat. Overall, quite tasty.
One more photo, because there is a small story to tell....
The chewing behaviour was an important consideration for Hilary Page when he decided to make his toys out of plastic.
In Plastics as a Medium for Toys, he wrote:
"PLASTICS HAVE SOLVED the greatest problems for the designer and manufacturer of toys for babies and young children. For generations we have tried to find some type of paint or enamel which cannot be sucked or gnawed off, in view of the fact that practically every toy or plaything given to a baby or a young child goes straight to his mouth. This is a perfectly natural instinct, because he is endeavouring to find out whether it is fit to eat and also he is helping his teeth to come through by biting on a hard surface.
The use of plastic provided a safe way to create toys in a wide range of colors without painting them. In addition the plastic toys were more hygienic because dust and germs do not gather on the smooth surface and the plastic toys could be washed in hot soapy water. These advantages are still valid today.
The building blocks made by Hilary Page/Kiddicraft became a major inspiration for LEGO a few years later.
These days, LEGO meets strict safety standards to ensure that the toys will withstand excessive chewing without releasing potentially toxic chemicals.
Some of the regional Hi-Chew one might find in the Tohoku area. You can see the Tohoku label on each one, and even a photo of the Masamune Date statue at Aoba Castle in Sendai. The top flavor is apple, the middle is pear, and the bottom is cherry (Sendai is known for cherries). The best of the bunch was the cherry which was on par with their "American Cherry" flavor. The pear wasn't quite as good, and the apple was similar to other apple flavors--not as good as the "Gold Apple," but not as bad as the green apple.
Fields of pasture and wildflower meadows cover the pastoral landscape of the Chew Valley under Dundry Hill in North Somerset.
K153 and K190 (with T 356 on the rear) flatten Chewton Bank as they work the SRV Maldon Weekender back to Melbourne. 20/8/2017
Eli's fourth month milestone — Chewing (everything he can get in his mouth).
Strobist info:
- Key light upper right with Lumiquest Softbox Ltp.
- On-axis fill with shoot-through Wescott umbrella.
ISO 100, 40mm, f11, 1/160
2nd day of our sketching event in Penang. We were very fortunate to visit the very unique Jetty belonging to the Chew clan. This jetty is a collection of houses & families living in wooden houses built on water & must be nearly a century old by now. This is a really unique & interesting place to visit.