No exciting excursions this week, so no breathtaking views of a Beijing tourist attraction for your viewing pleasure today.

On the other hand, this week saw the culmination of a long-awaited scientific experiment that took place right here in capital city, specifically my apartment.

The challenge: successfully grow grass inside a plastic restaurant take-out container in sufficient quantities to satisfy the digestive needs of my cats.

The procedure: grass seed was allowed to germinate with water only for several days, after which time some soil was “appropriated” from a public park (name omitted for legal reasons). Seedlings were transplanted into soil and allowed to continue sprouting.

The result: exceptional growth, excellent taste (I am assuming this based on observations), superior digestive effect.

I will be writing up my lab notes for the next issue of Science, but in the meantime, some pictorial documentation of the specimen and my lab assistant:

Step 1: Initial assessment of the experimental grass.

Step 2: Taste and texture are considered prior to consumption.

Step 3: After all preliminaries check out, the test material is consumed.

Step 4: Though a consummate professional, my lab assistant cannot help but look on with pride at the conclusion of a successful experiment.