The Slippers
Another perennial favourite … the Slipper Orchids. I’m still fascinated on how they really do look like slippers And another shot of our Alien Orchid … also a Slipper Orchid So does that make it an...
View ArticleTextures and Lines
My eyes are always drawn to lines, patterns and textures everywhere, and photographing flowers was no exception. The orchids specially have so many patterns and textures. They’re like fingerprints … no...
View ArticleWalking on Flowers
It’s raining and dreary here today. And as I walked to the bus this morning, all the flowers from two weeks ago are now on the ground, a carpet for me to walk on. Fleeting moments in bloom. Catch...
View ArticleFlower Painting Experiment
I’m off to a good start this summer with all my plans for crafting and do-it-yourselves … Hope I can continue, in between these soccer games and tournaments. Here’s my first attempt at colouring...
View ArticleA Winter’s Spring
Today is the last day of winter, say the forecasters. Tomorrow afternoon, spring officially starts. I do hope they’re right … I am so ready for this cold winter to end, but there’s more cold...
View ArticleGolden Evening
And I’m back … all soccered out and recovering from a cold … We were in Dallas for the Dallas Cup 2014, a prestigious international youth soccer tournament, to which the team was accepted/invited to...
View ArticleMarch Snows
First day of spring …. Oh wait, spring is in about 40 minutes, so yeah this is still winter! LoL Happy spring, all!
View ArticleThe Magnolias are Out!
The ever faithful magnolias were out and blooming last weekend. I took the opportunity to visit them, as they don’t seem to last long in this weather … The next day, the rains came …. … with strong...
View ArticleA Spot of Blue
Happy First Day of Spring ! Yes, it’s spring today – it’s supposed to be warmer today (with a cold wind). But there’s a forecast of snow for Wednesday, so we’ll see how long that will last … More...
View Article007 and Other Musings
Read this on the Snapple top, about where 007 came from. So how did it end up with a British secret agent? Hmmmm ……….. How many Snapple ‘real facts’ are there, anyway? Going to google that … And more...
View ArticleMurder and Round and Round
Round and round we go … What I’m doing with this, I don’t know. But I’ll keep on going. Eventually something comes out of the meandering scribbles … I should plan on making one big, elaborate mandala...
View ArticleNew Runnings
New experiences … outdoor track meets. Tin participated in the winter indoor track, to keep in shape since his soccer team wasn’t playing much last year. Turned out that many of the athletes were also...
View ArticleMay Flowers
And we’re in the month of May … We’re so looking forward to the spring weather, but it only shows up every once in a while. A day of sunshine and warmth, and then a 20-30 degree drop in temperature...
View ArticleIt’s Summer Today!
Temperatures might drop again next week but we’ve got hot sunshine today. So we left work an hourly early to enjoy the sunshine 😬 Advertisements
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