bamboo bark

Thinking about Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bark; peering at interesting tree trunks. The evening light on this bamboo grove was so enticing.

patterns in nature

In response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Patterns in Nature, I have been pondering patterns. In nature. Through the week, I peered through hedges, looked up towards the treetops, squinted at little critters.

rolling stone

One Word Sunday: Roll/Role hosted by Debbie at TravelWithIntent got me thinking about things that roll. And the role they play in our lives.

gaggle of giggling

This is one of my favourite sculptors and sculptures, which I am fortunate to run by often in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

splash

Water feature in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Splash of refreshment mid-run.

This post is my contribution to One Word Sunday: Splash hosted by Debbie at TravelWithIntent.

Small Pleasures: noodle pancake, seed bank, serenity

In the spirit of experimentation, I schooled my face as best as I could when Adventurous Younger Daughter wanted to try a recipe for Noodle Pancakes.

I had my doubts about the enterprise but I dutifully procured the ingredients called for and served as Sous Chef. We took the recipe from New Wok Cooking, although I did find variations online. I substituted wholegrain rice vermicelli for the plain noodle. As it turned out, they were rather delicious and pronounced a success.

Older Daughter and I popped into the Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank which had seed displays and workrooms on view.

It was an interesting & entertaining hour, which sparked off tangential conversations about the need for seed banks, global disasters and private enterprise stepping up.

It has been raining a great deal this week, so I enjoyed numerous cool and serene runs in the mornings.

I am inspired to gratefulness by Laurie’s Friday Favourites (NotesFromTheHinterland), ThistlesandKiwis’ This Week’s Small Pleasures, and LittlePiecesofMe’s Grateful Fridays.

early

I am not an early bird by nature. But necessity finds me up before the sun rises on most days (I drive Loving Husband to school so I can have the car – he likes to be in school round about 7am). Despite being heavy-eyed, I do enjoy my runs & walks before the heat becomes uncomfortable.

Small Pleasures: sculptures & yummies

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  Ran in an opposite direction for a different view of Swan Lake

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  Finding a heart-shaped strawberry

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  Mid-morning break: cinnamon-walnut coffee cake

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  Unexpected sculpture in the Cloud Forest: Lee Kuang-Yu’s “My Beloved Child”

I have been following Laurie’s Friday Favourites (NotesFromTheHinterland) for a while now. I find her weekly updates informative (I am a busybody) and inspiring (joy that comes from gratefulness). So I have decided to join in. Check out also ThistlesandKiwis’ This Week’s Small Pleasures as she shares the things that bring her joy.

and then there were three

Adoring fans crowded to gawk & cheer. Fortunately, they moved on as I approached. Apart from me, he had two other spectators, twirling & swirling around him, perhaps hoping he would decide to share breakfast.

wet mornings

We’ve had a spate of cool wet mornings.

Keppel Discovery Wetlands, Singapore Botanic Gardens