These July days will be the hottest in 100,000 years. Thankfully, we have the flora, fauna and the occasional thundery showers, to remind us of the eternity of Creation. Singapore Garden. Panasonic Lumix G9. M.Zuiko 75-300mm July 2023.
Today’s reading in the Catholic tradition, from the Second Book of Kings have words of such simplicity yet depth of meaning, as to transcend through the ages in its relation to the Miracle of the Feeding of the Five Thousand (John 6:1-15). It is also the hallmark of hospitality in many cultures, both Eastern and…
This striking image of the young wild Indian Ring-neck parrot at the Peacock tree, shelling the pods and splitting the seeds with mouth and claws, is a wonderful reminder of their incredible dexterity and abilities through the generations of nature and nurture. Likewise, I caught this male Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) applying himself diligently…
Chūn Xiǎo 春晓 Mèng Hàorán (Táng) 孟浩然（唐） Chūn mián bù jué xiǎo, 春眠不觉晓， chùchù wén tí niǎo. 处处闻啼鸟。 Yè lái fēngyǔshēng, 夜来风雨声， huā luò zhī duō-shǎo? 花落知多少? “春晓(chūnxiǎo)” refers to a Spring Dawn. The Tang Dynasty poet, Meng Haoran (689-740) describes how in his deep slumber on a spring night, day has broken…
In the stillness of the late afternoon, as rain continues to drizzle relentlessly in the wettest January in recent memory, the flora in our narrow west garden sparkles even as the day dims. Nature bestows her life-giving water, beauty, and continually sustain the earth. I have come that they may have life, and have it…
The island of Pulau Ubin, off the northern coast of Singapore, has been featured here over the past few months – one of the last few refuge for a green and laid-back lung. Relatively inaccessible except by motorized boat (10 mins ride; S$3 each way), we revisited it on an ‘off-day’ in its weekly cycle,…
The Honolulu creepers and the Spider Lilies of the west garden has been on the fence for the longest time – more than 20 years. And they have been through thick and thin. The creeper has survived eradication from one home-owner to the next, hibernating as a decapitated trunk, to emerge and flourish once again…
The natural beauty of Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, is only tempered by the dry and long summers that threaten the ecosystem of Northern California. Here at King’s Creek Meadows, the melting snow reclaims its streams and give life to the spring flora and fauna. The delicate trimlines of the snowfield’s edge embraces the contours…
