Todays’ Missal bible readings in the Roman Catholic tradition is an eclectic heady mix of readings on clarity, compassion, and commitment, and how different each reading may appeal to some who ruminate on the contextual relevance of the readings for the times of the inspired writers, and how we to be willing collaborators in living…
The early morning sun that boldly flood our garden from the East in an August Sunday, can only be softened by a gentle mist of moisture from the garden hose before the day gets hotter and the wilting begins. In the brief interlude, the Julia butterfly comes out to play, her tender proboscis curled to…
Enjoying Norway in late summer is best, when the peak of the tourists crowds has left, and the long days have turned into late afternoons when, oh, the dusk just lingers a little longer than you expected, before the night settles in. Norway is the size of Japan, with just 4% of the latter’s…
It was to be an ethereal autumn, to be nestled by the banks of Lake Towada, in Aomori, Japan, and to experience the beauty of Oirase Gorge and its surrounds. And indeed if wishing to be in an ethereal moment was to be desirious of its eternity, then it was surely an outstanding …… but…
When the aerophytic orchids bloomed in March in tropical Singapore (where there isn’t really a Spring season), they were besetted with the approaching parched and dry sunny weather. Yet Mother Nature gives as it takes. On a mild Sunday morning in June, an overnight tunderstorm has refreshed the air, moistened the flora, and blown down…
The aerophytic orchids that hang by threads of weathered linen on the peacock tree is blooming in profusion. Meanwhile, the peacock tree, feeling parched, clipped, and facing its own existential threats, is not providing enough to shield and relieve the orchids’ entitled blooms. Sun-damage! The bottom-fishers bloom with abandonement. While seeds fall to the ground…
Panasonic GX8 Olympus 275 mm F6.7 1/640 sec September 2023
The Singapore olive-backed nectar-loving sunbird that visits my garden is bright and chirpy in the morning. That’s why she’s a sunbird. Her effervescent presence permeates the early morning humidity as she announces her presence on the ginger. You can tell it’s a she from her upperpart olive-green plumage and completely yellow underparts. The juvenile sunbird…
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.
Spring is Black, Summer is Blue, Autumn is Red and Winter is White. Thus read the colours of the seasons in the 1770 book “Kuju-sanki”, which describes the landscape of the Kuju Mountain Range, its people, lifestyle, and the 260-year history of Mt Kuju Hakausuiji-temple Hokkein, which was a site of mountain worship (From the…