An elephant at work
This photo was taken of an elephant at work in a park in the middle of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I…
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Scenes from Little India, Singapore
<a class=”zem_slink” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_India%2C_Singapore” rel=”wikipedia” target=”_blank” title=”Little India, Singapore”>Little India</a> is an area in <a class=”zem_slink” href=”https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=1.28333333333,103.833333333&spn=10.0,10.0&q=1.28333333333,103.833333333+(Singapore)&t=h” rel=”geolocation” target=”_blank” title=”Singapore”>Singapore</a> that…
Singer Mobile Kitchen
In Canada, I knew Singer only for sewing machines. I had no idea they made anything else. I moved to…
Ten years and no one’s dead yet!
Ten years ago today… I landed in Sri Lanka. I met Fahim in person for the first time. Yes, he's…
A Buddhist temple we pass
On our drive from Colombo to Kurunegala in Sri Lanka, we pass by this Buddhist temple.
A tailor shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka
And yes, that's a non-electrical treadle sewing machine, currently in use. My grandmothers both had a sewing machine like that….
A palm tree in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Palm trees, of so very many varieties, grow everywhere in Sri Lanka. This is a neighbor's palm which I can…
So. It’s morning. I’m making breakfast. I reach out to grab a glass…
And what do I encounter? This. This isn't photoshopped to make the spider look bigger. This particular spider really does…
Squirrels!
Sri Lankan squirrels. Because they amuse me. Oh, yes, they do! Not as much as cows, it's true. Or chameleons,…
Scenes from Auckland, New Zealand
When we first arrived in New Zealand, we stayed in a serviced hotel in the heart of downtown Auckland. Our…
Street scenes from Sri Lanka
Welcome to Sri Lanka, where the scenery is always green, the palm trees are ever present, and there's lots of…
Changi Airport, Singapore
Singapore seems to be pretty good at planning things, whether it's lots of greenery along roads or lots of trees…
Singapore Skyline
A vew of Singapore's skyline from a friend's apartment.
Telephone pole outside our house in Sri Lanka
Outside our house, across the road, exists this telephone pole. Birds and squirrels perch on it regularly. As do our…
Classic Architecture
I can see this building from our apartment. I love the architecture and designs on it. It's so… happy. 🙂
Interesting – to me at least – winged creature
Of sorts. Orange stripes would make you think of a bee, right? Yeah, not so much. From wildlife If you…
Weird Little Building
I can't even remember where in Singapore we were when we saw this building. Regardless, I love the design.
Squirrels!
We've got a lot of squirrels, too, in Sri Lanka. We had one invade the second house we lived in…
Yellow-billed babbler in Sri Lanka.
The yellow-billed babbler is quite a common bird in Sri Lanka. They visit our yard, poke through the ground looking…
Chameleons!
At our house in Sri Lanka, we'd see chameleons in our yard every now and then. Sometimes every day for…
A Singaporean Wildlife Bridge…
Connecting two forests so the wildlife can move back and forth and see their cousins? Very cool. That it'll be…
A Window in Little India, Singapore.
Photo taken in Little India, Singapore. This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog…
Doing laundry in Singapore
It's true, we have a clothes dryer in the apartment we're currently living in, but not only is this not…
Can’t live with ’em, can’t kill ’em all…
Because they run fast and they breed too quickly. From wildlife Geckos are a real nuisance. I know, I know,…