We walk almost every evening. Our walk takes us one round Canal Gardens. When we take our walk, we see residents like us walking or jogging, parents pushing toddlers in prams, seniors gathering to chit chat as well as children playing games or football. We just walk taking in the sights and enjoying the activities like so many people do. What we realise during one of these walks is that we have missed out on the flowers grown within Canal Gardens. Honestly, how many of you noticed the vast array of colourful flowers in Canal Gardens?
Perhaps you have been too busy to notice or you are not a nature person. The next time you get a chance, do slow down to admire the beautiful colours exhibited in the potpourri of flowers all around us.
We decided to go round Canal Gardens lugging our cameras along and start snapping all the flowers we come across to show what you have been missing. One of our neighbours was driving pass and saw my posterior sticking out of a bush in one of those unnatural camera-focusing positions. He could not see that it was me. He commented to his wife of a crazy resident doing some unnatural act in the bush. His wife took a long look back as the vehicle drove by and said, hey, it’s your friend, Vincent! Later that night I got a call from him admonishing me in a bantering tone of my unnatural posture! So these photographs were taken at a great sacrifice. Enjoy them, but just do not look at them, go take a walk and enjoy the real thing.
Look at the orchids, the hibiscus and so many others whose names we do not have an inkling. Marvel at how they grow into a spectacular display of colours. Nature in all its glory has endowed them with a texture and a beauty nothing man can make or duplicate. Be refreshed and inspired then by taking a slow walk to see, touch and smell the flowers!
Perhaps you have been too busy to notice or you are not a nature person. The next time you get a chance, do slow down to admire the beautiful colours exhibited in the potpourri of flowers all around us.
We decided to go round Canal Gardens lugging our cameras along and start snapping all the flowers we come across to show what you have been missing. One of our neighbours was driving pass and saw my posterior sticking out of a bush in one of those unnatural camera-focusing positions. He could not see that it was me. He commented to his wife of a crazy resident doing some unnatural act in the bush. His wife took a long look back as the vehicle drove by and said, hey, it’s your friend, Vincent! Later that night I got a call from him admonishing me in a bantering tone of my unnatural posture! So these photographs were taken at a great sacrifice. Enjoy them, but just do not look at them, go take a walk and enjoy the real thing.
Look at the orchids, the hibiscus and so many others whose names we do not have an inkling. Marvel at how they grow into a spectacular display of colours. Nature in all its glory has endowed them with a texture and a beauty nothing man can make or duplicate. Be refreshed and inspired then by taking a slow walk to see, touch and smell the flowers!
Article contributed by ~ Skunkworks@23 ~
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