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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Gallimaufry#27

Just a gallimaufry of bird photos ...




OWLS
Barn owl (top) and Malay eagle-owl (bottom)
Fun fact
Barn owls 🦉 are used to control rat populations in Malaysian oil palm plantations.
Owl in Malay is burung hantu meaning ghost bird –– Burung (bird) + hantu (ghost)

Spotted wood owl
Buffy Fish Owl
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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Gallimaufry#26

Just a gallimaufry of yellow-themed photos ...


Indian shot (Canna indica) 

Golden Chain Tree (Lophanthera lactescens)

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

The Yellow Cube Houses of Rotterdam

Wooden tulips


Yellow Tunnel
Zeus



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Saturday, March 12, 2022

Gallimaufry#25

Just a gallimaufry of photos ...


Pulcherrima Doritis

Skywatch from my balcony

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

The Sheikh Saeed Heritage Village, Dubai

Cat teasers
I am pretty sure the birds were taunting the caged cat on the porch.

Macaque

Banana leaf rice (South Indian cuisine)
Banana leaf rice is essentially rice and an assortment of dishes served on a banana leaf instead of a plate.

A banana leaf meal is best enjoyed using your bare hand as it is said to heighten your senses and enhance the taste. However, forks and spoons are provided for the less adventurous.

Fun fact
The direction in which you fold your leaf after a banana leaf meal conveys a message. Folding inwards towards yourself shows your appreciation to the host for the meal, even if the host is the proprietor of an eatery (as shown in the image above). Folding outwards away from yourself means dissatisfaction with the food, kinda like a rating system though they are some who dispute that this is an erroneous belief. The leaf is also folded outwards during wakes as a sign of condolence to the family of the deceased.
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Sunday, March 6, 2022

Gallimaufry#24

Just a gallimaufry of red-themed photos ...

THE COLOUR RED

Painter's palette (Anthurium andraeanum)
Chinese clogs
Fun fact
Traditionally, two pairs of clogs, usually painted red, form part of a dowry for a Chinese bride.  Chinese clogs have no left or right foot distinction.

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

A bar in Croydon 

London 

Red hot cat tail (Acalypha hispida)



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