Sunday, April 17, 2022

Gallimaufry#29

Just a gallimaufry of photos ...

FUN FACT
Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants. With more than 25,000 species, there are more orchids on the planet than mammals and birds!
White cockatoo


Seafood dinner



Diminutive and easily overlooked ...

Even the tiniest flower proclaims the might of God.

FROM THE SHOEBOX  PHOTOS THAT RARELY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY

San Francisco 1990

Murals featuring scenes from my hometown Ipoh of yesteryear.
Back in the 60s, trishaws were a popular mode of transport in my corner of the world.
 Riding a trishaw to school was a daily routine for us!

Once a tin-mining boomtown
The tin rush to Ipoh was kinda like the San Francisco Gold Rush. Miners from all over flocked to the area by land and sea, turning the sleepy settlement into a bustling town. But like all boomtowns, Ipoh's glory days came to an end in the 1980s following the depletion of its tin deposits and when tin prices tanked.

Langkawi SkyCab 
Longest free span mono-cable car in Malaysia

My Corner of the World

55 comments:

  1. For the longest time, I thought orchids were very fussy flowers. Now I see them everywhere.

    That cable car gives me the willies. I'm sure it's perfectly safe, but I wouldn't want to ride in one.

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  2. Wonderful photos, had no idea there are so many orchid species!

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  3. Bellas fotos .Me gustaron las orquídeas y la cacatúa. Me dio gana de los mariscos. Te mando un beso.

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  4. I had no idea there are so many orchid species, thanks for your sharing :)

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  5. I had no idea about the orchids.
    Love those murals.

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  6. I'm not going on those cable cars, but I'm sure it is magnificent views! Interesting fact about the orchids!

    betty

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  7. The orchids are very beautiful! I love to watch your photos of them. The white cockatoo is very pretty too.

    Happy Monday, Veronica!

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  8. Hello Veronica. Love the cockatoo! 😄
    Have a happy Easter weekend!

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  9. White cockatoo looks so beautiful! But I love that seafood meal even more :-)

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  10. Plenty of pictures there, love the oldies, and the Cockatoo.

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  11. Interesting to see the historical pictures. I have never ridden in a cable car and have no intention of ever doing so,

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  12. I never knew there were so many species of orchids but your photos of them are outstanding and just beautiful! All your photos are so much fun to see, and although the view from that cable car may be incredible, I'll keep my feet on the ground! I hope your weekend was wonderful and I wish you a joyful week ahead as well!

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  13. The photos are wonderful. I had no idea that there are so many orchids on the planet. I liked the picture's from Ipoh's histor, too. Have a great week, take care, hugs, Valerie

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  14. The White Cockatoo is a beautiful bird. I have a blog friend from Australia who sees these birds often even in her front yard. The shrimp and pizza look delicious. I don't eat seafood often, but these dishes sure look good. I like the picture of you in San Francisco. I'm very familiar with San Francisco, as it is not too far from my birthplace. We used to visit sometimes. The wall murals from your home town are interesting.

    Have a delightful week.

    ~Sheri

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  15. The white cockatoo is beautiful. Love the cable cars and the murals. The seafood looks delicious. Hope you had a happy Easter.
    Have a wonderful week.

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  16. Every photo is a beauty -- but those orchids and that bird both have such impact. They're terrific.

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  17. You always have such a delightful collection of photos! I'm so glad you shared with us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/04/ukranian-church-national-shrine-of-holy.html

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  18. I've always like orchids, they are so pretty. Loved the pictures.

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  19. What lovely photos so colourful and all that delicious food that cockatoo is dso cute heheh!

    Have a cockatootastic week 👍

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  20. Deven though the views from the Langkawi SkyCab were quite spectacular, Veronica Lee, I don't think I would want to ride on one of those cable cars myself. As someone who loves seafood, I smiled seeing the french fries with all the meals. Interesting to learn about the orchids being more numerous than mammals and birds. Riding a trishaw to school seems unusual to most of us, but as you said it was a daily occurrence in your childhood.

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  21. Hello,:=) A photo for everyone here. I personally love the White Cockatoo, and the pretty orchid, but the other flower is also pretty. The shellfish meals look delicious, and the views are beautiful. Lovely picture of you, and the murals are most interesting.
    All the best.

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  22. Love that parrot, really pretty but I'm not sure I'd ride on that SkyCab! The food looks delicious!

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  23. Once again, your scrumptious food photos are making me hungry! I especially love the one one with the fries, shrimps, and mussels!

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  24. Dearest Veronica,
    Funny that we could have met in San Francisco as I went there several times with Pieter... But in 1990 we already moved to Indonesia to live and work there.
    Oh, orchids are such lovely flowers, we always have several and also in our garden. Back in Indonesia we had them on the wall in our patio, on boards of wood wool. What a showcase they were!
    That's how we started having them more and more at home.
    Also at the Singapore Airport back then there were thousands of them!
    MISS all that...
    And you shove the delicious seafood under my nose here... How I would love to grab it with my chopsticks! I can use them like a native 😉
    Love that macro photo of the tiny flower!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  25. wow...honestly i'm so surprise with some facts of the orchid flower. I love one of the variant that named Anggrek Bulan in my country

    and seeing bout your seafood dinner, i want to try the potatoes that fried so golden brown

    have a nice day Dear^^

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  26. eek those gondolas that go up high give me the creeps. Last one I went on was Queenstown, I just dont like how high they go.

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  27. Amazing pics...those cable cars look both fun and scary at the same time :-)
    Beauty and Fashion/Rampdiary/Glamansion

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  28. That's a cool fact about orchids! Beautiful photos!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    www.mynameislovely.com

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  29. Great selection of photos, thanks for sharing! :)

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  30. That was a lovely selection of photos!
    Interesting to note that there are more species of orchids than mammals and birds!

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  31. What a lovely collection of your world, from lush orchids that everyone notices, to the tiny overlooked flower that only through magnification we see its great beauty. I love your collection of photos and the stories behind them.

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  32. Gorgeous photos again, Veronica! Are cockatoos native to Malaysia? The seafood dinner looks EXTREMELY delicious - I love this food! I also find the murals with the scenes from your hometown fascinating (and instructive). How beautiful it must be to soar over this breathtaking landscape with the Langkawi SkyCab!
    All the best,
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/04/italien-reisebericht-zwei-relaxtage-und.html

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  33. Veronica - I will never tire of orchids! What a fascinating mono-cable car - looks a little scary! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  34. Another fabulous set of photos, Veronica! The San Francisco photo is lovely. The delicious food photos now made me really hungry :D

    -Soma

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  35. I've come to appreciate orchids more over the years. When we lived in Ecuador, I was amazed at the variety of orchids, from tiny tiny blooms to enormous ones. Yes, each one proclaims God's design. Cable cars are fun and make my heart beat a little faster.

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  36. The problem I have is not being able to look after pot orchids. They either die or they grow too straggly and topple over. I need some lessons in horticulture.

    I'm loving those fish dishes Veronica. Apart from mussels - they don't agree with me.

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  37. Mom sees orchids and is immediately taken to Hawaii in her head.They are so beautiful.

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  38. Another set of stunning photo, love the orchid, cockatoo and your beautiful smile. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead...

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  39. ...a wonderful collection, the food looks great!

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  40. Spectacular photos, Veronica!
    The orchids are beautiful. And the seafood looks very tasty.
    Have a lovely week...

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  41. What a new fascinating story you prepared for us this time. I love that white bird.
    I like all that history scenes, very interesting indeed! All the time you have flowers that I do not know. Always is a new challenge...
    Thank you, Veronica for your new gallimaufry! Oh, I've started to love this word...
    Happy WW and a beautiful week!

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  42. Now that's a fantastic way to catch a great view.

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  43. Your posts are always so interesting. The food - yes please...that cockatoo - i'd take it. And love the photos of 1990's when you were so young and cute I might add. Oh and the flowers ... !!

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  44. I really like cockatoos and orchids. I also liked the trishaw transport.

    Have a fine day, Veronica! ♥

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  45. Oh I just love orchids; I had no idea there were so many varieties though! Your food photos look so tasty. I love the sky cab photos but I'm not sure I would have liked actually being in it as I don't really like heights. What interesting murals.

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  46. I love orchids also. I had no idea there were so many varieties also. I'm planning to buy a plant this year. I hope I can look after it correctly as they need special attention to survive.
    Nice photos.

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  47. Hola Verónica,son muy bonitas las fotografías,desconocía que había tantas orquídeas, la comida está muy apetitosa.
    Que tengas un buen día. Saludos

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  48. What beautiful pictures.
    I like the white cockatoo.
    The orchids are really beautiful.
    I enjoyed your blog.
    Greetings Irma

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  49. A variedade das fotos provam a existência de uma vivência eiriquecedora.
    Abraço amigo.
    Juvenal Nunes

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  50. These are wonderful photos! I enjoyed each one very much. It's lovely to see different parts of the world :)

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  51. Lovely photos. I especially enjoyed the cockatoo and the orchids. Learned something too.

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