Gallimaufry#33

Just a gallimaufry of photos ...

Australian white ibis

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

The Lion of Lucerne

A haunting monument to the Swiss soldiers who were killed protecting the French king during the French Revolution.

More about the sad lion — https://ofmiceandramen.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-lion-of-lucerne.html

 *Peranakan Dinner

*Peranakan — A sub-ethnic community of Malay-Chinese ancestry.

Pie Tee (Top hats)

Pie Tee — thin crispy pastry cases with a filling of julienned vegetables namely jicama and carrot.

Bleeding heart vine

Stumbled upon these swing hammocks in a park

Couldn't resist a selfie in one!

Gallimaufry#32

Just a gallimaufry of photos ...  

After the rain

Wind spinners

Mother's Day Korean dinner

Gyeran-jjim (Steamed eggs)

Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Soup)

BBQ Pork

Fun Fact

According to Feng Shui, an elephant figurine with its trunk up symbolizes fortune and success, whereas a downward facing trunk is compared with a vacuum cleaner that sucks in negative chi!

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

Eiffel Tower

 7300 tons of iron!

Blue and yellow macaw

Is it just me or have you noticed that since Blogger did something funny to the comment box, most of the comments now end up as spam?

Dear bloggy buddies, if you haven't been seeing my comments, do check you spam box!

Gallimaufry#31

Just a gallimaufry of photos ... 

*Cat tax

My nephew's cat Mimi

*A cat tax is a cute image or video of a cat posted online as a fun, ironic “fine” (tax) upon introduction to a forum or social media platform, for breaking an internet group rule, or just for fun. Meow

 Aloe delta lights

Fun fact

Aloe is a genus containing over 560 species of flowering succulent plants

Red blooms rising from the delta lights

Canna fruits

Milky Stork

Dinner

FROM THE SHOEBOX — PHOTOS THAT RARELY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY

Macau 1993

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