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While walking in the park, I felt some water splashing all over me.
I looked around and thought "what the...?" because the place was empty.
I started walking and, once again, more water.
I looked down instead of looking around and I saw this cute bird staring at me like "what? d'ya have a problem with that?". He was just refreshing a little and having some fun in a warm and sunny brazilian spring day.
"Ovals and balls,
Bright green and thumpable
Laced over with stripes
Of turtle-dark green."
~ Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963 ~
From "Fiesta Melons"
"Two melons on the kitchen counter are reading yesterday’s newspaper. One of them would like to turn the page but the other is a slow reader, mouthing inimitable and acerbic as if they were frozen spoonfuls. The smallest melon doesn’t want to get an ice cream headache. What she wants is the companionship of ginger ale. What the larger one wants is good lighting on a paid vacation. Who can blame each for this one dream? I once knew a girl who loved a melon. For two years her parents refused to claim her as theirs. This is not our daughter, our daughter is gone, they’d say, naming a country she was lost in. One time, Yemen; the next, Nepal. To them, the daughter was better suited to yogurt. They were sure the melon had spoiled her, but who’s to say? I’m told she eventually eloped, that the noticeable change in her — some called it a ripening — was a matter of time and temperature, a tender story, a happenstance of seed."
~ Susan Meyers ~
My first attempt to water splash photography ;) I think its a decent first try
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I spent three days in Phoenix, attending a lovely wedding and spending an afternoon poolside, looking to shoot something interesting or beautiful.
my megahurtz are distracting me from the really important things. again. damn. i think i should %$&$+%$$%NO CARRIER
Taken for '52 in 2020 Challenge' group. 10/52. Theme 'Refreshing'.
This is a glass of fizzy water with some ice cubes.
A short flight up from the streets of Grosvenor Square sits a modern, contemporary spacious surrounding that constitutes the welcoming room of maze. Designed by David Rockwell, its well light L-shaped interior is suitable for all forms of meetings that requires making a good impression, or for others to find great comfort lounging in. Sit near the attractive and nicely stocked bar, at the sofas across from it, or at the dining room lying just beyond the front stretch. The atmosphere is airy, bright, friendly, informal but not completely casual.
The staff are affably trained but still require a bit more practice in suaveness to achieve what is required for a second Michelin star, and to match the level of the excellent fare, that, dare I say it?, was more innovative (read: made me giddy) than that from the kitchens of Restaurant Gordon Ramsey! maze's menu offers ambitious and appealing tapas-style courses; where 4-6 dishes compose a complete meal. The meticulous details on each plate impressed as they appeared to require much effort from a well orchestrated kitchen staff for their proper execution. It's rare to find an establishment where such care is equally given and successfully achieved on every component, but somehow maze accomplishes this without all the pomp and circumstance of finer dining. Of note: the play in flavours and textures of the crab salad starter, the properly executed meats, a simple but complex dessert oxymoron that impressed me in all aspects, and the incredible impression that a flavoursome aubergine paste "dollop" left that still lingers on my tongue. The only aspect that requires attention is the bread selection at the top of the service, however that is quickly forgotten with the flood of courses coming from the kitchen. maze is a definite jewel and worthwhile stop to include on any fooding roster with a menu that's a sort of culinary choose-your-own-adventure, where each diner will easily find their happy and delicious ending.
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Soft chocolate dipped almond nougat and rosewater gelée
Due to my allergies to cocoa, I was only able to try the dainty fresh gelée. The texture of the confection was semi-set- almost jiggly! – and embodied a light moistness, mild rose fragrance, all sheltered in sweet sugar crystals.
model: Suyen Lim Sinnadurai
Jinbara Chalet, Kemensah Village, Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Further in through the country road by the Zoo Negara in Hulu Klang, a 5km drive along an extremely tight, single-lane winding country road will lead you to an ideallic camping site at Hulu Kemensah.
Especially on the weekends, many city dwellers cars may be seen escaping with their family to enjoy some quality family outing, bathing in the cool clear stream, or camping at the many small chalets operated by the locals there. The stream flows by the square attap-roofed wooden chalets while shady forest trees and a small hill add a cooling effect to the natural surroundings. All along the Sungai Kemensah, there are many interesting picnic or safe camping areas frequented by groups of school or college students.