Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week my theme is distractions. Welcome distractions. I am not in a good space physically, mentally or emotionally and all of these things helped.
We took a small excursion to our National Library to see an exhibition called Celestial Empire: Life in China 1644-1911. A free exhibition. It wasn't the best I have seen and photographs of the exhibits were banned but I was blown away by the colours in some of the documents. Hundreds of years old, and so vivid.
A snippet of information intrigued me too. Apparently there was a time when China, Japan and Korea shared the same written language...
No photos of the exhibit, but some of the outside of the National Library.
This monkey has been set in place for the Chinese New Year. I think it is on the grotesque side, and am intrigued by the solar panels. I assume it lights up at night - and when Enlighten is on in a few weeks we will see...
The next day we went to the Lifeline book fair. Do I need any more books? No. Have I room for any more books? No. Did I buy books? Of course. Nearly thirty of them.
As a bonus, Wesley, a memoir written by a woman who shared her life with a Barn Owl for nineteen years, was amazing. I guzzled it and will read it again.
I have also had some welcome distraction in the garden. My pineapple lily (eucomis) is in flower. This link will take you to some more information about it.
There are Bromeliads in flower too.
And we have naked ladies blooming in the back yard too. Not the usual pink ones which appear to be sulking but some white beauties (also known as Belladonna lilies or Amaryllis). Naked ladies because they bloom before the leaves appear.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week my theme is distractions. Welcome distractions. I am not in a good space physically, mentally or emotionally and all of these things helped.
We took a small excursion to our National Library to see an exhibition called Celestial Empire: Life in China 1644-1911. A free exhibition. It wasn't the best I have seen and photographs of the exhibits were banned but I was blown away by the colours in some of the documents. Hundreds of years old, and so vivid.
A snippet of information intrigued me too. Apparently there was a time when China, Japan and Korea shared the same written language...
No photos of the exhibit, but some of the outside of the National Library.
This monkey has been set in place for the Chinese New Year. I think it is on the grotesque side, and am intrigued by the solar panels. I assume it lights up at night - and when Enlighten is on in a few weeks we will see...
The next day we went to the Lifeline book fair. Do I need any more books? No. Have I room for any more books? No. Did I buy books? Of course. Nearly thirty of them.
I have also had some welcome distraction in the garden. My pineapple lily (eucomis) is in flower. This link will take you to some more information about it.
There are Bromeliads in flower too.
And we have naked ladies blooming in the back yard too. Not the usual pink ones which appear to be sulking but some white beauties (also known as Belladonna lilies or Amaryllis). Naked ladies because they bloom before the leaves appear.
