Bromeliade flowers

I have not seen any flowers in the last few days because I have been largely home bound. So I dug into my reserves and found these photos of a bromeliade flower that I had taken in 2001 at Changi International Airport. Imagine, it was taken with my first digital camera, an Olympus and it was a 2megapixel model. Still, I marvel at the sharpness. I still have that camera but unfortunately the lens have jammed and having repaired it once for the same problem, I think I shall just keep it as a 'museum' piece in my house.

Bromeliade

Four dancing princesses. Close-up they are in heaven, from a distance, they have no where to go.

Bromeliads

Tonight is the Olympics Table-Tennis Finals in Beijing. I am counting the hours to this match between China and Singapore vying for gold. We are guaranteed a silver but there is no reason not to hope for gold. Life is unpredictable. What is expected can be upset by the unexpected and what is unexpected will appear without an invitation. That was exactly my experience this morning at the Singapore Orchid Gardens where the expected beauties were orchids of course. But in a corner were the bromeliads that were often given a quick pass over because the times I was there, I hardly saw any flower. One or two perhaps but not enough to hold my attention for long. This morning, however, the sighting of one beautiful bromeliad flower led on to more wonderful discoveries. The bromeliads were flowering and together as a bonus for me. So tonight, our table-tennis team should not think about silver but gold and if they think hard enough, the unexpected will turn up! Good Luck Singapore!