Bougainvillea

Charity begins at home
There is no place like home
Home sweet home
Home is where the heart is
Home is where my bougainvillea blooms.

Bougainvillea

Will I outlive this delightful shrub of mine
When the time comes and I stare
at an empty space out there
and wish that it could have had more time
with me?

Photos taken with the Olympus SP-550UZ.

Bourgainvillea

You've seen them in the morning
Seen them at noon shadowless
defiant and fierce
now see them when rain approaches
the transitional light between
brightness and gloom.

Flowers in home gardens

February has been reported to be the hottest month in decades in Singapore. No wonder my bougainvillea has been putting on such a lavish show over the last few weeks. As the weather gets hotter, the purplish bracts of the flowers are turning orangy and brown. Soon they will dry up, lose their brilliance and I will have to cut them off the branches. This kind of bougainvillea does not drop its flowers as they grow old which makes maintaining a clean backyard so much easier. Today's generous feature on my own bougainvillea is the result of great reluctance to visit any park or garden because of the scorching son and the soaring temperatures.

These cockscomb flowers in friend's garden were so pretty that I just had to capture their beauty. Besides flowers she has a water feature and friendly carps in the pond.

Bougainvillea

How does one get tired of looking at these flowers? Pardon my dwelling on this shrub so often. How could I ignore this lovely beauty in my backyard when it greets me with such generosity everyday?

Bougainvillea - bursts of celebration

It is hot again. The sky is a cloudless blue, the sun relentlessly baking the earth. I am safe in the comfort of my house. I looked out at my bougainvillea shrub and it made me so happy to see it in this glorious state, electrifying pink blooms waving gently in the breeze. Thank God for the breeze or else the day would be unbearable even if I am indoors. Thank God for a beautiful day and may it remain so till the end.

Bougainvillea

Today, my world was peaceful

My world was free from pain

A world that was free from threat

from starvation,

a roof over my head

and the sun shining outside

A world that was blessed.

Bougainvillea - Bridal shots

There was only one time in my life when I took photos of a bride. It was my friend Angela who on her wedding day, wore a simple and elegant gown tailored by her mother. While I had artifical white flowers on my hair on my wedding day, Angela had a tiara made of a garland of fresh jasmine buds. All brides are beautiful. Since I did not have a bride to photograph, I thought I would just treat my bougainvillea plant like a bride and aimed to bring out the best and loveliest character in every shot that I took.

My bougainvillea