Happy Place, Happy Space
It rained quite a bit this week which made timing a run difficult. One such rainy morning saw the rain stop just after 10am. It is usually too hot by this time but I quickly nipped out before the sun made a full appearance, the pavements still wet in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Being in the gardens at that time saw a different set of folks out & about, like these men trawling for lake vegetation.
I now know what I didn’t several months ago, when I encountered similar industry at MacRitchie Nature Park.
The lake plants are scooped up and used as fertilizer. I was very pleased to come to this realization and to finally have an answer for a question asked more than 6 months ago.
As I was finishing up my run, I caught sight of a sculpture which I had not noticed before; or rather, this joyful Mother & Child was located somewhere else in the vicinity. Of course, I had to take a detour to say hello.
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Reading your Joyful Posts brings me to my happy place. I hope having them in one place makes it easier for you to find when you need a bit of happy therapy, too.
If you would like to join in Happy Place, Happy Space, ping back to this post and I will include you next week
- Betsy at Parenting is Funny‘s Blog Name Vote Results: brings a whole lot of giggles with animal yoga, modern art & results of The Blog Name Contest
- Carol Ann Siciliano‘s Delights: discovers curling
- Donna at Wind Kisses‘ Low-Light and Ambience: lights up this space
- Gary Wilson’s The Art of Surviving Sisters: shares life with his sisters & a recipe for beer pancakes
- Laurie at Notes from the Hinterland‘s When Life Gives You Temperamental Weather, Cook: cooks up a storm
- Nancy Loderick‘s Pandemic Perspectives: celebrates little victories
- Natalie at Little Pieces of Me‘s Grateful Fridays: luxuriates in the sun with Freckles
- Natalie the Explorer‘s Which Pet is Your Favourite? captures delightful murals of pets
- Swinged Cat‘s Could’a Made a Lotta Clams By Now: illicits giggles with a stunning sunrise & delicious clams
- Thistles and Kiwis’ This Week’s Small Pleasures: mediates for 2 cats & experiences Egyptian cooking
- Trent’s World‘s The Weekly Smile: delights in many little moments
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This post is my contribution to
- Square Odds hosted by Becky at Life of B: the sculpture was found in an odd place, moved from another location
- Weekend Coffee Share hosted by Natalie the Explorer
- Weekend Sky hosted by Hammad Rais
- Water Water Everywhere hosted by Photos by Jez
- PPAC (photographing public art) hosted by Marsha at Always Write
- One Word Sunday: Tall hosted by Debbie at Travel with Intent
Touring My Backyard 
Joining in late as usual but glad to make it!
Lovely mother and child sculpture at the gardens.
Thank you so very much for sharing these amazing captures with my challenge 🙂
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Always happy to have you, no matter the time! as I appreciate so much the community of contemplation you have gathered!
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Thank you very much, Ju-Lyn 🙂
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Terrific post — heart-warming and educational too. So interesting about using the water plants as fertilizer.
I’m glad you are running again; that’s good for you and for us! (And thanks as always for the mention.)
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So happy to share space with you, Carol Ann!
Thank you for the encouragement and sharing in my delight with the water plants!
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Wonderful post, Ju-Lyn 👏 I like the fact they use the pond weed as natural fertiliser, & the swan seemed to be taking a keen interest as well 😃
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Glad to have you pop in for a visit, Jez. The swans seem to spend more time in this water space now that the lake plants are thriving.
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That’s awesome, really love seeing swans about the place 😃
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Ju-Lyn, this beautiful statue is the epitome of joy and love. I love how skinny she is, too after just having a baby. Obviously, she’s been chasing around after her child with very little time for herself. Thank you so much for sharing this treasure with us.
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Appreciate your delighting in it with me!
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That’s the fun of our blogging and of the challenges, isn’t it. We get to delight in sights we will probably never see in person.
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I love the statue looks like pure joy! The lake plants as fertilizers do look nice around the trees. They look like islands of green.
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Thank you, fellow PPAC enthusiast!
And I agree, the rings of lake plants around the trees are rather attractive.
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Lovely and peaceful. Thanks a bunch for the tour.
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Wonderful to have you along, Antoinette!
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Oh, I loved hearing about the lake plants being made into fertilizer. That is cool!
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My aha! moment was very exciting! I didn’t even realise that one could do this. I know the gardeners will rake up fallen leaves to surround trees as compost, but this is new to me!
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I’m really loving all the art your blog has been showcasing recently. The works are all beautiful.
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I am so happy to have you along to enjoy them with me, Natalie!
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Hi Ju-Lyn,
That is a very striking statue.
I had some business with our office in Singapore via zoom video conferencing this last week and thought of the bloggers I know from there. So you were in my thoughts this week.
You live in such a beautiful place except I’m told that it’s very hot much of the time.
Thank you for sharing my story above. I hope your readers enjoy it.
Hope you have a great week.
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I am very touched you remembered me this week Gary – thank you for the thought & for letting me know … you have made my morning! It is hot all year round, except on mornings like today when it’s still fairly cool because of the rain – around 27 deg C (81 deg F).
Thoroughly enjoyed your story as it brought back memories of shenanigans my siblings & I got up to. We had one involving not eyebrows, but eye lashes.
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Great!
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Appreciate your popping in, Sue!
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Ju-Lyn, I love the beautiful sculpture amidst the lush greenery. Thank you for the mention and for linking up with #weekendcoffeeshare.
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As always, so happy to share the week with you with Weekend Coffee … appreciate so much your hosting us.
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yay you’ve found out what they were doing, and what wonderful sculptures too on you run. A very happy happy place 🙂
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It was well worth the wait to get out there that morning – so much excitement happened!
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That sculpture is so joyful Ju-Lyn, I love it and finding the answer to your question must have felt good!
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I was very excited to see the men in the boats, and then the piles of lake vegetation, and finally rounding the corner to the plants surrounded by said lake vegetation. Thank you for sharing in my delight!
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We’re getting more rain than usual, as well. I forgot what America calls it.. an el nino season or something like that. I don’t mind the fresher air!
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Fresher air is always good. Just challenging to get outdoor things done 🙂 not complaining though 😂
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Another LOVE for that sculpture! Also, nice that you found the answer to your question. As always, thanks for the mention.
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Yay! So much love this morning ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
And yes, I do love it when answers come … even more that I remembered the question!
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Is running in the rain just unpleasant or is it dangerous too, as it makes the ground slippery? The statue is sweet and lovely, but I can’t help but think, “That mom is far too skinny for having just had a baby.” 😉
Thanks, as always, for the shout-out. Sadly, my latest post is far less cheery. 😦
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I used to love running in the rain – but several bad spills over the years have made me more cautious now (as I am of the potentially fragile bones age 🙄 ) – and yes, in the Gardens, in particular, fallen leaves are traps.
You are too funny, Betsy … she is rather elongated though, isn’t she?
Oh no …. I hope you are ok … popping over to yours to visit.
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Oh yeah. Spills… wet leaves… No good. Unfortunate, as I’m sure a cool rain on a hot day would be refreshing.
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Exactly! I am not averse to continuing an outing even if it rains, I just don’t head out in a drizzle these days.
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#Wisdom
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I third the praise of the Mother and Child Sculpture. It is so beautiful!
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The delight you all shower on me really makes my day! So happy to have you pop in, Donna!
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Love that sculpture too! Thanks for the mention 🙂
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Most welcome in this space! and I am so pleased you enjoyed viewing the sculpture!
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I absolutely LOVE that Mother & Child sculpture! Thank you for sharing.
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I am so glad to share my delight – I adore Mother & Child sculptures and I am glad to share it with you!
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