Happy Place, Happy Space
We had a relatively quiet week and we snatched a few evening runs, on account of rain in the mornings. The Singapore Botanic Gardens is surprisingly tranquil as dusk approaches, with only critters for company.
I did my best with the iPhone, but I daren’t get too close for fear of frightening off the little critters: from left, clockwise: Yellow-vented Bulbuls, Asian Water Monitor, White-breasted Waterhen
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.
- Barbara at Thistles and Kiwis’ This Week’s Small Pleasures: highlights spectacular food from the region and enjoys many little pleasures as the weather nudges towards winter
- Esther at Sing Like Wildflowers’ Lady Bug on Thistle: illicits a smile with a cute critter on a pretty bloom
- Laurie at Notes from the Hinterland’s Green with a Side Order of Green: springs into the season
- Nancy Loderick’s It’s kayak time – yay! gets ready to kayak
- Robin at Breezes at Dawn’s Repeat what is sacred to you: delights in buttercups & hummingbirds
- Trent’s World’s The Weekly Smile: enjoys gatherings with friends, writing, music, hill runs, long walks
- Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely: obsesses over the simple beauty of ferns
This post is my contribution to
- Weekend Coffee Share hosted by Natalie the Explorer
- Whatsoever is Lovely hosted by XingFu Mama
Touring My Backyard 
I enjoy seeing all the critters.
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So glad to have you pop in for a visit, Karen! I enjoyed the cutie chickies on your space!
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Hi Ju-Lyn,
What happy, peaceful pictures. That lizard is cool. 🙂
Nancy
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That lizard is super-cool!
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Thanks for enjoying Lizzie with me, Janet!
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Dinosaurs still roam the earth! How nice to be able to get out into nature even in the city.
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This is what Singapore does very well – carving out green spaces for us to recreate within 🥰
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Lovely, serene photos. Even the one with the one with the gator!
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Appreciate your popping in for a visit & enjoying the quiet with me.
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Thank you for your weekend coffee share. I love seeing those critters in the Singapore Botanical Gardens through your lens.
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I am so glad to share the residents of our neighbourhood with you!
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I love the lizard! What a tongue and what a quick shooter you are with that camera of yours. I’ll be by to share change of the season next week. Can you believe it’s June already! 🙂
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I know, right? These past months continue to zip by!
Do you similar lizards in your neighbourhood? I imagine the hot dry desert weather would appeal to them!
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We do have tiny lizards all over the place all summer. Once the weather gets cold, they disappear. I’ve never gotten a great tongue picture, though! 🙂
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Serendipity!
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I could send you some if I was fast enough to catch them but they are QUICK!
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Wow I am really scared by crawling creatures. From next week will try to ping my post to yours. Ganga from WCS.
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Most welcome in this space! My mom would agree with you – she doesn’t care for reptiles of any sort!
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Great Asian water monitor
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We look forward to meeting these residents of the gardens.
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Good!
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That Asian water monitor is impressive! I would certainly be taken aback if I came upon it. A common sight for you? Thanks for the mention.
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They are pretty common in these gardens. We mostly hear them rooting about in the undergrowth. This one was pretty insistently crossing the pathway though.
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Wow, amazing critters!! If we saw an Asian Water Monitor on one of our naturewalks, we’d be so excited and nervous at the same time.
Thank you for the mention! So happy.
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I know what you mean -this was a tiny one compared to others we’ve crossed paths with. Those I tend to be cautious around.
Always happy to share space with you!
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That’s a tiny one?? Whew… we get excited to see tiny desert lizards here. What a difference in size.
Thank you again!
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There are much much larger ones – sometimes they block the path so much so folks are hesitant to go around them.
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Ack!! Cool and scary at the same time.
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Oh look at that lizard! Thanks for the mention.
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Happy, as always, to share space with you, Barbara!
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