Family, food, photography
I took these photos last summer at the MMLDC, the same day that I took the photos of the cuckatoos and the parakeets. I hadn’t gotten around to posting these koi photos because the composition of the originals was rather hilo. It was too bright, there were too many ripples that obstructed the images of the koi, there were too many trees reflected on the water… So I cropped the photos. And I really like how these two look… almost poetic. 
A few years ago, a girl friend visited her younger's brother's new house and told us about the ornamental mirrors on the floor. Okay, I grew up with mirrors on the wall, at eye level, so I … »»
I introduced my daughter Sam to Pinterest and she now treats it as a “menu” -- she repins all the food pics that she likes (and in just a span of one week, she already has an amazing … »»
The classic Italian spaghetti aglia e olio has only three basic ingredients: pasta, olive oil and garlic. Salt is added for flavor; parsley is sprinkled for color and texture. There are only … »»
Roast Lamb with Tarragon & Mint Butter Recipe
Blackberry Cheesecake Pots
Potato and Cheese Pierogi
It's tempting to simply ask that you Google "Connie Veneracion" or "Sassy Lawyer" or "Pinoy Cook" and have this page done with. But that might give you the wrong idea about me. A third of what's been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I'd better let me, rather than them, tell you about me. I'm … »
*This article was last updated on October 2, 2011. In 2003, a time when I hadn't heard of the term "blog", I started a recipe website at cooking.houseonahill.net using a now defunct content management system that ran on ASP. Ok, never mind the geek talk, I'm sure you're not interested in that. The contents easily multiplied and, in 2004, I moved the food site to … »
I have taken many photos of koi and know how difficult they are to get right, and yours look great. I often find the reflections are more interesting than the subject:)
Thanks, Alex.
You have a koi blog! How wonderful. Don’t you just love their colors? I can watch them all day.
Lovely capture Ms Sassy!Interesting looking fish. I actually never heard of koi before.Now I know:)