One of the perks — if you can call it that — of living in the suburb is that nature is so much more alive here than in the city. We can hear the crickets chirp, stray birds alight on the banaba tree in our small front garden, we hear the toads croak at night… ... (more)

Taken at the backyard. At least three kinds of wildgrass peeped above the wall that divides our property from the vacant lot nearby. I had to wait until the cloud was in just the right position before taking the shot.

Taken with the Canon EOS 350D.

This grasshopper kept me company while I was doing the laundry. I think it wanted to wear my kids’ school uniform.

At last, the banaba tree is thick with leaves. Still no flowers though.

Don’t know if the plant died from the summer heat or if it drowned from the rains during the past few weeks.

You probably see them in malls. Wooden boards out of which you can create models of planes, helicopters, carousels… my daughters love doing these puzzles.