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Clariti-x2

Oct 30, 2021
1 min

... 'named after' (eponymous)

Spotted quite a few more fascinating flowers (flora) in the neighbourhood this morning - excited to share. And, just happened to notice...

Clariti-x2

Oct 29, 2021
1 min

Grouse. Not Chicken.

Like the camouflage? Well, the male grouse is often known as a blackcock, and the female grouse is known as a gray hen. Often these...

Clariti-x2

Oct 21, 2021
1 min

.. stun-ning. for fish

Spotted the Putat bloom, or the rather pendulous inflorescence. It can grow up to about a meter long, I am told. The blooms are...

Clariti-x2

Oct 13, 2021
1 min

.. plant's parts, working as a team

Leaves. And Flowers. But working as a team? Whether its sepals are enlarged & mimic leaves, or leaves that turn colour to mimic petals...

Clariti-x2

Oct 10, 2021
1 min

.. red powder puffs.

Each powderpuff looks like a single flower but it is actually made up of many flowers arranged in the shape of a ball. Before they open,...

.. look! ... who's got a 'bad' hair-do kinda day!?

Clariti-x2

Oct 8, 2021
1 min

.. look! ... who's got a 'bad' hair-do kinda day!?

Knock, Knock? Who's there? Well, its the Polish Chicken that crossed the road (see my old post here). Well, its actually a Polish...

Clariti-x2

Oct 7, 2021
1 min

.. another day, another 'nut'?

As the saying goes.. but for this little critter originally, most likely his ancestry is from Thailand he is always there - each morning...

the almost 'beautiful' zombie maker, literally

Clariti-x2

Sep 26, 2021
1 min

the almost 'beautiful' zombie maker, literally

lots to like, with the emerald exterior and unsual shape. But, equally lost to dislike as this wasp hunts its prey, turns them literally...

Clariti-x2

Sep 25, 2021
1 min

.. peanut. not a nut?

Peanuts (arachis hypogaea). Delicious, yet also deadly to many - where peanut allergy is the most common cause of food-induced...

Clariti-x2

Sep 25, 2021
1 min

.. blue ice, with tonic

.. oh wow, colour changes are just magical. blue from the blue pea flower on our fence downstairs, and tonic water. Butterfly pea...

.. many uses for the blue pea (blue bell vine) flower

Clariti-x2

Sep 24, 2021
1 min

.. many uses for the blue pea (blue bell vine) flower

.. or also known as clitoria ternatea. Many know it as an ingredient for nasi kerabu, or kueh in Singapore. Simple, but so wonderful! I...

Clariti-x2

Sep 23, 2021
1 min

.. an odd trio, but as garnishes?

.. well no longer so odd if you consider the essential ingredients in many dishes. we were deciding to include some fresh herbs for...

Clariti-x2

Sep 20, 2021
1 min

why did the chicken cross the road?

.. apart from the obvious, and whilst many would say "who cares", there are an equal many who will be quite concerned. especially, so...

a visitor, of all places whilst in a traffic queue

Clariti-x2

Sep 19, 2021
1 min

a visitor, of all places whilst in a traffic queue

gosh. the scarlet backed flowerpecker (dicaeum cruentatum) belongs amongst the flowers but yes, this was in a traffic queue in...

.. delightful okra flower in full bloom!

Clariti-x2

Sep 18, 2021
1 min

.. delightful okra flower in full bloom!

The Ladies Finger or Okra flower usually only blooms for less than a day before dropping off the plant, leaving behind a small green nub...

.. the poisoned chalice - & its not the story MacBeth, but physically, next door ...

Clariti-x2

Sep 14, 2021
1 min

.. the poisoned chalice - & its not the story MacBeth, but physically, next door ...

This is one of the most fascinating flowers I have come across. A beautiful bloom, with an awesome aspect; with no caution needed at...

Mickey Mouse bush.. but there is hardly a resemblance.

Clariti-x2

Sep 14, 2021
1 min

Mickey Mouse bush.. but there is hardly a resemblance.

Ochna serrulata (commonly known as the small-leaved plane, carnival ochna, bird's eye bush, Mickey mouse plant or Mickey Mouse bush due...

... ever wonder what happens when you get caught "blue tongued", literally? - me neither!

Clariti-x2

Sep 13, 2021
1 min

... ever wonder what happens when you get caught "blue tongued", literally? - me neither!

.. but I was on my walk in the morning, when I spotted this couple - yes there are 2 of them if you look carefully (green pigeons or...

.. the almost, accidental naturalist

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