East Coast Park

We have been eating almost all our meals outside. We usually go to one of the food courts of the many malls surrounding our serviced apartment. Today we decided to go somewhere nice for dinner. We decided to go to East Coast Park, walk around a bit and get something to eat from one of the outdoor places.

We arrived just in time for the Sunset. Unfortunately, the sun decided to hide behind the trees and buildings and I only managed this after scouting for a good location.


It became dark by the time I finished. We were hungry and a walk in the dark didn’t appeal too much, so we decided to get dinner. ECP restaurants seem like popular places to eat seafood and each one had a long line in the front. We headed for one that seemed less crowded and immediately got a table outside. The food was good. I especially remember the Prawn Tom Yum Soup. So delicious!

playing with my camera during dinner

ECP seems like a nice place to enjoy a walk and do some cycling. We will definitely be going back.

red roofs

Temple

Shrine

Storm Approaching

New Beginnings

My new home. The first picture I took after I landed here. This was the view of dawn breaking from the windows of our serviced apartment.

Gulmohar

Gulmohar (Delonix regia)




I'm very lucky to live in a house surrounded by trees, and luckier that majority of them happen to be Gulmohar, my favorite flowering tree. In the flowering season, we get awesome views from almost every window in the house, including the bathroom windows. My favorite is the kitchen window where I have spent many moments enjoying cups of chai admiring the flowers with the squirrels and parrots to keep me company.

the flowers make for gorgeous bokeh too

the view from our balcony looking at our street

the squirrels like snacking on the silky petals

my baby likes it too

The cheery flowers never fail to put a smile on my face. My hard disk is groaning with the number of photos I have taken of these flowers last summer. The photos here are all taken from inside my house.

the individual flowers are stunning too

Gulmohar is from the Fabaceae family and flowers from April to July. It is grown as a street tree mainly for its ornamental properties. An Indian summer is incomplete without the flamboyant flowers.

This is my entry for orange at flower fest.