New Normal The Girls at Jubliee Park We headed to Fort Canning and a playground outside of our neighbourhood.
COVID19 SDL Day 68 - Wildside During essential services garden services were limited, if not cancelled all together. Things grow like mad here - where the sun always shines, yet the rains are aplenty.
Nature SDL Day 66 - Hot and Sweaty When I say they kids are hot and sweaty with the aircon off, I mean it.
COVID19 Unintended Consequences Mosquito control is a serious thing in Singapore. Especially because Singapore is having a bad year for Dengue Fever - double last years' cases.
COVID19 SDL Day 62 - Chickens on the Loose I did get to head in a new direction and we found some feathered friends about 2 blocks from our condo complex.
Nature B4 - The Zoo In looking back at photos, I've got a few more activities we did with Grandma when she was visiting in February. We spent Feb. 28th at the Singapore Zoo.
COVID19 SDL Day 31 - Extended to June 1 Yesterday Singapore announced an extension of the Circuit Breaker (Essential Services only) till June 1.
COVID19 SDL Day 22 - Park Restrictions Despite the Red Tape we saw so many birds: yellow Orioles, black mynas, a variety of doves, and the plentiful jungle fowls. The songs were beautiful.
COVID19 Gardens by the Bay Still Surprises Back at the end of February Jonathan's Mom came to stay with us. Jonathan had to work, but the first place us girls shared with her was Garden's by the Bay.
Nature The Other Side of the Botanic Gardens Glen Eagle Hospital, where MsC was being treated for her stitches, is right near the Botanic Gardens. After MsC's follow up appointment, the 2 of us took a side trip there.
Nature The Frog Pond Last week, MsE's nature class headed to the frog pond. The took nets and buckets and caught tadpoles.
Nature Orange Tree, Banana Tree The girls unearthed an orange seed while having snack by the pool this morning. They ran off to find somewhere to plant it. They chose a reasonably empty garden plot. The plot did
Nature Fire Starter When we moved to Singapore we were concerned that the kids' might lose time outside in nature.
Nature Travel Fail, Walk Success We had a hard time finding our Nature Walk today, but MsC's face after seeing a wild monkey for the first time was worth it in the end.
Nature A Walk at Henderson Waves On Saturday's we leave the kids at home and have lunch out as a couple. We go to the same place and they usually give us the same table - because we really
Nature Orchid Garden, Botanic Gardens We spent a rainy morning wandering the Historic Orchid Garden located at the centre of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Nature Night Safari Singapore's Night Safari showcases nocturnal animals and is the only night zoo in the world.
Nature The Nut Exploded We applied some force to then split the Cocoa Nut open and take a look inside.
Nature Lost in Translation - It is a Nut We keep seeing these giant nuts on the ground and can't figure out where exactly they're coming from.
Sentosa A Little Beach Time We made it down the beach with the kids. The sky did look a little iffy, but we risked it anyhow.
Nature The Animals in Labrador Park I told the girls if they quieted down we might see some animals. We only made it a few more feet before we saw a Malayan Water Monitor coming up from the shore.
Nature Swinging by Hort Park We started with the turtles. There are many more turtles there than we originally thought a few weeks ago.
Nature The Girls Took Over Jurong Bird Park MsC got picked as one of the volunteers. The cockatoo flew from the zookeeper on stage up into the crowd and landed on her outstretched arm.
