There’s something lovely about the leaves as they turn red. I’ve been really busy on the personal front to be blogging as regularly as before but this cheerful sight popped up in my pinterest stream and I could not help sharing. I wasn’t able to trace the source of these 2 images so if you do know where they are from, do drop me a note and I’d give due credit.

I stumbled upon these via OhSuzyQ‘s collection of autumn leaves. Charming.

And perfect for today’s cool rainy weather. This is probably as close as we can get to autumn in tropical Singapore.

Have a lovely day!

And now, back to prepping orders for today’s postal run. Shoppity Shop.

❤ theoneinpink

Flowers in glass bottles, sitting on the window sill or work table make me happy. Sometimes you don’t need fanciful arrangements. The simplest combination, thrills.

Hope you’d enjoy this mini collection of freshly bottled flowers. Grab a stalk at lunch. Flower power!

❤ dasha minaeva

❤ bridal banter

❤ naturemandalas

❤ ruffled

❤ xemanhdep

❤ nzgirl

❤ atlanta wedding ~ style me pretty

❤ chetumz

If you didn’t already know, Singapore’s national flower is the Vanda Miss Joaqium. An orchid. So this week being our National Day (happy birthday!), we’d focus on the colourful flower.

❤ claire h.

❤ cscjanni

❤ todd f.

❤ buster&bubby

❤ rajesh vijayarajan

❤ chetumz

❤ adrian greig

I love that there are so many variations but hate that they are somewhat difficult to care for. Still, beautifully gorgeous, they are increasingly used in bouquets. Locally, the potted plants make a lovely home decor piece and all sorts of merchandising featuring the flower has been created to highlight this flower. Think… goldplated flowers, pins, dresses and shawls…

❤ japanese tea air plant terrarium

Fancy a pop of greenery for the home? These airplants ensembles are all for sale on Etsy. Airplants can actually flower. Some of them having rather fanciful sprays of colour. But seriously, they look beautiful as they are.

Get some today?

** I did have a couple. I didn’t manage to nurture them beyond 2-3 weeks. Green thumbs I have not. Still, enjoy. Happy floral monday!

❤ pop n fizz

❤ little bitty beach plantscape

❤ air plant

❤ black gold hanging air plant pod

❤ airplant party pack urchin

❤ 3 globes and plants in 1

❤ sitting by the seashore

❤ blushing bride

❤ chloe price

Christmas in July is almost over, but it doesn’t mean that I’m not dreaming any less of Christmas. I love the pinecones, I love the christmas-sy scent and feelings they stir. And I wish we got to see them more often. *sigh*

So bear with me this not quite floral floral Monday. (I do have a small lil treat at the end. Not to mention, the storewide discount is still on).

❤ cindy

❤ rob

❤ kuang woo

❤ moa maria

❤ al richardson

❤ simone raspino

❤ distopiandreamgirl

Would you believe these are edible? These are chocolate almond cakes with raspberry filling. Makes for some awesome Christmas snack don’t you think?

❤ espion

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is situated just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the city. An oasis in the commercialised, built up island, the pop of greenery and serenity is both surprising and refreshing. Walking through the carefully maintained pathways, it takes some time to reconcile that the peaceful surroundings is just a stone throw away from shopping district Orchard Road.

2 Sundays ago, we took a walk in the park.I’d like to think the kids enjoyed the change in landscape as much as I did. It helped that Jayden was given a chance to tinker with the Golden Half. And I’m rather pleased with the first images from that row. We will go back again I’m sure. There’s just so much ground we managed to cover. I’d like to drop by the Children’s Garden too!

But in the meantime, enjoy the wonderful range of flora and fauna that have been captured by others at the Gardens. Happy Monday!

❤ jiang

❤ krishan shah

❤ eric

❤ scott holcomb

❤ jonbinalay

❤ alkanphel

❤ toonman

❤ w3i_yu2

❤ chuan chee

8 years ago, the then-boyfriend (now husband) and I went on a trip to Canada for a friend’s wedding. We took the opportunity to tour bits of Canada. We landed at Vancouver and a spent about half a day on Victoria Island. Amongst the sites we visited, we stopped over at Butchart Gardens for a sensory overload.

The flowers were gorgeous. The landscaping was amazing and the blooms, beautiful. It was as if each flower was trying to outdo the next in putting its best petals forward. The bees were really in for a treat, hovering from one bud to the next. It was almost like a slice of heaven. Well, if you aren’t sensitive to pollen I guess.

Quite obviously, our fingers went into overdrive. You’d be hard pressed not to. And pretty much every bloom looks gorgeous.

Enjoy! Perhaps, some day, we’d be back. (Looking through these pictures, I wonder about the insane one-uppance for more megapixels. These were all taken with a 3.2 and they look great even in print. Ok, granted, you’d need them megapix if you are printing hugeass images!)

If you ever have the opportunity to be in the area, do grab the chance to go!

❤ kristina

Just felt like a little greenery is needed. No harm that these are thought to bring good luck! No matter what you feel about four leaf clovers, these photos exalt the lil green plant.

Enjoy and here’s hoping you’re having a great week ahead.

❤ kureyuzu

❤ maki via weheartit

❤ dot colon

❤ ziggy

❤ annais ferreira

❤ bradi wells

❤ i sew cute

❤ josh deaton

❤ saipua

I stumbled upon a post by Saipua of the hellebore flower and was captivated. I trawled the net for images of the beautiful flower, and fell more enchanted with it. Then midway, I realised, it was also known as Christmas Rose. And, I had featured it last year. Still doesn’t take away from its beauty.

Enjoy a revisit to this flower. With an all new selection of images.

❤  design sponge

❤ keith davenport

❤ dear little red house

❤ miss pickering

❤ xray-ism

❤ hallie

❤ yuichi handa

❤ karen miller anderson

Happy floral Monday!

❤ by sophieg via creating sort of life

Ranunculus have large, gorgeous blooms and come in an assortment of colours. They are extremely popular at weddings, forming many a bridal bouquet. The tightness of each flower, packed together in bouquets just adds a lot of texture and colour to the special day. They are photographed mainly in pink, probably because they are the one of the most widely sort after colour for weddings but the other colours are just as beautiful.

There’s such a delicate beauty about them. Very feminine. Very romantic. Very appealing. Equally dreamy in the hand as on the window sill, won’t you treat yourself to some?

❤ sosser

❤ international flower bulb centre

❤ beautyspot

❤ seen via Bijou and Boheme

❤ cindy prins

❤ frl klein

❤ prints by ciaobellaphotography

❤ haus maus

❤ georgianna

❤ c mariani

Hope these brightened up your Monday!