Raindrops On My Roses and Blog Rest

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

~ Hosea Ballou

I love to photograph my flowers after the rain. To my naked eye, the raindrops that collect on the leaves and petals look like colourless crystals and pearls. But through the camera lens, they are transformed into magic mirrors from where I get a beautiful view of the world above.

Can you see the sun's rays on the raindrop?

“Raindrops On My Roses and Blog Rest”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on June 30th, 2011.

The Garden at Hotel Equatorial Bangi - Putrajaya Part 2

There is a beautifully landscaped or should I say award-winning garden at Hotel Equatorial Bangi-Putrajaya. In Part 1 of my post, I have already featured the Japanese Koi Pond cum Rock Garden. Here in Part 2, we shall take a stroll along the meandering pathways of lush tropical greenery.

This looks like the perfect setting for a wedding reception and photography session.

Some of the features here include:

• Well manicured lawns, trimmed hedges and tall swaying palms.
• Beautifully designed arbors decked in luxuriant green foliage 
• Lovely blooms of the everflowering Bauhinia kockiana intertwined with Tristellateia australasiae
• A pergola lined a whole walkway beside the Japanese styled koi pond and it leads to the entrance of a free-form swimming pool where one can watch beautiful, romantic sunsets in the evenings.
• The sounds of running water from the bubbling fountains and mini waterfalls soothes and calm the soul.

“The Garden at Hotel Equatorial Bang-Putrajaya Part 2”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on June 24th, 2011.

The Japanese Koi Pond at Hotel Equatorial Bangi-Putrajaya Part 1

1 - Calm and Tranquil

I love to watch these koi fishes swimming gracefully beside the man-made waterfall.  This Japanese Koi pond belongs to Hotel Equatorial Bangi-Putrajaya.

While I was there during lunch after a meeting, I had the opportunity to take some shots.

The purpose of the first picture is to capture the cool, 'carefree' serenity of the pond as a contrast to the second picture. Because I used the normal mode, you can see the silky blur motion of water splashing onto the pond.