2023

Day 26 - BEVERAGE πŸ“Έ

I often get brain freeze from ice-blended drinks but I never let pain get in my way.

Two ice-blended drinks on the table

Day 25 - FLARE πŸ“Έ

As if it needs any more attention….

πŸ“ Everyone knows where this is 😊

Sun shining behind the Eiffel Tower cast a flare of blinding light.

Day 23 - A DAY IN THE LIFE

Because of the poor air quality that hangs over the metro, not to mention the heavy rains and expected flooding, we decided to forego our plans and just stay home today.

My Mac gets an update

Day 20 - DISRUPTION

You always hope your flight leaves/arrives without a hitch.

πŸ“ΈπŸ“ Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands

flight schedules are displayed on an electronic board in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam

Day 19 - EDGE

I pinned the edges of my handknit shawl to show off the picots.

A red handknit shawl that is pinned to a rubber board

Day 18 - FABRIC

A lot of fabric must have gone into the making of this shirt. We saw this on display in Albert Cuyp Market the day we went.

πŸ“ΈπŸ“ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

An oversized t-shirt advertised to be 8XL and being sold for €9.00 in the market

Day 16 - OOF!

Mila the Chonky: So many toys, so little time.

A chubby gray and white cat splayed out on the rug, trying her best to play with all her toys at the same time

Day 15 - RED

πŸ“ΈπŸ“ Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

A red junk carrying tourists ply Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

Day 14 - STATUE

If anyone’s looking for him, he’s in Hong Kong.

πŸ“ΈπŸ“ Hong Kong Avenue of Stars

A statue of Hong Kong martial artist Bruce Lee in Hong Kong Avenue of Stars baywalk

Day 13 - GLOWING

In these uncertain times, it’s what we hope for.

πŸ“Έ πŸ“ Toronto Christmas Market

The letters P E A C E all lit up in a Christmas market stall

Day 12 - PANIC

Will you?

Don’t worry, this fake-looking python was a result of a Google 3D image app two years ago. We played with the app a lot because we were super bored during covid lockdown.

A 3-D image of a python slithering on the living room floor

Day 11 - Retrospect

I should have paid closer attention and seen the signs. Run free, sweet angel. Hope you are having fun chasing birds in a land far, far away.

🐱 one of the last pictures of five week-old Sully Pusa before she crossed the rainbow bridge

A month-old gray and white kitten looking straight at the camera

Day 10 - Cycle

See what happens when you drive someone up the wall…?

πŸ“ΈπŸ“Mitsuyado Sei-men, Pasay City, Philippines

Interior of a Japanese restaurant with a bicycle aesthetically glued to the wall

Day 8 - Yonder

“How much farther?” huffed the husband.

“Almost there!” I huffed back

πŸ“ΈπŸ“Mt. Misen hiking trail, Miyajima, Japan

Finger pointing to the top of the mountain hiking trail

Day 7 - Panorama

The day we went, there was major reconstruction work going on around the Parliament. Viewing it from this angle hid the cranes and scaffolding πŸ˜‰

πŸ“ΈπŸ“ Major’s Hill Park, Ottawa

Young lady in the foreground of a panoramic view of Parliament Hill on the left and the Ottawa River next to it.

Day 6 - Well

I assume there is one somewhere….

πŸ“ΈπŸ“ Hobbiton, Auckland, New Zealand

buckets on the ground used to get water from presumably a covered well

Day 5 - Forest

Found this forest on a paper coaster

πŸ“ΈπŸ“Kyoto, Japan

Forest drawn with calligraphy brush on a piece of paper coaster

Day 4 - Orange

There’s plenty more where they came from.

πŸ“Έ πŸ“Major Hill’s Park, Ottawa, Canada

Fallen maple leaves in the park

Day 2 - Buildup

How long before moss entirely covers up the rock?

πŸ“Έ Mt. Misen in Japan

Moss grows on the side of the big boulder.

Day 1 - Abstract

In silent contemplation

A person admires a piece of abstract art on a wall