Cup week

It's Cup week in Canterbury.

Although our city is not fully recovered from

earthquake yet, some normal life are coming back.

Not everyone can enjoy horse race and bubblies

but I'm sure anyone can smell the roses and

so many other blooming flowers now.

The scent of flowers lift our spirits.

Ladies day

When I went to Japan a couple of years ago,

I saw this rose poster at the train station.

Instantly, I thought I had to see this exhibition.

But I was with my elderly mother who had

a knee problem at the time.

There was no way she can walk to the museum.

So I asked her to wait at the station

 and ran to the museum all by myself.

The show was so wonderful!

Many master pieces done by

Redoute and Parsons were breath taking.

And the rooms of this show was  actually

filled with rose scent infusing through

air conditioners.

Such a great idea by curators.

I still don't know what was the special occasion though

the day I visited the museum was " Ladies day " and

every female visitors got a free pass.

http://www.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp/artmuse/

Daffodil

Daffodils bring gorgeous scent of 

spring.

Quietly but surely.

Gold fish would be dazzled

if they could swim amongst

these spring beauties.

Dahlia

I like bulb and tuber flowers.

Once they were planted into the soil,

come out to say " hello "

year after year.

The second teapot aquarium captured

sweet dahlias.

My secret passion

I have a thing with teapots.

And I also have been dreaming about

having my own waterlily pond with gold fish.

Ohhh!

This is just what I wanted !?

Not quite.

But  it's fun to have teapot aquariums.

Making me smile

Which is your favorite?

Source: iwastesomuchtime.com via Elizabeth on Pinterest

Easter

Easter is coming.

Have you finished with painting eggs?

This cat is ready for egg hunting.

Flower show

We went Ellerslie International Flower Show a while ago.

Last year's event was cancelled because of earthquake

so we were looking forward to this year's show.

Fishing guy fishing New Zealand?

One of award winning displays.

Rose garden filled with so many different kind of roses.

Sweet vege garden complete with scarecrows.

Although we don't see crows in Christchurch.

Outdoor lounge.

Nekobiyori

Nekobiyori is Japanese cats lovers' magazine.

My illustration was featured in March issue.

I'm a bit thrilled.

A year on and new beginnings

This is the last healthy image of our Cathedral.

Christchurch was hit by massive earthquake in September 2010.

And have been suffering waves of continuous aftershocks.

City was recovering from Boxing Day aftershock and 

no one was expecting what to come on 22nd of February.

We lost many lives, buildings and other things. Yet we found our inner strength, kindness and

true beauty of ourselves. People we loved and things we cherished are keep on living inside us.

And we will live to make them proud.

We love Christchurch OXOX

Visitor

Big guy comes around to our house.

I can't pat him so captured him in my picture.