The balmy breeze of the wind on your face on a hot day, a ray of sunlight peeking through a clearing of a canopy of trees. Flora and fauna with their intricate patterns and glorious bursts of colours. A bird clapping its wings and rising vertically above the trees, circles slowly, gracefully gliding on outstretched wings. The hint of fresh, yet rich earthly scent of the grass, trees and soil. The whisper of the rustle of leaves in the breeze, the harmony of birds twittering, the faint gurgle of water trickling down the stream and the chirping of the crickets breaking into a light lilting air.

Nature opens a feast for our senses and never fail to make me stand in awe of my Creator who made nature so wondrous for our enjoyment and appreciation. He uses the most detailed threads to weave nature's patterns, so that every piece of its fabric reveals the composition of his marvellous tapestry.

Re-acquaint yourself with nature with child-like wonder and you will see that nature will be able to bring delight, enlightening insights and memorable experiences for you and your child. So when was the last time you have spend some time in nature? 

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We woke up this morning to a light drizzle, so I told K that we will go for a picnic tomorrow. He let out a huge sigh and looked really disappointed, as he has been looking forward to a picnic since late last week.

So we decided to say a little prayer for good weather, and went ahead with our little excursion to Hort Park.

Hort park; a gardening hub with neatly manicured landscapes, quaint water features and plenty of beautiful tropical plants and flowers. Probably the kind of urban garden I will want to have, if I had the patience to maintain it in my hypothetical landed property.

The urban garden looks aesthetically pleasing at eye level, however the juxtaposition of backdrop of office buildings along Alexander Road felt a little jarring against the lush greenery of the park.

I suppose it’s just the idealist in me speaking. My concern sure didn’t bug the insects anyhow, since we spotted plenty of butterflies, centipedes, dragonflies, beetles, which were thriving in the urban garden.

The little guy ‘caught’ the photography bug from me, and was trigger happy clicking away with my old canon ixus.

Every once in a while, he striked a dramatic pose for my camera

We spotted a shady canopy with wooden chairs and decided that we will have the picnic there

My little photographer spotted a centipede

While walking back, we went into the Bamboo Labyrinth. The Bamboo Labyrinth is made up of a series of circular paths enclosed within a grove of bamboos. When he asked me what was that place for, I told him that people could do exercise and chi-gong there. He then striked a few kung fu poses, raised his arms for his chi-gong stance.

We walked towards Alexander Arch and wanted to venture further to Henderson Waves, but turned back when the drizzle got heavier. K ended up feeding the fishes at the pond near the entrance of the Park.

There was a periodic light drizzle the whole morning, but it sure didn’t dampen our fun. In fact, we enjoyed the light cool breeze that accompanied the drizzle. It will otherwise be too humid and hot on a typical late morning.

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