the small things I did see

John and I did this amazing walk yesterday with the Raffles Museum Toddycats, volunteers of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, NUS. In collaboration with the National Archives of Singapore, NHB. 

We first saw it in the HABITAT NEWS and as we had recently moved into the area, we thought it would be interesting to explore further.

We assembled at University Cultural Centre at 7.00am on Sunday February 13. The walk was 6.55 klms and we saw many amazing things, not only was it about the Battle of Pasir Panjang, but we did learn a lot about the history of the area, the flora, the fauna and the architecture.

I will blog about most of it over the coming week, but this post is about the small things I noticed on the walk yesterday. We all notice the bigger picture, but too many people miss out on seeing the smaller things of life.

It's the little things in life
I cherish most
One flower can stand out
In a garden of hundreds 

a bug and a flower

 

a brand new leaf

  

an old bucket from long ago

 

 ants carrying a beetle

 

or a sign warning us of the monkeys!

 or the flower against the backdrop of the Singapore Straits

 

or the tiniest of flowers hiding

 

but you still need to keep an eye on what is 

happening above too!

 and looking down I see a marker for my favorite tree!

but looking up I did see, the wonderful and 

majestic eucalyptus tree!

 

and looking down again

more flowers hiding in the greenery

but to look across instead of hurrying by

we can see the beautiful sunrise

across Singapore!

How many things are we missing as we rush through life and ignoring those that are around us?

Enjoy life NOW 

it has an expiry date

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