Jacob Ballas Garden - Singapore Botanics

We have been living here in Singapore for sometime now but it was only recently that we really had a chance to explore the Children's Garden side of the Botanics - after attending a kiddie party at Jacob Ballas' garden. Some of the sights I saw were too beautiful for words...even a thousand words won't do justice. So rather than do injustice to nature's beauty that side of Singapore, I'd rather let the pictures speak for themselves :-) Ah wait, not exactly...because sometimes I get background noise from Taatu.


Banana Heart Summer in the Lion City

Autumn doth come here, but only in this little patch

A giant, swinging Calabash - almost hitting my forehead

Do you know what this flower is called? Please try to make a guess before scrolling down.


Someone demonstrating to kids that pumping pressure into a bottle of water will cause it to explode and squirt water up in the air like this

Taatu says this is a ladybug...is it?

Thank God smokers are out

This reminds Taatu of stylish people

Taatu: this leaf has trouble thinking 

I am about to cross this bridge

Still some remnants of the season we never had


Out here, Victoria's Secret is too conspicuous to be a secret...well, same can be said of the Runway!


Two benches waiting patiently

Taatu: A whole family of leaves - the giant leaf is the father, the small one is the baby, the one behind is the mom

Taatu: A pretty black and white butterfly sitting on her own flower 

Taatu: I am a beautiful, pink flower, and a mosquito is biting me because I have honey inside

Taatu: We are in an airplane
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