Humorous Wit

Laughter is one way of relaxing and taking things easy. It provides a few minutes of distraction from all the negative news that is going around. Laughter might not solve our problems, but a good laugh will always lift our moods, and make life more bearable. It also makes you more attractive to others, because a laughing, or smiling face is always a beautiful face.

Here are some humorous and witty quotes to help put a smile on your face. That happens when you are able to see the humour in what’s being said.

Remember the ones you like, and go make your friends laugh. Your friends will be impressed with your wit and humour.

If you need to climb high, make sure you have a mental safety net in place. If you happen to fall, at least you will not go insane. - Unknown

When a man has the rope about his neck, you don’t ask him about his health! - Leonid Andreyev

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn’t. - Laurence Peter

He will lie, sir, with such volubility, that you would think truth were a fool. - William Shakespeare

Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice. - Ethel Merman

Our ability to delude ourselves may be an important survival tool. - Jane Wagner

Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings. - Unknown

An honest politician is one, who, when he is bought, will stay bought. - Simon Cameron

Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them. - Adlai E. Stevenson

Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur. - Mathew Arnold

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Macro Shots of Lilies

A few Macro shots of lilies from the recent Flower Display in the Flower Dome.

I am not a photography enthusiast. I didn’t use a high end camera. These were taken with my Oppo phone camera. I must say they turned out quite nicely - much better than expected.

The air movement in the Dome was minimal. Otherwise, the flowers would be swaying in and out of focus, and these macro shots wouldn’t be possible.

"What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce." - Karl Lagerfeld

“Where flowers bloom so does hope”. - Lady Bird Johnson

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'Lilytopia' - A Display of Lilies II

Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. The flowers are often fragrant, and come in a wide range of colors including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. They are the true lilies. Many other plants have "lily" in their common names, but do not belong to the same genus and are therefore not true lilies.

There are more than 100 species of lily and numerous cultivated varieties. Lilies are classified into nine divisions, depending on their parentage as well as flower shape, which can be trumpet, bowl, funnel-shaped, to a "Turk's cap". They are amongst the oldest cultivated ornamental plants, popular because of their beautiful, large, and fragrant flowers. The blooms can last up to two weeks. This makes them very suitable, and popular for bouquets.

Most lilies grow from bulbs. They thrive best in partial shades, with loose, well-drained soil. Lilies can be grown indoors and outdoors.

Among various indigenous and traditional practices, the bulbs of certain species have been used to soothe coughs, fevers, and inflammations; to treat wounds and skin ailments; and as expectorants and revitalising tonics.

The following photos are from my recent visit to the Flower Dome where ‘Lilytopia’ – a display of lilies is being held. The display is impressive. In the Dome, where temperatures are maintained at Spring temperatures, it was very pleasant to walk among the beautiful, fragrant lily blooms.

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'Lilytopia' - A Display of Lilies

‘Lilytopia’ is the name of the display of lilies in the Flower Dome. The display is on now until the 15th of June.

Lilies are the national flower of Italy. As with all flower displays in the Flower Dome, information on the country where the flowers are from are also featured. Visitors not only get to enjoy the colourful and gorgeous blooms, they also get to learn something of the country where the flowers are from – bits of information and fun facts about Italy.

For example, do you know that the alleyways in Italy were built narrow to offer shade in summer, shelter in winter, and a kind of intimacy that broader streets do not have. Or that the Grand Canal of Venice snakes through Venice like a wide, inverted “S”, nearly four kilometres long, linking the lagoon to the heart of civic and mercantile life. Bordered by more than 170 buildings, each one built to be seen from the water. Or, that Vespa, meaning wasp in Italy, is an Italian brand of scooters. They have been in the market since after World War II.

At the display are replicas of the aforementioned buildings and a vespa.

Here are some photos from my visit to the ‘Lilytopia’ display. All in all, the ‘Lilytopia’ display was very impressive. There must be thousands of lilies on display. Beautiful, colourful and the dome was filled with a nice fragrance from the lilies. I​ noticed the fragrance the minute I walked in.

The Flower dome is open from 9am to 9pm. You can buy tickets online. While doing that, check that they are not closed for maintenance. You don’t want to go all the way there to find they are closed. That would be unfortunate.

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