Sunday, July 31, 2011

Building Unabated

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What bad economy? While the US is still reeling and moaning about the lethargic job market... and the ailing economy... and the wrangling of...
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Hot Miami

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It's high noon in Miami and it's hot today. The temperature reads 92 degree Fahrenheit, but the "feel like" temperature is...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Nelumbo nucifera

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I visited tog yesterday and could not resist to show a photo I took at his pond. The impressive lotus that he grows so well has this beauty...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Coco de Mer

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I probably will not be around to see the fruits of this tree! The Coco de Mer (Lodoicea maldivica), the sole member of the genus Lodoicea,...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Harvesting Longans

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Deep in the south of Miami is farm land where you see trees more than you see buildings. Gradually, avocados and even mangos are replaced by...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

First Love

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Yesterday was my lucky day, when I was given free and clear a small box of a fruit that some of you may have never heard of: Rambutan. The...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Visiting Banjong

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It has been a while since I took time to drive all the way South... Today, because it doesn't rain, I decided to pay a surprise visit to...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Borders No More

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In February of this year, I mentioned about the problems Borders Book Shop was having, and predicted their demise. Sad to say, it was quite...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Hair Cuttery

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I have been procrastinating week to week to week to have my hair trimmed so I look less like a tree in autumn. It's Saturday and I decid...
Friday, July 22, 2011

New Growth

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A while back, I had a ficus tree growing in a container at this spot . Earlier this year, that tree was moved to be planted at its permanent...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Blood Mobile

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As scheduled, I am parting with some of my blood today inside this blood mobile. It's all for supposedly a good cause so I don't min...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Paying Station

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I think it is increasingly difficult to live in the US. "Modern" life, if you want to call it that, is making real life difficult,...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

South Miami

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This is a view of South Miami business area along US-1. You see the Datran center towering over the very popular Shorty's rib place. You...
Monday, July 18, 2011

The Birds

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The sparrows, true sparrows, or Old World sparrows in the family Passeridae are small passerine birds. As eight or more species nest in or n...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Ascda.

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Ascocenda, abbreviated as Ascda in the horticultural is a man-made hybrid orchid genus resulting from a cross between Ascocentrum and Vanda ...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Dracula Calling

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It's the weekend, and people may be in a good mood... so why not give a pint of blood and feel even better? The person holding the ...
Friday, July 15, 2011

La Dolce Vita

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Here is another proof of one of the many dream lifestyles in "paradise" Miami. What else do you want in life but driving around to...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

New Name

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A local bank on SW Kendall Drive of Miami, formerly Wachovia finally officially got the name of its new owner: Wells Fargo. You can see in t...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Drive-Thru

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This is the drive-through at the fast food Burger King near the South Dade Miami metro rail transit system. In case you do not know what a d...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Strip Bare, Please

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I was at the Miami International Airport today. Not to miss a golden opportunity to take pictures at enormous risk to be yelled at or even t...