Thursday, January 29, 2015

Happy Birthday, Ingrid!

A rare Thursday off. Lunch at Green's in Fort Mason. A long walk along the San Francisco waterfront on a surprisingly warm late January day. Nice!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Our final Singapore weekend

Saturday feature: We hosted a potluck dinner for several of the research staff working on our team, including Jinwen, Jenny, Rita, Yan, and Ailu.
Sunday feature #1: Cicada (we hear them frequently, but never before saw one here).
Sunday feature #2: Walking the Southern Ridges, from Vivo City to Kent Ridge MRT.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

New Year's Day in Singapore

We visited familiar areas, but found new features and new views.
Winged angel at the Armenian Church

Sally port at Fort Canning

Support and Displaced (Aileen Toh)

Study in contrasts: Tropical foliage
Javanese influence is evident in this wall tile
Brick walk in Fort Canning Park
Bird's Nest ferns in a magnificent tree
The "Earlier Mona Lisa," on display at the Arts House
Stylized Christmas trees at the Esplanade
Gardens by the Bay domes seen from Singapore Flyer plaza