Freedom 2 – to be free like a Bird

To be as free as a bird is really good.  They can fly to anywhere they like, any place they want to go.  They can have the freedom to travel to any destination –in the air and feel free.  Compared to fish, the birds have more freedom.  


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When the birds fly in the sky they can see more of everything.  A bird’s eye view is like what you see when you take photos from the top or when you are sitting in a plane or a helicopter.  Here is a question.  Do you envy the fish that swims in the water and the birds that fly in the air?  Do you want to feel free like them?   

Freedom 1 – to be free like a Fish

To be free like a fish is good.  Fish can swim and go anywhere they like, anywhere they want.  And they won’t get harmed by humans.  How we will envy their way of live.

People go to look at fish.  The fish and birds are safe in conservation and protection areas.  Most will not be harmed there.

But some others are not so lucky.  In some places, the water where the fish live and the birds that live nearby are filled with rubbish, leaves, sticks, and branches – polluted areas with dirt and rubbish.  So people who are concerned should be worried about them.

Street Arts

There are Street Arts everywhere in lots of different places and countries.  Some people called it “Graffiti”.  There are different types of Street Arts.

One picture shows of different coloured objects and colored things at the background of a person.  It is found on a wall next to Gordon Harris Art and Graphics Supplies Shop in Newmarket.

 

One of them has a waste rubbish bin and a garage door painted with pictures of different objects, colours and patterns.

 

One shows a wall with many trees like a forest, a place full of trees, the trees has branches with the whole tree trunks but without any leaves.  This makes an attractive area.

 

One is painted with a picture that looks like a stamp and it is a picture of Kiwi bird and some patterns surrounding the bird.

Santa Claus in Auckland

This is a picture of some construction workers setting up the Santa Claus and the two Reindeers outside a big old bookstore named Whitcoulls in Auckland City New Zealand.

This big Santa Claus with his big reindeers as Christmas decorations have become a land mark in Queen Street for years and years.

Can you guess how much money is spent to put up and display Santa Claus and his Reindeers?  It costs about $20 million New Zealand dollars. Luckily, there are some companies willing to sponsor this year.

Therefore, Aucklanders in New Zealand can still enjoy seeing Santa and his Reindeers this year at Christmas time.  These are pictures of people putting up Santa and the Reindeers.  This is a really difficult job.

Sakura Flowers in Auckland

These are the pictures of Sakura flowers.  In New Zealand, the Sakura flowers on the Sakura trees will start to bloom in September to October every year.  The Sakura flowers can be seen in lots of different places here.  I can easily find them close to my house or within walking distances.

In Japan, these Sakura flowers bloom every year.  There are tourists who go there especially for the scenery of these flowers bloom. 

The Sakura flowers have two different colours, one is pure clean white and the other is pure pale pink.  The reason why the pink coloured flowers look so much better than the white cloured ones is because the pink ones are brighter in colour.

SPCA New Zealand

SPCA (Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is one of the organizations in New Zealand that helps take care of the welfare of animals.

They work with all people in the community to encourage all animals of being treated humanely.  Their inspectorate team will always work tirelessly to rescue animals that are in need.  Every animal deserves to have loving homes and medical care.

These are pictures of some big dogs and small dogs from SPCA. This is an activity organised by them in Downtown (Auckland City).  This month is their donation appeal month, they are hoping people will donate some money.  Some people want to pet them.  There are five big dogs and two small dogs.

Mocktails

Mocktails are like cocktails but without the alcohol.  Mocktails are drinks that are made to look like alcolholic drinks but are non-alcoholic.  Mocktails are healthy non- alcolholic drinks.

Those who can’t drink alcohol drinks can drink these kinds of drinks.  Those who want to drink alcohol but cannot, then they can drink these healthy non-alcoholic drinks.  The mocktails are made from ingredients of vegetables and fruits which makes them healthy non-alcoholic drinks. 

Here these are two of the recipes for Mocktail recipes: one is Virgin Mary and the other is Pina Coolada.

Virgin Mary

2 tsps Celery Salt

1 tsp Black Pepper

Ice

625ml  125ml (1/2 cup) Tomato Juice

75ml  15ml (1Tbsp) Lemon Juice

5 tsp  1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

5 dashes  dash Tobasco

Celery

Pina Coolada

125ml (1/2 cup)  Coconut Milk

125ml (1/2 cup Pineapple Juice

Slice Pineapple

Pet Dogs in New Zealand

These photos here show some dogs waiting outside a shop in New Zealand.  This is a very common picture.  From time to time we see pet owners leave their pet dogs outside shops and other places.  I see this every day near my home.

Most pet dogs in New Zealand are very lucky, their owners walk their dogs everyday no matter what the weather is like, whether it’s rain or shine.  Owners bring along their dogs while they have breakfast or tea in a café or do some shopping.  We can always see grownups and kids walk passing by, finding them cute and pat them or play with them.  They hardly ever get lonely.  That is why it is really good to be a pet in New Zealand.  They are men’s best friend.

Book covers of James Bond 007

The illustrations on the book cover designs of the original James Bond 007 books (Novels) by the original author Ian Fleming are the best version.  There are a few different versions of all these book covers.

 

The designs and illustrations on the front covers show the good use of colours and font styles.

On each of the book covers of the 14 main original James Bond 007 stories, each one shows a different Bond girl with the different colours and styled fonts book titles.

 

All those people who have seen all the old and new James Bond movies always know that there are many different bond girls with James Bond 007.  Once those actresses whose has been cast to play a Bond Girl and starred or appeared in a bond movie, they will become famous.

Scottish Fabric Patterns

Looking back at this design of Scottish fabric patterns that I had drawn and designed, it looks really good and I did really good work on it.  I looked at some of the Scottish fabric design patterns and used or borrowed some of them on the designs but for the rest of the design patterns I created my own ones. 

Scottish fabric patterns have lots and lots of different styles of pattern designs on different fabrics. The Scottish people use many, many different colours and patterns to put on to their Scottish fabrics. They make lots and lots of colourfully-designed Scottish patterns.  I like looking at Scottish Fabric Pattern designs because they have so many different variety of colours and styles of pattern designs on their fabrics.

Modern Buildings in Hong Kong

There are lots of different modern buildings in Central District of Hong Kong.

The Bank of China Tower has a sharp edge like the blade of a knife.   A masterpiece of the world-renowned  architect I.M. Pei, it is one of the tallest office buildings in Hong Kong. 

The ICBC building has a round contour shape.

The LIPPO building has C and L shapes on the outside.

Home-made Pizza

Ingredients:
Pita bread, tomato paste or pizza paste, tomato, cheese, mushroom, ham, capsicum, herb and spices, pineapple and other toppings if you want.

Procedures:

1.       Grill the pita bread until it turns brown. (for about 5 minutes);

2.       Cut tomato, cheese, mushroom, etc into small pieces;

3.       Spread tomato paste or pizza paste on the pita bread and put the cut pieces of toppings on it;

4.       Grill the pizza again until you see it turning brown. (for about 10 minutes);

5.       Ready to serve.

Manuka Honey

There are 2 types of Manuka Honey:

1. Ordinary Manuka Honey with only the hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property, sometimes measured by NPA+(non peroxide active).
2. UMF Manuka Honey with both the natural hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property plus its own natural UMF antibacterial property, giving it increased antibacterial potency. A specialty honey identified by the name UMF. It is the preferred honey for wound dressing and other special therapeutic uses. 

UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) was first discovered by Dr Peter Molan of Waikato University's Honey Research Unit. UMF Manuka Honey contains a more powerful and more stable antibacterial property, called UMF, in addition to the hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property.   Studies are showing that the enhanced antibacterial qualities of UMF Manuka Honey give the honey special healing qualities.

Coffee Art with Animal designs

Coffee Art  (The Art of Coffee)
Four cups of coffee, each with a different animal's face.

I think it looks like a picture of a pig's face.



I think it looks like a picture of a monkey's face. 



I think it looks like a picture of a mouse's face.

I think it looks like a picture of a dog's face.

Taipei’s 101

Taipei’s  101:  different weather conditions different views.