Birds,Bees&Blossoms

I guess the title is not the perfect one for this post: no birds, no bees…just blossoms ahah! I’m sorry for the disappointment...  there will be little and delicate flowers. that´s it!

I never was a big fan of birds, for me they are all sparrows. But things changed when I came to Richmond, where you can find many amazing birds!! I'm talking about cardinals, barred owls, Carolina chickadees, Red-tailed Hawks, Ospreys, Sea gulls, Bald Eagles. The flora here is quite different and very rich too, so I understand why birds are attracted to it. Unfortunately we have a lot of pollens flying around here so, it’s not so fun for people suffering from allergies. Welcome to Richmond!

I didn’t found any bee when I was shooting the flowers but I have a special gift for you: a delicious slice of bread sprinkled with honey (from Canada!).

Enjoy! And I hope you are having an happy Spring!!

kiss,kiss

JB*

April's quote

Let's live it, once and for all!

©soblushed

 

Marrrch

March was such a nice month :) 

It brought me Spring, my favorite season, alongside with birds and bees, sun and blooms.. I wish the blossom season was more long, though... and specially if it rains, they are washed out faster. bah! I shot some blossoms on the beginning of the month and then, when I came back from Canada, bang! The trees were full of green leaves. 

Speaking of Canada, what an awesome vacation! I stayed with my family (aunts and cousins) and it was really nice to hang out with them, and of course I had the opportunity to explore the city and fill my belly with good stuff.

Check the posts from March here:

Toronto from the Top

Um jantar à portuguesa

Niagara Falls

Ontario in pictures

@Ric airport

Canal walk

March quote

Toronto from the top

Toronto… what a fantastic city! It’s the largest city in Canada and it is the fifth most populous city in North America. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada. Toronto is also consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities.

I had the opportunity to see the city from  its highest point (550 m tall), the Canadian National tower, CN tower for short, and it was great to see the top of the buildings, the traffic, the streets…

As a tourist, I was invited to buy some souvenirs!! You may be wondering which souvenirs Toronto have, right? I can make you a list:

• Maple. Maple every­thing: maple syrup to drench your pancakes, waffles, French toasts, or oatmeals, maple can­dies, maple tof­fees and so on. You know, you can make maple syrup by boiling between 20 and 50 liters of xylem sap (from the Maple trees) in order to obtain 1 liter of syrup. 
• Smoked salmon from Vancouver.
• Ice wine: a sweet dessert wine produced with frozen grapes.
• Clothes, decoration, toys and other stuff with wild animals printed. Mooses, bears or beavers... Pick one! 

 Kiss, kiss

JB*

  

PS: Don’t you forget to go to Tim Hortons, known for its coffee and doughnuts, to complete  your Canadian experience!


Check here the photos from Niagara Falls, in case that you missed the post ;)

Um Jantar à Portuguesa

(this time, in Portuguese)

Já há muito tempo que queria fazer um jantarzinho especial para os meus colegas de laboratório. Aproveitando umas coisitas que trouxe do supermercado português (no Canadá) resolvi fazer assim um jantar caprichado, como nós gostamos de fazer. Um jantar à portuguesa!

Foi um sucesso, eles gostaram muito! Dei-lhes a conhecer os tremoços, a chouriça e a broa, e acharam imensa piada ao nome ‘Baba de Camelo’ hehe. No final ainda tiveram direito a umas caipirinhas (um abraço aos nossos irmãos deste lado do oceano ;))

Uma vez que não tinha espaço para todos se sentarem à mesa, foi uma coisa mais relaxada, informal; houve música portuguesa, guardanapos vermelhos e verdes e ementa escrita em português (e inglês). Haha É sempre giro pô-los a falar português! E pelo que parece temos sons muita difíceis de pronunciar..

Aqui estão algumas fotos. Que tal? Aprovado?

Kiss,kiss

JB*