APRIL 1st SOMETHING GREEN: Three green mangoes gifted to us by a neighbour, just when we were returning from the market with two we had purchased. No complaints. The mango season is upon us and I won’t need to be buying many more for a few months
APRIL 2nd A FLOWER: A lisianthus from the bunch on the hall table. I rarely buy them but I do love them
APRIL 3rd THE SKY ABOVE: Sunset over the city we love to live in, from a favourite roof top. It’s actually an archive shot from a couple of years ago because today the sky is a blanket of grey
APRIL 4th A PATH: in the grounds of the Royal University of Fine Arts each path leads to another unexpected treasure
APRIL 5th WATER: Lotus and koi in the pond in the open courtyard where we visited an exhibition of illustrations by one of my favourite artists in Cambodia this afternoon
* surprisingly this made the fab collection on Facebook
APRIL 6th SOMETHING GROWING: a new frond on the sword fern
APRIL 8th A LEAF: Buddha is often depicted with a leaf of the Bodhi tree, which is the specific sacred fig under which he is said to have sat when he attained Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya
APRIL 9th ROCKS: only visible at low tide otherwise concealed in the shallow shore at Kep, where we arrived today
APRIL 10th A SHADOW IN NATURE: on a sweltering hot day in the garden
*this one was selected on the day in Facebook
APRIL 11th A VIEW I LOVE: The fishing boats heading out for the night at sunset in Kep
APRIL 12th SAND OR SOIL: I rarely have a choice but at the moment we are visiting Kep and when there is a choice I will always choose sand
APRIL 13th A NATURAL TEXTURE: in the cross section of a banana palm stem. They are used in traditional Khmer New Year decorations to stand leaves, flowers, gold leaf covered items, candles and incense sticks and tomorrow is the beginning of the three-day official holiday
APRIL 14th MOUNTAINS OR HILLS: created from sand and representing stupas. They are a part of the traditional Khmer New Year celebrations inside the grounds of temples. The festivities commence today and continue for the next three days with water spraying, baby powder dusting and riotous street partying. Fun, fun, fun Khmer style
APRIL 15th SUNSHINE: After a very overcast day the last rays of sunshine beamed down on the middle day of the Khmer New Year celebrations
APRIL 16th SOMETHING TINY IN NATURE: These tiny winged seeds are scattered beneath the trees in public places everywhere at the moment. We call them helicopter seeds as that is exactly the way they land dispersed by the wind. We saw hundreds of them fall from a massive hopea odorata tree yesterday. And yes I had to look up the name
APRIL 17th A PILE OF NATURE: Sugarcane waste after the cane has been prepared to be squeezed into juice
APRIL 18th GRASS: is unfortunately a commodity in short supply in the city of Phnom Penh and the few grassy spaces that do exist mostly seem to be traffic islands or median strips. We walked through this one, which I refer to a Ganesh corner today
APRIL 19th A WIDE OPEN SPACE: the huge square in from of the Royal Palace is one of the few wide open spaces in Phnom Penh and it is often packed but this morning it was eerily empty
APRIL 20th I WALKED HERE: through the chaos of the water fights, dancing and celebratory crowds of the Khmer New Year. It been a wild six-night ride and we no longer need to run the gauntlet to reach our home. This is the street where we live
APRIL 21st A PARK: A rare green space in the inner city, very near our home and one we often walk in it
APRIL 21st SOMETHING THAT FLIES: is a “koinobori“ (carp streamer) The Japanese fly them for boys on May 5th, which is Children’s Day. They fly in magnificent strings of many multicoloured variations across roadways and rivers. I have loved them ever since we lived in Japan and this one sometimes flies solo on our terrace if the wind direction is right
APRIL 23rd IN MY GARDEN: on our terrace bathed in early morning light, this little Caladium (aka elephant’s ear, angel wing or heart of Jesus) caught my attention this morning while I was watering
APRIL 24th 8th A FAVOURITE TREE: in the National Park in Kep and an archive shot. It’s aptly named and labeled the “Incredible Tree”. This was taken the first time we saw it and I’m sure I’ve posted it before but I do love it
APRIL 25th SUNSET COLOURS: I confess. I used this prompt as the excuse to visit my favourite sky bar in Phnom Penh tonight and I was not disappointed on any front
APRIL 26th SOMETHING THAT MAKES A SOUND: I have a bit of an affinity with bells and there are many in our home and one on every wallet, purse or bag I possess
APRIL 27th SOMETHING PRICKLY: There are many of these Kapok trees in Phnom Penh but I’m not sure it was a wise decision to use them as street trees in place so clearly committed to outdoor street stalls and alfresco dining
APRIL 28th A PLACE YOU FEEL PEACEFUL: the living room at home and in the corner, my little reading nook where I have spent the better part of this afternoon engrossed in a novel and avoiding the oppressive heat - this is the build up to the monsoon
APRIL 29th BLUE AND GREEN: Tonight’s Happy Hour on the terrace fits the bill nicely
APRIL 30th A NIGHT SKY: of the Tonle River and Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh from above
THE PROMPTS
