Some Shades and Textures

norman.ho

Just some closeup snaps around the garden, when you look closely, everything has its own beauty.
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Its still a public holiday today, hope i didn't bore you too much.
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My Tree Palm:
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+ _" n3 k, ~5 Y4 @- BThe trunck (side view to make it more interesting):
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The new shoot at the bottom of the gum tree:5.39.217.76$ I6 G4 Y, P5 K9 Y5 h* U. R
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bchew

花的世界令人目不暇接，我们不得不惊叹大自然的神奇！

kimmi8k

[Quote] dizzying world of flowers, we have to marvel the miracle of Nature!
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  i& C' ^( h3 o+ @. d/ P7 _9 y  l1 w7 cWow! Wow! 4 first time we did clicked I feel exactly / same way as u. Such a wonderful experience n wow .. just hit at / same chord, strike a similar key, same note, same frequency, same channel. Like luv at first sight :lol:
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kimmi8k

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I wish 2 express my heartfelt thanks 4 sharing u gdn w us. It's been our pleasure n I really enjoy looking at / pics. It's absolutely my heart's delight, trully beautiful n quite charming. U a fine gardener eh! Keep up u spirits. Fine job really.

k23bb

pic 1係咩品種呀?

SweetLemon

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% k, Y+ J: B. ?$ l6 Z9 @You know people here eat this plants?  I found this in the salad of vegetarian restaurant.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ O/ B" \' Z7 m' T6 L+ r% S
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This grows easily in my US backyard I used to pull them out like weeds.  But that's before I know
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norman.ho

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norman.ho

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Hello SweetLemon,
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* h2 ?( E( a# ^3 B5.39.217.76I haven't heard of people eating or juicing them here.  They are not Aloe Vera, they do spread a little, but not very fast, and they flower too.  It is one of the succulent I have in my garden.

SweetLemon

Well Norman and everyone reading, open your eyes and drop your jaws, the creative mind of Taiwan people...tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 d+ _7 \4 H: n8 a1 I
Juice
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Salad
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Eat with honey or plum sour mix.
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norman.ho

Thanks, yes the Taiwan people are really resourceful and they are very astute business entrepreneur.  I wonder how these products taste.  The salad looks really appetizing, and I like the look of the soap too.  Have you try any of them?  They all look pretty upmarket to me.
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SweetLemon

I only tasted the salad so far.  Easy House is one of the best vege restaurant here.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' c, w' L6 Z2 Z' W8 f
I am not really into other bi product.  The soap looks interesting though.  
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