Saturday Random Photos at My Dad’s House

My sister made Bamboo shoot soup for lunch, it’s a tradition Lao food and fresh bamboo shoot tasted a lot better than the ones from the can.

It has been raining, and the dark gloomy day is not all bad for photography. I think it made the colors more vibrant and I actually like it better than the sunny day. My dad’s garden is coming along nicely, and the plants finally take a growth spurt.

There will be plenty of cherry tomatoes this summer.

And chili peppers.

Cucumbers

Asian corns

Pears

My persimmon trees found themselves a nice home in my dad’s backyard.

Banana trees

Crab apple tree

The Rhododendron flowers don’t do too good in the rain. I hope there are still some in the mountain when we go camping.

Kaffir Lime tree

It’s still raining today and when I have a chance I will update my garden.

Photos were taken with 5DMkIII, Canon 24-105mm f/4L lens.

Sungkra Tarn at Wat Greensboro on Mother’s Day

Our family went to Wat Greensboro to offer Sakatharn or merit making for our mom on Mother’s Day. This is our 7th year visiting the temple on Mother’s Day.

My sisters arranged flowers for the Buddha’s Room.

The flowers in this vase came from my sister Bee’s garden.

My dad offering Kun 5, which is a worship plate of 5 pairs of candles and flowers for worshiping.

We offered Sungka Tarn, a Buddhist merit making ceremony for the deceased.

I get plenty of bamboo shoots from my co-worker this year, but still can’t resist to go bamboo shoot hunt on Mother’s Day.  My second sister is showing off her first bamboo shoot.

These are perfect size bamboo shoots.

I didn’t know you could plant from the bamboo shoots, my sister Bee plans to plant these in pots.

These looks like the ones my co-worker gave me.

Photos were taken with 5DMkIII, Canon 24-105mm f/4L lens.

Saturday Random Photos

The Rhododendron is blooming at my dad’s house, I bet it’s blooming up in the mountain also. I can’t wait to see it in a few weeks.

My dad finally planted my two Persimmon trees in his backyard, he doesn’t have that much room left.

The Persimmon flowers are beautiful.

It’s definitely bamboo season, the bamboo shoots are sprouting in his yard also.  My dad poured a concrete barrier to prevent it from spreading and this one looks like it’s sprouting outside the barrier.

It has been very cold at night, and everything is growing slowly.

Photos were taken with 5DMkIII, and Canon EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens.