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Wordless Wednesday: White Flower (Sagittaria latifolia) and Bee

Posted on Jun 23, 2009 under Flower, Landscape, Nature, Picture/Photos, Singapore Botanical Garden, Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot Camera Phone, Spending Quality Time, Wordless Wednesday | Back to Main

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Last Sunday, I was at the Singapore Botanical Garden. As it was a Sunday, there were not only a lot of tourists, but there were also a lot of Singaporeans. Some were jogging, some were just taking walks and there were some who were having picnics with their families on the grass patches.

What were I doing at the Singapore Botanical Garden? I was intending to take some pictures of the place, with my Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot camera phone, to take part of a competition. However, the picture did not turn out all that well. Nevertheless, I still managed to get some pretty decent photos to share with you. I guess it was worth spending $55 to get the camera phone fixed.

There is a Symphony Stage in the Singapore Botanical Garden which sits in the middle of a pond. While I was taking photos of the Symphony Stage, I saw these white flowers growing out of the water at the side of the pond. And there were dragonflies and bees.

Finally found out the name of this with help from someone. This plant is called Sagittaria latifolia and is sometimes known as broadleaf arrowhead, duck potato, Indian potato, or wapato. This is usually found in shallow wetlands

From my previous experience trying to take photos of the Leopard Flower and the bees, I tried to move in slowly this, to steal some shots of the dragonflies and bees.

Apparently, they were much more ‘cooperative,’ comparing to the bees at the Singapore HortPark and I managed to take a few shots. Frankly speaking, I am quite impressed by the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot camera phone although it has its limitations. Perhaps, I have yet to master the usage of it completely.

If you want to take a break from all the shoppings in Orchard Road, the Singapore Botanical Garden is definitely an ideal place for some family bonding activities in the heart of the city. The best thing is, there is no entrance charge; you can bring your whole family along.

In a difficult time like now, this is an inexpensive way of spending quality time with your family. The Botanical Garden is a great place for kids to explore nature and to teach them to love their environment. For dating couples, pack your picnic baskets and spend a romantic day in the garden. Just take care of this garden and clear your rubbish when you are leaving.

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  1. by Sherxr, on June 23 2009 @ 7:54 am

     

    Looks like a pansy to me. I’m scared of bees! :P

  2. by Symphony of Love, on June 23 2009 @ 8:03 am

     

    @ Sher, the bee was friendly. ;)

  3. by Dora, on June 23 2009 @ 9:24 pm

     

    Nice shots. Hope u had fun there. :) Dora´s last blog ..It Meows #39 My ComLuv Profile

  4. by Joanne, on June 23 2009 @ 10:00 pm

     

    Unfortunately, I don’t know the name of the flower but it’s pretty ;) :)

    Happy WW!

  5. by liza, on June 23 2009 @ 11:58 pm

     

    It looks so delicate. Happy WW.

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  6. by liferamblings, on June 24 2009 @ 1:14 am

     

    I really love seeing flowers with bee(s) in it. Great shots! Happy WW!
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  7. by Shannanb aka Mommy Bits, on June 24 2009 @ 3:10 am

     

    OK, I can’t believe you caught a bee in action. I am so afraid of them, I would have been peeing my pants!!

    Happy WW!

  8. by Secret Mom Thoughts, on June 24 2009 @ 4:39 am

     

    Nice closeups.
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  9. by Mamaflo, on June 24 2009 @ 5:13 am

     

    I love to watch bees as they go about their work and of course in doing so I get to see beautiful flowers (and hope that the bees stay away from me personally) :).

  10. by Julie@Momspective, on June 24 2009 @ 8:44 am

     

    Beautiful flower, scary bee :) Julie@Momspective´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – This is Creepy My ComLuv Profile

  11. by Sue, on June 24 2009 @ 10:05 am

     

    Beautiful flower and cool close up of the bee. I would love to visit a Botanical Garden :) Sue´s last blog ..WW #61 - School’s Out For The Summer My ComLuv Profile

  12. by Dddiva, on June 24 2009 @ 11:00 am

     

    Beautiful, I can almost smell the sweet nectar enticing the bees.
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  13. by Stacie, on June 24 2009 @ 12:38 pm

     

    Great pictures!
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  14. by BeadedTail, on June 24 2009 @ 3:42 pm

     

    Incredible pictures! Beautiful!

  15. by Symphony of Love, on June 24 2009 @ 4:49 pm

     

    @ Dora, I definitely had fun and sweats taking those photos. The weather been very hot in Singapore. :)
    @ Joanne, it’s alright. Just hope someone will know the name. :)
    @ Liza, indeed it looks delicate; it is a small flower actually.

    @ liferamblings, it was good to see bee in flower; it was working hard.

    @ Shannanb, it was a good thing that the bee was friendly. I wouldn’t mess with it if it was a hornet or a wasp. :)
    @ Secret Mom Thoughts, Stacie, BeadedTail, thank you for dropping by. :)
    @ MamaFlo, it is indeed good to see them hard at work. This always reminds me of a passage I studied about bees when I was young; about how hardworking the bees are. Most time I wouldn’t want to get near to them too. :)
    @ Julie, the bee would have said the same thing, “scary human.” ;)
    @ Sue, there is so much to see in a Botanical garden, especially if you like plants, trees and nature.

    @ Dddiva, it must be really sweet, I could see that the bee couldn’t stop itself. :)

  16. by Modern Mom, on June 24 2009 @ 6:31 pm

     

    Great capture! Never been this close, tfs!
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  17. by Maria@Conversations with Moms, on June 24 2009 @ 6:56 pm

     

    Great shots. Nature in action.

  18. by Symphony of Love, on June 24 2009 @ 9:41 pm

     

    @ Modern Mom, you are welcome. :)
    @ Maria, nature in action indeed.

  19. by katherine, on June 24 2009 @ 10:01 pm

     

    oh..i don’t know that flower but the flower is beautiful, bees nahh..am scared….yacksss

  20. by Mozi Esmes Mommy, on June 24 2009 @ 11:24 pm

     

    Look at that buzzy creature hard at work! Nice photos.
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  21. by Symphony of Love, on June 25 2009 @ 12:16 am

     

    @ Katherine, lol, the bee was friendly or rather it didn’t bother with me at all. :)
    @ Mozi, yes, the little fellow was working very hard. :)

  22. by Sara Bonds, on June 25 2009 @ 1:13 am

     

    Lovely photos. What a beautiful flower. I am scared of bees, though. hehe

    Happy WW from Sara @ The Mostly Wordless Wednesday H.Q.!

  23. by Buckeroomama, on June 25 2009 @ 2:23 am

     

    Lovely capture. :) I don’t think I’d dare go close enough to take a photo if there’s a bee nearby!
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  24. by Diana Rambles, on June 25 2009 @ 4:52 am

     

    Beautiful! We’ve only been to the airport in Singapore…when through on our way back from KL (where we went for 4 months!)
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  25. by Tanya, on June 25 2009 @ 4:57 am

     

    You know, when I look at that second picture, a vision comes into my head of a little bee so happy and drunk on nature that he is doing summersaults in the flowers. Is that bzzzzz’ing I hear?

  26. by Drahdrah, on June 25 2009 @ 5:20 am

     

    Beautiful pics.

  27. by Symphony of Love, on June 25 2009 @ 6:20 am

     

    @ Sara, Buckeroomama, I don’t fancy bee very much too especially hornet or wasp. But this seemed to be the friendly neighbourhood bee. And somehow I was thinking much of that at that time. I just want to take a good shot. :)
    @ Diana, I believe you had lots of fun in KL.

    @ Tanya, haha, interesting idea; I have never thought about it that way. I was always thinking that it was working hard. :)
    @ Drahdrah, thank you.

  28. by Alicia, on June 25 2009 @ 7:08 am

     

    Wow, that took a really good close up shot of the bee!!

    Sounds like an awesome park!!!

  29. by Tiffany, on June 25 2009 @ 7:29 am

     

    Way to capture the moment. Cool pictures.
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  30. by Symphony of Love, on June 25 2009 @ 7:37 am

     

    @ Alicia, the Singapore Botanical Garden is indeed not a bad place for family, friends and couples.

    @ Tiffany, thank you.

  31. by Brooke, on June 25 2009 @ 7:39 am

     

    Lovely shots.. specially if taken with a camera phone.. So hard to catch bees on flowers here because they don’t really “stop” to smell the flowers…
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  32. by Connie, on June 25 2009 @ 9:08 am

     

    I think these are great…I never seem to be fast enough or maybe patient enough to capture bees, butterflies etc.

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  33. by AJacobsen, on June 25 2009 @ 12:51 pm

     

    Beautiful! Sounds like a wonderful place!

  34. by Symphony of Love, on June 25 2009 @ 4:39 pm

     

    @ Brooke, you are right. My first experience with flower and bee over at Leopard Flower, I did not manage to catch a shot because I was too slow. :)
    @ Connie, I think patience will play a big part; probably we may have to wait, very still, at a certain spot for the bee to appear. I was lucky that day, the bee didn’t seem to be bothered by my presence. :)
    @ AJacobsen, it is a great place for picnic or just to spend quality time with family and friends.

  35. by blueviolet, on June 25 2009 @ 6:01 pm

     

    I love the flower but as soon as I saw the bee, I’d run!

  36. by Symphony of Love, on June 25 2009 @ 6:15 pm

     

    @ blueviolet, I think most people would run, I didn’t run that day, I just wanted to take a good shot of it and the good thing was, the bee was friendly or rather it was too busy. :)

  37. by Liz@HoosierHomemade, on June 27 2009 @ 6:16 am

     

    Those are awesome photos! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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  38. by Cascia @ Healthy Moms, on June 27 2009 @ 3:08 pm

     

    That is a beautiful flower!
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  39. by Symphony of Love, on June 27 2009 @ 5:10 pm

     

    @ Liz, Cascia, thank you for stopping by and commenting. Have a great weekend. :)

  40. by Eleana, on June 27 2009 @ 8:53 pm

     

    What a beautiful shot!
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  41. by Symphony of Love, on June 28 2009 @ 7:19 am

     

    @ Eleana, thank you. :)

  42. by Cacai M., on July 1 2009 @ 7:54 pm

     

    Hi Happy WW!

    By the way, thank you for always visiting on my blog. YOu’re one of my top droppers. Thanks a lot!
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  43. by Symphony of Love, on July 2 2009 @ 12:43 am

     

    @ Cacai, thank you. :)

  44. by Tina, on July 4 2009 @ 11:37 am

     

    great close up. when i look i think i can see a face on the bee! :0

  45. by Symphony of Love, on July 4 2009 @ 7:59 pm

     

    @ Tina, thank you.

  46. by Cheryl, on July 8 2009 @ 9:00 pm

     

    Those are great pictures! But I would have run so fast. I am so scared of bees!
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  47. by Symphony of Love, on July 8 2009 @ 10:43 pm

     

    @ Cheryl, thank you. Normally I wouldn’t go near too but the little fellow looked friendly and I was too keen to take a shot of it. :)

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