#sunshine

mkwadee@diasp.eu

I completed the #bike ride which was meant to do last #Saturday and rode the full 31 km. The weather was much nicer with even a bit of #winter #sunshine to brighten the route. I was also accompanied by my spouse today which meant that I also had someone to encourage me and compete a little too. As it's a ride to the #coast and back, one has to battle the #onshore #breeze on the way out but it really helps on the way back. The whole thing took around an hour and a half. On the route, there must have been at least a dozen bird photographers with their tripods and several anglers canal-side. A good day to be outside.

#Biking #Cycling #Bicycle #Cycle

mkwadee@diasp.eu

While the weather is awful in Germany and Belgium, here it feels like #summer with temperatures in the high twenties and #sunshine all day. The #allium #flowers have matured and are now attracting #pollinators. (I can't remember whether these are #onions or #SpringOninons.) Here's a close up of a #Bumblebee which was flower hopping. If you look under its right #wing, you can see another #insect riding on it. I don't know if it's a parasite or whether it just happened to be hitching a ride as I can't see it in other #photographs. My hunch is that it is a parasite.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #Nikon #D7000 #Nature #Horticulture

dkkhorsheed@diasp.org

#Beautiful #Girls #Dancing #Street #Music #Sunshine #Studio #MyWork #Oakland #Our #World

Beautiful Girls ~ Dancing in the Street

Walking around Oakland, you never know what you'll come across as you turn the corner. Today an adorable group of girls from a dance studio were dancing in the street with their instructor. Music blasting in the sun! I watched them for a while, and walked over to the studio... I sat through their next class (which was hip-hop)! There was a five year old that danced better than all of them.. amazing! I'll definitely go back again and try and take better photos.. The instructor was very friendly, and said I was welcome to stop by anytime!

No wonder I woke up dancing today!

In the Heart of Downtown Oakland / May 02, 2015

dkkhorsheed@diasp.org

#Mediterraneo #Setting #Outdoors #WalnutCreek #Family #Mezza #Food #Heart #Home #Love #Life #Beauty #Sunshine #Fulfillment #Ifyoudontlikeityourejealoushaha #GoodMorning #Yallah #Mediterranean #My #Our #World

Mediterraneo ~ a'la California

With the fabulous weather we're blessed with these days ~ It's that time of year to enjoy ~ This is the closest to a Mediterranean setting I'm going to get! It's pretty darn close! *Ahh ~ Tabouleh, Fatayir bi Sabanikh (Arabic Spinach triangles), Hummous, Babaghanoush, Olives, Grilled Chicken, Grilled Halibut with fennel...( with parsley, a little allspice, salt and pepper )... Grilled Lamb Chops ~ Kabab..... and anything your heart desires!... Freshly squeezed watermelon juice ~ whatever else you wish to drink ... or eat ~ *very niccccce !

Photo taken at my brother's place not tooooo long ago ~ It's time !

Walnut Creek, California

Bonjour Everyone ~ Sabah il Kheir ~ Cheer up, smile, and you'll have a better day ~ Yep ! It's your choice... and that's no secret! Need any recipes? Between Deema and I ~ We cook like old Mediterranean sisters ! With love and passion ~!