Happy Earth Day!

What a better way to celebrate Earth Day then by bringing home two lovely African Violet plants. Why do they look weird, as if they're molding you ask? Well I grew them in a plant tissue culture for Cell Biology actually. Basically, they're clones. I extracted the cells from an existing African Violet plant and placed them in a medium rich petri dish. Similar like the picture below. However, because the medium is rich, bacterial and mold contaminations will grow easily if introduced into the culture. That is why this whole process was performed with meticulous sterile techniques. BAM! 11 weeks later, we have these little leaflets; which will grow into a big African Violet house plant. Hopefully like the picture below.

(example of a plant tissue culture)

(one day it will look like this)

Macro Flowers

I know what you're thinking, "more flowers?!" I can't help it. When it's sunny, nature calls for me to go outside. I wanted to test the macro settings of my camera on these flowers. Enjoy!

Who Let The Dogs Out?

(Bugsy)

(Sassy)

Enough with the kitties right? These are just two dogs in my neighborhood. Our suburb is full of pets. Bugsy is a snouser, who doesn't like me very much. At least he doesn't bark at me anymore ;p. Sassy is his new daugther, a snouser and chihuahua mix. She's so cute and energetic :]

A Rose Is Forever

Forever ago that is. I kept this rose since my high school senior year, about 4-5 years ago.

The Day After The Storm

After any storm or weary weather, the sun will always rise to shine; well, that's actually everyday. Today was gorgeous and I thought, "I wonder what I will find outside my house." I have been basically hibernating "in my cave" and today was the first day I got out to notice Spring. But knowing Tennessee, it'll be warm one day, and freezing the next. So I took the advantage to take some pretty pictures :)

(My Porch)

(The white cat likes to lay there)

(Blossom Tree)

(From below)

(Dandelions)

(Bzzz)

(Mr. Buzzzz)

(Tulips my Mom just planted)

(Up Close & Personal)

:)

:p

A Storm's A Coming

(to the left)

(to the right)

When I take my exit to my school, this is the view I get. There were tornado warnings today. To the left, there's pretty yellow flowers. There should be white and pink as well, but I guess they haven't bloomed yet. To the right are the gorgeous cherry trees. Sorry for the glare, I did not want to roll my windows down because of the wind.

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat

Cats or dogs? A question many people have been asked. I, was a dog person. Until my boyfriend, Leon came along, he's a cat person. I never liked cats because all the cats I've seen shed like crazy. My allergies would act up. I would itch all over and sneeze until my vision was blinded by water build up. Leon would always show me cat pictures. He likes them because they're unique and ninja-like. I grew a fond for these cat pictures, especially the cute kitty pictures. On Leon's birthday, he found a Siamese kitten. I got to name him Alley and over time, I fell in love with him. Unfortunately, Alley doesn't live with me. But my neighbors have cats so I can play with them. I found these 2 in my backyard when I came home one day. The white one is named Lucy. She's new to the neighborhood and I won't come near her. Big, fluffy cats scare me. However, the other cat Hopper, I will play with. I just found it interesting coming home to see these 2 cats couple of feet away from each other, chilling and minding their own business.

The Tennessee Theatre

(1928)

(outside the theater)

(wall)

(ceiling)

(stage)

(outside, night time)

The Tennessee Theatre was built in 1928. It has been closed, reopened, refurbished, renovated, and finally restored numerous times! This is my 2nd time being at The Tennessee Theatre. The first time I went was to go see John Legend last year. I like this performing center because it's not too large. So even if you're sitting way in the back, the view isn't bad :]