Picnic @ The Botanical Gardens

It's been a while since the girls met up, and we decided to meet for brunch. Then it evolved to meeting for brunch under a big tree, and we then all assumed that big tree would be in the Botanical Gardens :) So yes, we went to the ever lovely Botanical Gardens for a morning picnic! Oh, and of course all the other-halves were invited to our picnic too :)

The picnic party








Nessie made yummy smoked salmon and ham & cheese sandwiches, and even brought a decadent slice of brie! Janine made a hearty and healthy potato salad complete with real bacon bits! Who can resist that? And PS made indulgent chocolate muffins, topped with chocolate icing! Great for a sweet treat after the savories! And Alex made a very healthy and refreshing fruit salad, that we all gladly tucked into as the sun got hotter.

Just lazing around after eating






Asher playing with some fans









PS also brought her new puppy, Obi! It was my first time meeting the little guy, and he's a handsome chap who knows a comfortable bed when he sees one :) He was initally on the straw mat, then slowly, slowly, he shifted and eventually migrated to the cloth picnic spread Jon and I brought :) And he duly marked out his territory by rolling all over one section of it, very cute :) Asher got to stroke him too! Asher's first time being up close and personal with a doggie. But he still needs to learn to be more gentle with animals, cos Asher was trying to tug on Obi's fur, and in trying to pat Obi's face, almost poked his eyes out! :)












"Cups are less fragile, I can bash them around!"

































The weather that morning was very good, not too humid, but we could have done with a little bit more wind. At one point it threatened to rain, but thank goodness the good weather held up! In any case, chilling, chatting, eating, relaxing, jibing, laughing - what more can you ask for? =) By the end of the picnic, we were warm, in need of shade, and in need of rest from the 'tiring' picnic :) And Asher needed to have his lunch too. But I think the morning's excitement wore him out, and he was too tired to eat much. So he just dozed on Jon's shoulder for the rest of the morning :)