It was my wife’s birthday.
She only wanted a simple day.
But how could I just let that day pass without even a simple celebration. And because I couldn’t bring her a dozen roses, I brought her to a million flowers – to a place called “paradise.”
Get ready to treat your eyes…
Al Ain Paradise is a garden park in our city which opens only during spring – a time when flowers are in full blossom. It holds the Guinness World Record for the largest display of hanging flower baskets.
I dedicate all these flowers to you 🙂
Happy birthday, Mommy 😀
A Dose A Day 
Happy Birthday to your wife!!! I would have gone camera crazy there!!! All so very gorgeous!! Especially those of your family!!
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My wife says ‘thanks!’ My post came out a bit long but I have to tell you that I only chose the pics that I posted. I have a looooooot to choose from. I was the one who went camera crazy, and that’s although I wasn’t into flowers. I couldn’t help it, the place is so beautiful.
Thanks for dropping by!
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Wow, a visit to this place would be a perfect birthday present for me (and my camera 🙂 Hope your wife enjoyed her day.
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I would guess that your birthday is near… so… advance happy birthday 😀 My wife did enjoy. And so did I. Thanks for dropping by!
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Your wife is a lucky woman to have such a thoughtful husband. 😉 Tell her Happy Birthday from me, please. Here’s to the first of many more for the two of you to share together. P.S. Thanks for sharing all of the lovely photographs with the rest of us!. 🙂
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She says ‘thank you!’ for the greeting! And I thank you for your lovely complement. I’m glad you liked the photos 🙂
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Wow! Birthday blessings to your lovely wife Nelson and you have such a gorgeous family! What a romantic you are! It’s a gorgeous place and the best birthday gift any woman can ever ask for! These flowers are just absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this special day with us. 🙂
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A gorgeous place indeed! My wife is saying ‘thank you’ for the greetings 🙂
Thanks for stopping by 😀
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happy birthday to your other half. may she and your family be blessed more!
my mom who’s with us here in penang and had worked in uae (with my brother and cousins who are there working as nurses too) for 3 years have been waiting for the opening of that al ain paradise but she came over to join us early january of this year and have not experienced those blooms yet! she’s a lover of flowers as most women (perhaps except my wife) do. i will show her this post later once i get home after work. thanks for sharing!
ps : do you know carla of the blog, my yellow bells? and jo of witsandnuts? they both work and live in uae too.
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Thanks for the visit, Doc Gelo. Thanks for the bday greetings.
I hope your mom likes my amateur photographs. If you were here, you could have taken better angles coz I know how great photographer you are. Maybe your mom have experienced the last two year’s opening of Al Ain Paradise. This is the third year they are having this. The place is really gorgeous.
No, I don’t know Carla and Jo, but will check them out later. I actually read Carla’s comment in your “HKD Last Day” post and I remember reading something about Al Ain Paradise.
God bless!
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Happy Birhday to your lovely wife. The place looks truly like a paradise. Such wonderful, colorful, bright flowers. Looks like a very happy and memorable day. You are blessed with a loving, beautiful family. Wishing you all the best my friend.
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My wife is saying ‘thanks’ for the greetings. And I am thanking you for visiting and leaving a lovely comment. Thanks also for retweeting this post. Have a great day “)
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Beautiful place. Gorgeous flowers. Indeed a paradise. Except for those with seasonal allergies…..ah…ah….achooo!
Happy birthday to your wife.
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Hahaha… yeah those with pollen allergies would end up in the hospital if they go there.
“Thanks” says my wife.
Thanks for stopping by!
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These photos are just stunning! Wow! And what a sweet sentiment to your wife. Happy Birthday 🙂
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Thanks, Laura. And my wife is saying ‘thank you’ for the greetings!
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Such a romantic way to celebrate her birthday! 😀
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I’m a hopeless romantic 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and commenting 😀
I’ll follow you back !
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Happy birthday to your lovely wife! What a beautiful garden! Thanks for sharing!
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My wise says “Thank you!”
Thanks for stopping by!
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Happy birthday to your wife. What a beautiful place. It must be happy day.
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It was a happy day indeed!
My wife is extending her “thanks” for the greetings.
I appreciate your visit!
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Looks like a fantastic place to visit and get ideas for your own garden. I love gardening myself – very glad it is coming on spring here!
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Oh yeah there’s a lot of landscaping ideas for your garden. You’ll love it there.
Thanks for stopping by.
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you are so the greatest husband in the world
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Hahaha! And you are the sweetest commenter! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by 😀
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only spouting things as I see them…any chance you have a male relative hanging around someone who has the same outlook as you ???
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hehe
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Hahaha! I do have male relatives, but I’m not so sure whether they have the same outlook as mine 😀 I’m taking this as huuuuge complement. Have a great day!
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Kindly extend my birthday greetings to your wife. It was close when we had a visit last year. I hope I could see it this time.
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Oh yes, I hope too that you can still catch this year’s full blossoms. Thanks for the greetings.
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What a gorgeous place to visit. I wish I were there… The colors are so vibrant too. 🙂
Happy Birthday to your wife! 🙂
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Thanks for the greetings! I have shown these graphics to my wife and she loved it!
Thanks for stopping by!
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A great place for celebration happy birthday ,beautiful very colorful experience 🙂
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Thanks for the greetings, bro. And nice chat with you on FB earlier. Enjoy your “laing” lunch today 😀
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He,he,he Great conversation 🙂
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Very nice paradise !!
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Happy birth day to your wife Nelson. You must a wonderful time in this place. Everything about this place is so beautiful. Even you captured this whole place so beautiful. Great job with this post. 🙂
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Thanks for coming over, Arindam and thanks for the greetings. The place is picture perfect so any angle was good. 🙂
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That is such a place, Bro. Makes my pupils grow twice it’s size. Paradise indeed. A perfect place to bond with our loved ones as the environ is ultimately inviting.
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I mean, twice their size … 🙂
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Bonding place indeed. Thanks for stopping by, bro!
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It does indeed look like paradise. Wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing and many Happy Returns!
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Thanks for the visit, AuntyUta!
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How long do those flowers bloom? There are probably enough to last the whole year through. It is so beautiful. Your wife’s smile reflects that beauty. Wonderful. Thank you for sharing this view of your world with those of us not lucky enough to see it in person.
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Oh unfortunately the very hot weather during summer in this part of the world does not allow for the flowers to bloom like this. This park is open from winter to spring only. Spring will be over very soon, so the park will be closing quite soon. I’m glad to capture this year’s full bloom of the flowers 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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Such gorgeous flowers, I can see why it’s called Paradise! That’s definitely a photographer’s dream, with all the colors and variety to capture in photos. And your photos are beautiful. You have a sweet family too. That was a very thoughtful birthday outing for your wife, and it looks like the weather was perfect for it too.
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Thanks for the complements! I really appreciate it 🙂
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The place looks really lovely! I’m sure my daughter would love to roam around and touch the flowers. Are you allowed to touch or pick flowers? If not, I’d probably be running after my kid the whole time we’ll be there! LOL
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Yes we can touch them, but no, we can’t pick them! There were lots of guards roaming around, and surely you’ll have a hard time chasing after your kid 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
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