Four friends picnicking in a public garden. The position of the characters are taken from similar impressionists paintings. I find it curious that given the things people claim to value these days the practice of eating outside, gathering in public, and close physical contact are all becoming rare.

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Species, from left to right :

Gem-faced civet ( Paguma larvata) or musang bulan

Malagasy or striped civet (Fossa fossana) , or fanaloka

Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)

Malayan giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor)

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Plants growing in the picture:

Banana
Blue flag iris
Jewel weed

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picnic consisting of :

Pineapple
Figs
Brie cheese
Spiced chi tea with cream
Candied dates
Squab w/ shallot, garlic, and rosemary

Spearmint ginger Turkish delights "to improve breath and clean the pallet "

Later a hidden flask of rum was later passed about.

The pipe contains
(Stachys byzantina)
(Passiflora incarnata )