Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Fantastic Florals

A few fabulous flowers that I saw for the first time in Missol in May...







(i know it's a hibiscus... but a colour-variation i have never seen before...)




... this one I found out after is the tree whose root is used as a poison to capture fish (called "akar bore"):



... and this leaf's waxy cuticle allows perfect pearl-like drops to collect in a light rain.  It reminds me of one of my favourite Khalil Gibran quotes:  I discovered the secret of the sea in meditation upon the dewdrop.

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