I should carry my camera around more - most of what I post here is from my phone & it's camera isn't that good (but it is handy).
My garden/woods camera is a Fuji Films underwater camera. My old one took pretty good pictures. This new one is not as good.I should carry my camera around more - most of what I post here is from my phone & it's camera isn't that good (but it is handy).
Royal Poinciana tree.
They are common at lower elevations out here, that one is like 1/4 mile from the ocean & those beans stink when they rot lmao, did you notice the coconuts above? I probably stole 30 coconuts in the last 2 years off that lone wild tree haha.Royal Poinciana tree.
We also used to call them "Mother in Law's tongue" as when the wind blew the dried seed pods would rattle like crazy.
I love Jacaranda's they are gorgeous.They are common at lower elevations out here, that one is like 1/4 mile from the ocean & those beans stink when they rot lmao, did you notice the coconuts above? I probably stole 30 coconuts in the last 2 years off that lone wild tree haha.
I enjoy the jacaranda's out here, If I'm walking near/towards one i always stop & observe, the purple is a nice change of scenery.
The rarely sighted female porcupine, rumored to turn tigers into man-eaters!
Faggot art. If it gets really cold you can always burn it.
We called them "Flame Trees" on Guam, my wife loves them. They would get some kind of worms on them that would defoliate them in a week. Those seed pods are REALLY tough.Royal Poinciana tree.
We also used to call them "Mother in Law's tongue" as when the wind blew the dried seed pods would rattle like crazy.
In the 70's we had a big one in the back yard with a "crown" in the top - as a kid I used to lace cord into a hammock between branches & nap up there with my pet Raccoon Pepi.We called them "Flame Trees" on Guam, my wife loves them. They would get some kind of worms on them that would defoliate them in a week. Those seed pods are REALLY tough.
I tried to bring some seeds home to the wife on one of my "trips" for work. I knew I couldn't explain a whole seed pod to customs so I tried to get some seeds out. I gave up relatively quickly.In the 70's we had a big one in the back yard with a "crown" in the top - as a kid I used to lace cord into a hammock between branches & nap up there with my pet Raccoon Pepi.
Unfortunately Hurricane Andrew's eye wall went directly overhead & the poor tree didn't survive, it was just too high strung.
As for the seed pods, tough is an understatement - they don't open until they "Want" to open!
Yep, like trying to split a 2x4 length wise with your hands.I tried to bring some seeds home to the wife on one of my "trips" for work. I knew I couldn't explain a whole seed pod to customs so I tried to get some seeds out. I gave up relatively quickly.