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Golden Yellow on the Jungle Floor. Globba marantina, Kuning Hutan, Kerandangan Gorge, Lombok, Indonesia
These days the dark jungle floor of the Kerandangan Gorge was lit up by small splashes of...
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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012
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Golden in the Green. "Medusa Spider", Argiope appensa, in a Crown Flower jumble, Calotropis gigantea, Malimbu, Lombok, Indonesia
It's been rather stormy here on Lombok the last few days. High Seas and Strong Winds, and Swirling...
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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2012
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Green, green, green... Overgrown Clearing and Colocasia gigantea, Giant Elephant Ears, Kerandangan Gorge, Kerandangan, Lombok, Indonesia
The sky is grey Monsoon but for the rest all is As Green As It Gets here on Lombok. The creeks and...
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Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012
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Bedraggled Sucking. Skipper Palm Dart on Snakeweed, South Rocks, Mangsit Beach, Lombok, Indonesia
When it rains it pours... Quite a monsoon day here at Mangsit yesterday. But no reason not to go out...
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Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012
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Circumscissile Purslane. Portulaca oleracea, Mangsit, Lombok, Indonesia
Slipping on the slick rocks a few days ago, I did still manage to get some photos of prettly little...
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Uploaded on Jan 19, 2012
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When on Lombok... Mangsit, Lombok, Indonesia
Like other South Seas Isles even those with only a small tourist trade, Lombok has...
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Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012
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Red-Nosed on the Ridge. Clidemia hirta devoured by a Caterpillar, Klang Gates Quartz Ridge, Taman Melawati, Selangor, Malaysia
So on Saturday friends asked me along on a hike up the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge. The ridge about 20...
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012
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New Year Dragon. Pavilion Mall, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chinese New Year is almost upon us, and there's no escaping celebrations and decorations in Kuala...
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012
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Mousetrap Orchid. Plocoglottis javanica or Plocoglottis fimbriata, Taman Botani, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Malaysia
't Was a bit drizzly as I walked from the main campus of the marvellous FRIM to the relatively new...
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2012
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Small Complications. Hemigraphis reptans, Red Flame, KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
All the expanses of lawns in the KLCC Park were cut smooth over the last few days. So 'my'...
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Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
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Of Precisions and Jealousies. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk., Downy Rose-Myrtle, Taman Botani, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Here's Downy Rose-Myrtle in the pleasant Botanical Park of Putrajaya, Malaysia. The shrub's a bit...
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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
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Moorish Classicism in Southeast Asia. Astaka Morocco, Taman Botani, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Putrajaya is the 'new' federal administrative capital of Malaysia while Kuala Lumpur remains the...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2012
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Diana Beaumont's Disappointment. Beaumontia grandiflora, Herald's Trumpet, Nepal Trumpet Flower, Taman Herba, Taman Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
It must've been a disappointment to that munificent patroness of horticulture, Diana...
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Uploaded on Jan 6, 2012
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Showy Shrub in the Park. Mussaenda erythrophylla, Blood of the Ashanti, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
In 1908 W. Botting Hemsley wrote an entry on Mussaenda erythrophylla for the famed Curtis's...
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012
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Scraping Rice-pots. Lindernia crustacea, Round-fruited Lindernia or Malaysian False Pimpernel, KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The feasts of New Year's Eve left cooks scraping the bottoms of Rice-pots! Here's...
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Uploaded on Jan 1, 2012
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Far Cry. Marina Bay Sands Hotel at Marina Bay, Singapore
Crocodile- , malaria-, pirate- and tiger-infested: that's what the Singapore River and the island on...
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011
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Pink Boy in the Morning. Victoria amazonica, Giant Amazon Water Lily, Singapore Zoo, Singapore
Got a pair of muddy knees photographing this wonderful early-morning Victoria amazonica. 't Was...
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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011
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Camouflaging. Lace-necked Dove, Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis, on Cheilocostus speciosus, Crepe Ginger, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
Here's a pretty double-portrait from the Botanic Gardens of Singapore. Lace-necked Dove or Spotted...
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Uploaded on Dec 29, 2011
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