bali 2008

[paulgila]

ptychosperma sp? help!!!

what the heck is this?

[MattyB]

You're right Paul, those droopy leaf palms in 233 & 234 are Euterpe, probably precatoria, I just wet myself by the way.

[paulgila]

how about the one in the pic just above yer post,"mr.wetty-pants"?

[MattyB]

Don't know. Ptychosperma probably.

[paulgila]

so yer saying you dont like it,or me,or palms in general?

[paulgila]

it does look a bit "ptychosperma-ish",doesnt it?

[paulgila]

licuala sp.

large guy for scale.

archontophoenix alexandrae?

[paulgila]

astrocaryum sp?

salacca magnifica.

heres another one i can grow--licuala spinosa.

[paulgila]

spiny stuff.

feeling blue.

[paulgila]

d.decaryi looking good.

[paulgila]

i think the scientific term is "nubbly."

[paulgila]

[paulgila]

anyone know this sp?

looks like sabal to me...

arenga sp?

[Scott]

Love the trunks on those in post #251!

[Steve]

Very impressive photo tour.

[paulgila]

more from bali bird park.

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[paulgila]

the next stop was a batik factory.

old car from the 50s.

spinning lady.she actually had 2 legs.

lauren & wayan check out the looms.

if someone inherits these will they be called "heir-looms"???

[paulgila]

pattern emerging in the woven thread.

thread drying in the sun after it has been dyed.

lots of equipment but not many employees on that day.

caption #2:wayan thinking he's glad he doesnt have to do this kinda work.

hmmm,looks complicated.i can hardly tie my shoes.

[paulgila]

they have other colors.

after the tour we went into the retail part of the operation & bought some of the product from the source.

they didnt allow photos in the shop.i think the crazy colors & patterns wouldve confused the camera,anyways.

mangoes on the tree outside the shop.still a little green.

[MattyB]

I'll throw out a wild guess for the palm in posts 252 & 253: Heterospathe elata?

[www.dadluvsu.com]

248 photo 1 looks like Aiphanes horrida...

Awesome thread Paul! are there more?

[paulgila]

thanks william.

nearly half way thru,i think!

[paulgila]

royal palm in flower outside batik factory.

next stop:padang restaurant for lunch!

look at those sauces on the bottom row!!!

just choose whatever u like!

[paulgila]

went to another gamelan performance that nite.

[paulgila]

it was kinda sad but the girls & i made up most of the audience that nite.

the performers still gave it their all,tho!

wow!!!

[paulgila]

i didnt get the plot.

there was alot of dialogue in a language that even balinese dont understand.

[paulgila]

a few of laurens pix...

[paulgila]

this is what mattyb looks like in the morning after a nite of beer & palm talk.

[paulgila]

day 8.nick convinces lauren(who is deathly afraid of motorbikes) to take a spin around the block with him

so he went down the steepest hill he could find!

big event of the day is the river hike in sayan.i have done it before & thought the girls would enjoy seeing the

countryside & swimming in the river.

heres our guide,a friend of wayans.he is a chef at the famous amandari hotel in sayan.

super-nice guy,too.

ayung river winds thru the sawa(rice terraces).

[paulgila]

you can just barely make out the four seasons "super-expensive hotel" above & to the left of the river.

count the palms in this pic.i dare you.

[paulgila]

the girls moms were both pissed at me for this when they saw how steep a drop it is from the narrow path

(this is not so steep here).oops.

our guide was a fast walker for such short little legs.

that looked awfully inviting after hiking in the tropical sun.

[hulagalnz9]

wow thanks for the photos. luuuv it!

[paulgila]

laurens pix from river hike.

[paulgila]

wow,look at that hot bod!

i meant mine...

[paulgila]

sunbathing.

serenity.

hiking back up.

[paulgila]

back to civilization.

this woman was gathering plants to feed the pigs.

cool plant i saw by the trail.

[paulgila]

they look hungry.

the hike ended at the home of our guide,where wayan would pick us up.

looks like some new construction underway.

we had kopi bali & hung out with his family while we waited.

cute kids.

[paulgila]

ptychosperma are pretty common here.

[paulgila]

temple in the family compound.

it puts the typical cali red tile roofs to shame.