bali 2008

[paulgila]

next on the agenda was a visit to the ubud botanical garden.its a new garden & i visited last year but i wanted to check the progress.

wayan II joined me & he told me the local names & uses of many of the plants we saw.

it was probably the hottest & most humid day of the trip & the girls only lasted about 1/2 hr. before asking wayan I

to drive them back to the hotel to hit the pool.

i never knew they were gone till the end.

wallichia sp.

leaf.

latania sp.

how long till it busts outta that pot?

[paulgila]

the famous "thing that drips water."

[ariscott]

I am not going anywhere exciting... just Jakarta visiting my parents. I am not even sure whether we will make it to Bogor this time. We might try to go to Puncak though.. Saya kira orang bule suka dekat2 orang2 bule

Regards, Ari

[paulgila]

pasti,ari

so thats "dekat" is spelled!

[paulgila]

laurens pix from the garden in ubud.

[paulgila]

suddenly it became 1887.

"no publicity!"

my leg certainly doesnt bend like that!

grasshopper's view.

[paulgila]

this expression is called the "stevie wonder."

seconds before the girls become too bored & sweaty & mosquito-bitten to look at more plants & bolted for the hotel pool.

[paulgila]

i guess lauren had time to snap a few more pix as she ran for the exit...

[paulgila]

sun "frolicking."

she did that alot.

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leaky thing.

i mean the building.

[paulgila]

my pix again.

[paulgila]

cool leaf.

bizzie just getting goin'.

i see red.

top side.

[paulgila]

another from below.

wayan II contemplates a.catechu.

[paulgila]

"bambu."

wayan II with big jahe(ginger).good thing i looked it up in the dictionary.

[paulgila]

heliconia flower.

in the orchid house.

so steamy-hot you wanted to melt.

[paulgila]

passed the cool leaf again...

and the a.catechu.

nice pinanga clump.

"pinang" is a common name for lotsa palms in indonesia.

[paulgila]

pritchardia sp.

nice shaft.

there,i said it.

growing right outta the water.

[paulgila]

wayan II knew alot about the local plants,as you see here,but of course i have since forgotten everything he said.

[paulgila]

palm in the 1st 2 pix looks like syagrus r. to me.

to them its rare--go figure.

dypsis madagascarinensis,i believe,since its solitary,

leaf detail.

[paulgila]

what a cool palm! they do well in bali,hopefully they will become more common.

dont be afraid of the "c" word.

chamaedorea sp.

another one fascinating to them but common to most of us.

[paulgila]

ever find a picture thats sideways & yer too lazy to change it???

whats that camera setting with the little guy running that i always use on waterfalls & fountains....?

dont go down there--its dark.

[paulgila]

this is commonly called "mother in laws tongue."

never seen 1 flower before.

sanchezia.

BIG leaves...

or i SHRANK.its possible,i took a bite of this giant mushroom--oh,well,thats another story.

[paulgila]

strange fruit that wayan II went nuts for.he filled his pockets.i didnt know sarongs HAD pockets!

butterfly that i tried for 15 minutes to get a good pic of!

[_Keith]

I am surprised you didn't have to pay excess baggage charges just for the memory cards.

[paulgila]

small l.rotundifolia.i mean it this time,matt!!!

carludovica palmata.1st time i saw it i had NO idea what it was.

[paulgila]

there are ways of getting around "excess charges" in places like this.

getting close to the end.didnt think i'd finish till next years trip

[paulgila]

ever find a picture thats sideways & yer too lazy to change it???

hmmm,it righted itself.

magic!

[MattyB]

That's Brahea edulis Paul....come on...

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Beautiful Photography Paul, Your pictures take you there

regards

Colin

[ariscott]

Should go across to Darwin next year, Paul. It is rather different to Bali, but still very interesting indeed. It is cheap to fly from Bali to Darwin. And if you feel brave, go across to Cairns from Darwin. Another interesting place....

Regards, Ari

[Urban Rainforest]

Awesome pics Paul! And how cool to have the local Wayan bros as your tour guides. It's funny that they use the single trunk form of Dypsis Madagascariensis (Lucabensis) alot in Bali. When we were in Tahiti which was not that palm rich for such a tropical place there were tons of Lucabensis everywhere. They use them as street trees much as Cali uses Queens, Kings and Washies. The girls were troopers to put up with the botanical garden as long as they did. I've been to the one on the big island twice now and can't even get Steph to go and my daughter Martika would MUCH rather be laying out by a pool Kona side. Good stuff Paul! More pics

Steve

[paulgila]

That's Brahea edulis Paul....come on...

brahea edulis?....in bali?.....hmmmmmmmmm,dont think so,chummmmmmmmmm(p).

[MattyB]

Brahea rotundafolia?

[paulgila]

b.reclinata?

[MattyB]

enough stalling denton! let's wrap this thing up before the internet upgrades and cars start to fly.

[paulgila]

should be done in a few more weeks.

bradford.

[MattyB]

[paulgila]

palem botol next to coffee plant.

d.madagascarinensis.

inflorescence.

star fruit on the ground.