#The Royal tree as seen from 6-Mile looking towards 7-Mile in Port Moresby.
#Nature taught me something almost 2 years ago. In December this tree, the Royal Poinciana, taught me an important lesson. Here is what I shared with friends and relatives in December.Good morning, dabai namona, gutpela moning tru:
Almost two years ago, I saw a flowering tree in an old mine pit in Nauru. It was in a place where only weeds grew, yet it had very beautiful flaming flowers.
It taught me an important life lesson: you can grow where nothing grows.
FLAMING SEASONAL FLOWERS … To many indigenous people in the Pacific it was not only the stars and heavenly objects that were used to signal the onset of a season. The flowering of certain trees also has been used by locals to tell the end of, or onset, of a season.
A tree that signals this season, the southern summer or the season of the north-west monsoon is the Royal Poinciana with its bright flaming, orange-red flowers. (Pics yet to be uploaded.)
Some people call it the Christmas Tree for obvious reasons. It is also known by other names like Flamboyant Tree or Flaming Tree.
The sturdy tree has been observed to be a survivor and continues to sprout flowers in places where nothing grows, as in old open cut mine pits.
I have seen it for myself: where rocky land is and nothing grows it will still grow.
Happy season greetings to you all and I hope you continue to grow this season.
Almost two years ago, I saw a flowering tree in an old mine pit in Nauru. It was in a place where only weeds grew, yet it had very beautiful flaming flowers.
It taught me an important life lesson: you can grow where nothing grows.
FLAMING SEASONAL FLOWERS … To many indigenous people in the Pacific it was not only the stars and heavenly objects that were used to signal the onset of a season. The flowering of certain trees also has been used by locals to tell the end of, or onset, of a season.
A tree that signals this season, the southern summer or the season of the north-west monsoon is the Royal Poinciana with its bright flaming, orange-red flowers. (Pics yet to be uploaded.)
Some people call it the Christmas Tree for obvious reasons. It is also known by other names like Flamboyant Tree or Flaming Tree.
The sturdy tree has been observed to be a survivor and continues to sprout flowers in places where nothing grows, as in old open cut mine pits.
I have seen it for myself: where rocky land is and nothing grows it will still grow.
Happy season greetings to you all and I hope you continue to grow this season.
