Sighting of bird in Mount Faber

Last month, while walking up a flight of steps leading up to Mount Faber, I spotted this bird that was pecking fervently at a hole in a tree trunk. Is it a woodpecker?




Map of the place with a blue marker that approximately indicates the place where I saw the bird (you can drag and zoom or click on 'View Larger Map') :

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The veins of life

One day I came across a roadside tree whose leaves caught my attention. It is shaped like a heart or perhaps, like an apple. What I find most striking and beautiful are the veins, so subtlely well defined. Nature is simply marvellous.

An excerpt from William Blake's poem - "Auguries of Innocence" :

To see a world in a grain of sand
And heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.

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What do you "see" in the veins of the leaves?

Photos of the Southern Ridges

Dear all,

here are some photos of the Southern ridges :

http://picasaweb.google.com/bluesky003/Southridges20080519 (Henderson waves, Forest walk through the elevated walkways, Alexandra Arch)

http://picasaweb.google.com/bluesky003/Hortpark20080524 (Hortpark)

In Hortpark, there is this dancing plant which is located in the
Bougainvillea kingdom. Here are two videos showing the dancing plants in action :

http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~albert/Hortpark20080524/plant1.html

http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~albert/Hortpark20080524/plant2.html


If you want to find out more about this dancing plant including its purchase, check out the following sites :

http://www.banneechen.com.sg/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/979

http://www.banneechen.com.sg/catalog/index.php/cPath/3?osCsid=ff0892857419173d0bacc11ef2094068