173. SINGAPORE's UNESCO SITE

The Botanic Gardens might well be the only UNESCO World Heritage site in little Singapore. In time to come, the Sungei Buloh Wetlands has a chance...so too the landfill island of Semakau - once bird and fish life thrive, with corals been nurtured in its surrounding waters...when Mother is treated with respect and love, she responds...

 

 Bamboos have their diversity, with bamboo grass providing cover over the grove... 

Like dancing ladies in full skirts...

In such a large lake there are just 2 swans...
Why aren't there more bird life? No nests anywhere! More insect life? No cobwebs anywhere! No monkeys - granted they are pests and can be dangerous in a pack so I'm fine with them been confined to Bukit Timah. There were just a few butterflies but surely...gardens don't have to be this sanitised...
At least in the water, there's more life...large catfish and a monitor lizard with a good many tortoises...that's more like it...

Refreshing change - sounds of a waterfall - from a pipe!


















Heliconias are this varied - part of the ginger and banana family...same same but different!

Beneath those nets are the tops of trees. One may recline here and commune with the night sky

The relationship in Mother's scheme of things is always symbiotic - Life supports Life...the humans may view that as parasitic - in the natural world, the fitter and stronger will survive but in the world of the humans, if they live right, it need not be that way...

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Within a space of 2 weeks, I visited the gardens twice and discovered parts of the grounds I hadn't seen before. A 2nd exploration took me to an art gallery. Currently on display is a collection of artwork by Tham Pui San

Singapore's national flower Miss Joaquim...