Post your Fav 2011 Pic

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:14 am

and add a caption.

"be nice to these folks...they grow palms".

My friends sent this while on vacation in California/Nevada/Arizona:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5538460672/" title="vegas 047 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5172/5538 ... 5c2e_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="vegas 047"></a>

Happy New Year, PN members!

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:51 pm

St David, AZ

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:41 pm

Just for fun

Picture of light coming through a new Bizzy leaf. taken indoors

You can really see the natural blue and green coloration of this leaf.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:45 pm

My favorite pic of the Thai giant.......only mid July and already huge!

But probably only hours from being split in half by 60+mph winds.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:52 pm

Aaron, your AZ photo reminds me of last week's gardening show on Italy.
Beautiful!
My jaw hung open throughout the whole program.

Jim,
Cool shot of light on that leaf.
Kind of a purplish look to Bizzie leaves too.

Barb

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:19 am

As far that is one of my favorite palm pic - Giant palm from Lumpini Park in Thailand. Found in internet. Take a look.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:15 am

Ok, I'll stick to some of mine. These are from my trip to Albania in September:
Hotel from top of waterslide:
<a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/273605 ... XWPL"><img src="http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/46222 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC02651"></a>

Teddy bear hanging from a new construction (a common practice there):
<a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/266218 ... EEoh"><img src="http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/48066 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC02891"></a>

Early Christian tile mosaic:
<a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/262083 ... mNyO"><img src="http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/14840 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC02914"></a>

Farmer:
<a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/255406 ... WtLg"><img src="http://inlinethumb48.webshots.com/46319 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC02883"></a>

Part of a castle (inhabited to this day):
<a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/297827 ... JVBo"><img src="http://inlinethumb40.webshots.com/47335 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC02865"></a>

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:05 am

Godfryd, the palms in that photo look like being back in another time....almost prehistoric. Wow

Thailand is a paradise for magnificent plants.

Paul, what a gorgeous hotel scene!

Teddy bear hanging from a new construction (a common practice there):

Probably a good story behind that...can't even guess!

Love the tile mosaic and the old castle.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:06 am

Godfryd wrote:As far that is one of my favorite palm pic - Giant palm from Lumpini Park in Thailand. Found in internet. Take a look.

What palms are these?

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:09 am

Paul Ont wrote:Ok, I'll stick to some of mine. These are from my trip to Albania in September:
Hotel from top of waterslide:
<a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/273605 ... XWPL"><img src="http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/46222 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC02651"></a>

What a trip that would have been.

Love the filiferas at the hotel.

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:54 am

Aaron, I wish I know the name of that giant palms in Bangkok (Lumpini Park) but I couldn't find anywhere.
I really like giant plants, specially giant palms. Please look at another one:

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:08 pm

Great pics, everyone!

The genus of large palms is called Corypha.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:20 pm

Here's my favourite 2011 pic (although not as professional as some of the others here

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It's showing the first partially divided frond on my T. fortunei seedlings!

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:24 pm

Wow, thanks Cameron for the info! It helps me a lot.

More info: http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Corypha/index.html

Very nice your Fortunei!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:45 pm

Congratulations Cameron.
Quite a feat, and certainly worth the wait.

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:12 pm

I've already used this one from last year (last week) but it is still my favorite.
Kind of symbolizes "We will make it!" to me after the hardest year we've had.

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TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:14 pm

W is NOT standing in a trench. At 5'1" , she is tall. The tallest female of her sisters (or their mother). She towers over the Maya women here; she is as tall as most Maya men. It is H who is unnaturally tall. Hence his back injury....

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:53 pm

"We will make it!" to me after the hardest year we've had.

Lots of folks are keeping their fingers crossed for you, me included.

As to size, I didn't realize you were that much taller...
thought it might've been like an Audie Murphy--or Eddie Murphy--or Sly Stallone set in the movies.

But then the trench was for the taller actor (to appear shorter).

My goof.

Seriously, Erik, after the year you two have had, I think that pic should be framed and hanging over your fireplace as a reminder of perseverence.

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:57 pm

We started 2012 yesterday visiting ancient Maya ruins and took tons of photos and videos, many of palms!
Big storm last night and today; only just got internet back. So, it may be awhile before we can share.
Anyway, W is big for a Maya.

That perspective will make her as a model in the ruins (e.g., pyramid steps) more revealing:

<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r ... site"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FfIE ... C_0171.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/drterdal/N ... bsite">New Years Day 2012</a></td></tr></table>

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:47 am

TerdalFarm wrote:I've already used this one from last year (last week) but it is still my favorite.
Kind of symbolizes "We will make it!" to me after the hardest year we've had.

<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9 ... site"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V80N ... GP0148.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/drterdal/2 ... tr></table>

That is so cool. What a moment.

PalmsNorth.com

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