邻居家的花

                                                                   日本玫瑰

                                                                         洛神花

海边的“棉花”树

今天在东海岸停车场附近，远远看到地上有很多白白的东西，好奇的越过马路，走近一看，在地上白白的东西竟然好像是棉絮之类的东西。看看旁边那棵树，上面结了一些棕色的果实，有些爆开了，露出一些白白的棉絮。不晓得这树叫什么名字，可能小路会懂吧？

• 英雄树

白、黄、青小茄子

紫色和青色的大茄子，大家应该都有看过。今天在巨人超市，看到三种小茄子：白、黄、青，不晓得大家有吃过吗？

The Amazing Monkey Orchid

Nature doesn’t need an audience. These wonderful orchids come from the south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests from elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters and as such not many people throughout history got to see them. However, thanks to intrepid collectors we do get to see this wonderful Monkey Orchid. Someone didn’t need much imagination to name it though, let’s face it.

Its scientific name is Dracula simia, the last part nodding towards the fact that this remarkable orchid bears more than a passing resemblance to a monkey’s face – although we won’t go as far as to be species specific on this one. The Dracula (genus) part of its name refers to the strange characteristic of the two long spurs of the sepals, reminiscent of the fangs of a certain Transylvanian count of film and fiction fame.

The orchid was only named in 1978 by the botanist Luer but is in a family containing over 120 species mostly found in Ecuador. Up in the cloud mountains the monkey orchid can flower at any time – it is not season specific. It scent resembles that of a ripe orange

The examples seen here are all cultivated – though it remains very rare in ‘captivity’. For that reason don’t make a dash down to your local horticulturalist. Yet for those lucky enough to have one, if kept quite cool and in partial shade and it can thrive and flower. Like all orchids, however, it needs a lot of care and patience – so you may want to consider a cactus instead!

大青辣椒，有吃过吗？

你有吃过这种“drumstick”吗？

日本小松菜

那天在NTUC超市买到这种日本小松菜，样子很像我们平时吃的菜心。今天炒来吃，比普通菜心翠嫩，相当好吃。
你们有吃过吗？

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三月里的秋天

这几天老是下雨。昨晚半夜，天就下起雨来，一直延续到现在，仍绵绵不断的下着。上星期去海边运动时，发现好多棵海杏仁树叶子都变红了，新加坡真的是一雨变成秋！

                 

看到一只像翠鸟的鸟儿停在这棵枯树上，因没带相机，只好用手机拍摄，但当我走近时，鸟儿已飞走了！可惜啊！

树在哭泣

树在哭泣

（2012-03-06）

● 莞尔

　　朋友家厨房旁边那两棵黄金果树，终究逃不过被砍的命运！虽然万般不舍，她还是找人来砍了，留下两个树桩，幽幽地淌着树液，她与热泪盈眶的树桩相对两无言。在电话中，她对我说：“树在哭泣……”
　　不少朋友都吃过她家的黄金果，黄金果这种水果在本地的水果摊还买不到呢。我知道林厝港有一个小规模的黄金果园，常有“老饕”会“闻香而至”，有好多还是定期常客。黄金果长得像枚金蛋，果肉呈半透明胶状，口感类似果冻，味甜，吃起来有点像是台湾的释迦或林檎，又有点像是软柿子，有蜂蜜味。有人叫黄金果为蜜蛋黄果，原产于亚马逊河流域。有人说黄金果还是仙丹妙药呢，据说黄金果富含胶质，有人因为常吃居然治好常年膝痛，新加坡人口老化，膝盖痛的人还真不少，可见黄金果多么呵护着人们的健康！
　　朋友家门前种了一棵，挨着厨房种了两棵。甜美的果实易遭果蝇伤害，所以必须套袋，才能有效防止虫害，同时也可使果子外表美观亮丽。幸她先生辛勤照料，大家才能吃到香甜的果实。去年，眼见厨房屋檐上布满了黄金果叶，他就爬梯子到屋檐上清理树叶，没想到竟从屋顶上摔下来，这一跌非同小可——脑积血，去医院动大手术，打开了部分头颅壳，住进了加护病房，如今出院在家静心休养。热爱大自然的他暂且不能游山玩水，他忍不住仰天长叹：一失足成千古恨啊！
　　欲加之罪何患无辞？有人说这都是黄金果树惹的祸！它们是罪魁祸首，一定要砍掉它们，可这又干它们何事？它们张开枝叶，默默地给人们遮荫；婆娑起舞，带来习习凉风；还奉献甜美芳香的果子，何罪之有？要砍？不砍？倍感挣扎，后来，有朋友实地观察了一番，下了“圣旨”说：“这里阴湿，白蚁滋生！必砍！”这白蚁虽小，其威力不可小看，经年累月，它们会把整栋屋子拖垮。
　　谁言草木无情？它们有情弱识，只好任由主宰……

（摘自联合早报）

黄金果