I came across this curvaceous plant decorating a beach on the tiny Indonesian island of Gili Meno (between Bali and Lombok).
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Call it “shapely nature”
Since I’m neither a botanist nor a tropical islander, I have no idea of what the name of this plant is. I don’t even know whether I should call it a plant or a tree. But it created a wonderful little scene, particularly when contrasted against the light blue sky and the dark blue sea off the western beach of the island.
It spells “curvaceous greenery”
When I first saw this, it immediately struck me that the shape was similar to the shapes of certain Southeast Asian scripts. In fact, now that I live in Thailand and am studying the Thai language, I find that certain Thai characters remind me of this plant on Gili Meno.
(Note – That is not a Thai word. Those are just 4 random characters from the Thai script, which do not spell "curvaceous greenery." At least, I don't think so.)
Location – Gili Meno
This is my entry in
’s LandScapre Photography contest.