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Every end marks a new beginning

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talipot palm 01

The rare Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) is flowering for the first and the last time after 80 years of growth.

talipot palm 02

Over the next few months, it will produce some 24 million tiny flowers, and hopefully some seed, before it finally withers (by courtesy of Singapore Botanic Gardens).

By courtesy of acup-halffull.tumblr.com

By courtesy of acup-halffull.tumblr.com

If life ends with 24 million of flowers in exchange of a new dream, it’s just like the story of fireworks; it ends and relives our hope again!

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Author: Sydney Fong

Hi, I am Sydney, a Singaporean. Making a living as an Architectural Illustrator, visionary. My blog entails categories of my interest, joy, upheaval of life and its destiny. Every post has its own characteristic. It conveys a story of its own, and the life of its owner.

30 thoughts on “Every end marks a new beginning

  1. That second picture reminds me of a can-can dancer, lifting her leafy skirt to show us her petticoat!! I adore trees, and adore this post, Ess. :)

  2. love the end paragraph… two thumbs up Syd…

  3. Oh Sydney I just love the message you have expressed in this post. You have a beautiful heart! :-)

  4. Awesome. I love trees. All trees. Thanks so much for these excellent pics!!!

  5. As always Syd, you impress!

  6. Sydney, thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime event.

  7. so are they going to save the seeds and try to start new plants then? I know if I lived near it I would. I would try to start as many plantings in pots I can get them nice and big and replant if I was allowed. it is beautiful tree.

    • I’m not working in the botanic garden, so I’m not sure Nparks will do it or not?
      But I guess most probably they will, even not, I’m sure the seeds will find his own way!
      This is the most beautiful path on earth! :)

  8. Listening to the music and reading your words I am transported to where I do not quite know. Thank you.

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  10. Sydney — I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award. I really do enjoy your posts and look forward to them very much! There is no obligation; you can follow the directions if you are interested. I just wanted you to know that you are appreciated. There’s more information on my post: http://jrosenberry1.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/hammered-dulcimers-and-the-chevy-bel-air/

  11. So beautiful it seems me like fireworks

  12. Amazing message!! Thank you!!!

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