The very unusual Cannonball Tree Couroupita guianensis – a wonderfully unique flowering fruit tree growing on East Coast Beach, Singapore. The flowers are about 5″ wide and develop in massive 12 foot-long bunches. The fruit is about 8 – 10 inches across, and apparently has a very unpleasant odor. The tree has been regarded as sacred in India for thousands of years, and the bark, leaves and fruit have been used medicinally as a disinfectant; even believed to cure diseases like malaria.
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The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was built in 1965, commemorating Thomas Jefferson and the westward expansion of the United States. One of the most influential people in the history of United States, Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) was the the third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Sun setting already at 3: 49 p.m. See other posts of this same sky-tree view in our back yard, Lewisville, TX
St. Raphael Arcangel Catholic Church, foggy morning in San Raphael, CA
Gas rainbow at a Portland, Oregon rest stop
A giant Canadian flag wraps the Residences at Georgia Hotel building in Vancouver, BC as Canadians prepare for the 2010 Olympics.
