STOP TO SMELL the flowers. Hug a tree, look at some lychen, marvel at a mushroom.
Brilliant red flame trees Mongu, in Zambia's west.
Jacaranda in bloom, Zomba, Malawi.
Boababs and mango tree cover the island of Likoma, Lake Malawi.
The flora of Mutinondo is its main attraction.
Miombo trees along a stream, Mutinondo, Zambia.
Mutinondo, Zambia.
Shiwa Ng'andu is The Africa House, and old colonial estate in eastern Zambia, with a great history and some cool views.
Wildflowers in southern Kazakhstan.
Dinajpur, Bangladesh. I dunno what it is.
Wildflowers burst from the ancient rocks in Greece's Delphi.
In a very small and hard to get to town of Tenom, in the Sabah, Malaysia, there is a large orchid farm.
A particularly unusual species of orchid, in Sabah, Malaysia.
Another specimen at Sabah Agriculture Park. I do remember it being a particularly wet day.
Sabah Agriculture Park again.
Large trees which seem to defy explanation in the mud flats of the magroves, Sabah, Malaysia.
It's not just fauna in Australia which is remarkable. The flora can be eye-catching too. Yanchep National Park, Western Australia.
Dryandra Forests south east of Perth have some good birding and walking opportunities. This is one of the strangest looking trees I've ever seen.
Wattle in bloom at Port Augusta's Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, a very welcome diversion on the long drives in and out of that town. They also do a mean cheesecake!
Mount Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia.
Hardy native plants cling to a rock ledge in Werribee Gorge State Park, west of Melbourne, Australia.
Splendid yellow wattle flowers in central Victoria, Australia.
Forests of the Australian Mallee area, Whyperfeld National Park.
Some big roots for a big tree in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. I found a family of gibbons a few metres down the track from here.
Just short of the summit of Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest peak, are some beautiful trees full of birds.
Smooth and yet rough, the bark of an gnarled old gum tree in central Australia's Simpson's Gap.
A wider view of the gum tree, reaching out across the dry river bed.
Interesting fruit in Nitmiluk National Park, Australia.
Textures and patterns on a tree trunk in Australia's beautiful Nitmiluk National Park.
Trees around the cliff's edges in Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
Palm trees grow tall in the sun on the cliff tops over the gorge, Nitmiluk NP.
A mix of shrubs and small trees on the Butterfly Gorge hiking trail, Nitmiluk National Park. The top end of Australia is full of beautiful spots.
Bushland recovering from a recent fire at the base of Uluru, central Australia.
Tree roots reaching down a cliff face in Redbank Gorge in central Australia.
Hardy plants adapted to the harsh conditions of the Australian outback, in the West Macdonnell Ranges.
Smooth bark of a gum tree in the West Macdonnell Ranges, central Australia.
Fire is an essential part of the life cycle of Australian flora.
An abundance of sunlight and warm weather boost the growth of the hardy survivors of central Australia's Ormiston Gorge.
A weather gum tree on an exposed ledge in Ormiston Gorge, west of Alice Springs.