The Palmyra palm produces large clusters of deep purple round fruit, containing an edible pulp. The pulp looks a little like a peeled lychee and also has a slightly sweet flavour.
The earthquake should have been a clue. But having rather enjoyed the ride, as I have since childhood in an earthquake-prone part of the world, it didn’t occur to me that it might be a warning. I should have listened.
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Jayita finds joy and beauty are never far away if we open our eyes and souls
The inspiration for one of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row characters.
Wandering in Berlin, Paul Heymont collected a number of the city’s most colorful structures
Some snapshots of fishermen in Morocco’s capital city, Rabat.
Two tall rock-cut Buddha statues are the topic of today’s post by ProfessorAbe, who considers the plausibility of a local legend about their origin.
Professor Abe finds a travel gem in the desert in his visit to this beautiful South African botanical garden.
Turkeys do not feature in ProfessorAbe’s Christmas Eve post, but there are photos of many other birds in his piece
