Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Pride of Burma flower (Amhearstia Nobilis)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AmherstiaNobilis2.jpg

There used to be a single tree of this beside the Convocation Hall near Inya Lake on Rangoon University campus. It's the only one I ever saw in Burma or have ever seen, other than the Amhearstia trees in the Singapore botanical gardens. Alas, visited before I had a digital camera.

Convocation means "commencement," as in "commencement exercises," in American English. That is, a graduation ceremony.

Kawabata--Palm of the Hand Stories--Nobel Laureate.

https://www.amazon.com/Palm-Hand-Stories-FSG-Classics/dp/0374530491/ref=asc_df_0374530491?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=8...