Images from the tree park

Almost every morning i walk towards the tree park in the neighbourhood -- a large park divided in two -- one side almost entirely covered with trees,  the other a well sculpted garden with the prettiest of flowers and bushes. A little earlier in the year, the roses where all in bloom, but alas, i did not have a functional camera then!
I walk around the park, as do many others from the neighbourhood and beyond, a km covered in every round. The squirrels, birds, dogs and insects do their morning rounds as well.

I love looking up as i walk around, and sometimes am rewarded by beautiful sights... blue jacarandas and many other mysterious flowers...

There is a play area for the kids amidst the trees.

There are epiphytes and lichens of many shapes and sizes..

Every day is a new day in the park, every moment truely enchanting!

Defence mechanisms at play in the rainforest

No annoying epiphytes on this one!!

Epiphytes

The bird's nest, ferns and various orchid species are the most common of the epiphytes seen in the city of singapore. I did not get pictures of any of them, but did manage to get one of this amazing epiphyte high up in the canopy in the nature reserve.

Unlike vines and lianas, epiphytes can be parasitic. They are not rooted to the ground when they start growth, but some eventually reach the ground and send their roots down.