No Glass Ceiling ....

A climbing vine in a glasshouse will soon hit an invisible wall.
Exposed to the wild elements and truly free....the sky's the limit.

Despite its name, Bulbophyllum singaporeanum is likely extinct in our little island nation. Like many Bulbophyllums, the inflorescence is fetid - smelling like salted fish.

Mass flowering of Dendrobium keithii

This Thai orchid, which had not bloomed for a few years, is suddenly peppered with yellow flowers jutting out everywhere along the length of the leaves - an extreme response to days of downpour after 3 weeks for rainless sunny days.

Stinker

Smelling like some gas leak, an Amorphophallus variabilis (?) bloom emerged from its greenish tuber on a rainy night. This inflorescence (about 10cm tall) is much smaller than my previous variabilis bloom - and coupled with the fact that I had lost the tag with its origin - I am not exactly sure if this is the right ID. Interestingly, the smell was not detectable during the afternoon.

a Trapped civet

A wily civet was trapped in a cage.
Someone left the door opened for four hours.
Where would one look for the escaped beast ?
This question has been plaguing the population of four million for more than a week now. And they in turn, are now trapped, less so by the traffic jams than the nagging insecurity of a retaliation.

This small toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) was imprisoned in a Bidayuh village in Sarawak, where it is considered a delicacy. Fortunately, its owner told us she was going to keep it as pet. For now.