Labrador Park In July 2014 (a)

Labrador Park, like most parks in Singapore other than the Singapore Botanic Gardens, is pleasant on weekday mornings around 9am. There are fewer people and you get the feeling of peace and tranquility listening to the waves and the birds flying amongst the tree tops. Like most of our parks, the towering trees and greenery are balm for the eyes. 

Seaweeds draping over the rocks on low tide.

Overlays of various shades of green.

Tall Casuarina trees whispering tales in the wind.

Roots need to breathe too.

Bunches of fruits of the Fishtail Palm.

A newly-built playground. Alas the kids are all in school.

Bird-nest ferns.

The leaves of a Fishtail Palm. Now you know why they are named so.

So much space to grow.

Like a Christmas tree.

A woodpecker pecking on the top of this lamp post. I was too slow to get a better picture.

Heliconia.

Nearing the top of the hill.

Downhill.

Ferns.

 I just like the leave formation.

Someday I will fly way up in the sky.

Labrador Park in May 2014

In May the weather was hot and the light was great for photography. Low tide revealed the rocks piled against the embankment and the water was clear. I took advantage of the bright sunlight shooting against it to get more dramatic pictures. The highlight of this particular visit to Labrador Park was seeing the chilli-red flowers in clusters on the branches of a Flame of the Forest tree growing along the access road to the park.

  

Ferns that look like you could sit on them.

 

When I saw these lovely flowers of the Flame of the forest tree, I stopped my car by the side of the road, got out of the car and spent some time photographing and at the same time admiring the lovely flowers. Usually these trees are very tall and there is no chance to get close to the flowers. That day, the tree made an exception for me because it could and I was grateful for being able to see the flowers at such close range. 

 

Labrador Park in March 2014

 I did not go to Labrador Park at all in February. This was the only walk I had in March. With my friend we usually walk around the park next to the sea and then take the gentle, sloping path to the top of the small hill overlooking the sea. In the distance is a jetty that used to be a place fishing enthusiasts would go to drop their fishing lines to catch small fish and crabs. It is no longer in use and there is no access to it anymore - a white elephant in the water.

A bird's eye view of part of Labrador Park next to the sea.

Seeing the flowers make me notice a plant that I otherwise would not have paid much attention to.

We came across a fairly big Cicada along the main path back to the carpark.

The sapling of a Moringa tree.