Luckily, the Rondeletia odorata shrub is still there today. The unusual but free flowering orange flowers of this shrub make this an interesting plant to have in a garden.
The cluster of Tetracera indica is also growing so well that it conceals the raised service manhole on the slope very well. The flowers are also a delight to look at.
Across the area at the Hands-on-House, a squirrel was scurrying down the trunk of the Washingtonia robusta palm and it froze in its steps when it saw me. What an adorable creature it is.
The grey lava stone pots are put to good use in different parts of the park to showcase plants in the different theme gardens. A new plant label is also in use now and provides more relevant information on plants to visitors.
I started with the grueling climb up the steep flight of staircase to Hendersen Waves and was almost panting halfway. I had to push myself on without stopping and thank goodness I think the jogging paid off.
This is the second time I am up there on this highest footbridge in Singapore. The view up here of the surrounding is spectacular. In the far horizon, I could see the interesting development 'Reflection' which I posted before. From here, the inward curving buildings reminded me of the demon's castle in Lord of the Rings. It is marvelous how clear some of the details are with the use of the zoom function of the Nikon camera.
There were the familiar trees Albizia amongst the dense forest vegetation and the beautiful orange fruits of the Tembusu tree. Anyway, what is a walk through the park without sight of its fauna? My squirrel friend was frantically dashing across the wooden bridge, presumably because it was not on familiar grounds on the artificially constructed wooden pathway which serves as a nature corridor for such animals to move from one area to another.
How I wish we can keep squirrels as pets. They are so furry and adorable. I caught this one red-handed with a whole bunch of branches and twigs in its mouth and it simply froze in its steps. It must be damned tiring to hold that stuff in its mouth and my presence was not helping. So I moved off and let it carry these materials to build its nest.
