Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Gone Bananas, Over The Flower


The banana flower caught my eye recently. And my heart, too. I was so taken with it that I took around 30 shots of the bloom. On top is my favourite photo. It wasn't my first encounter with it, but it certainly was my first 'crush' on it. Funny how I did not realize how beautiful and captivating the flower is.

The flower matures eventually into the banana fruit bunch(es). It is also used as an ingredient in cookings in The Philipines (kari-kari - a beef stew), Laos, Vietnam (as salad), Thailand (eaten raw and cooked in various ways), and Sri Lanka where it makes a great curry dish. Wonder why it didn't catch on in Malaysia.

If it did, I'd probably not get this moment of unbridled attraction. Normalcy will resume shortly..... I think.

16 comments:

akula said...

The everyday thing we missed and take for granted.

an0nymous-ign0ranus said...

kinda phallic too, doncha think?

sina said...

Hey, it looks like bunga kantan to me...

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

Akula..... ya, like the girl next door - we live near her, play with her and one day, BOOOM! Jatuh hati tetiba.

babe..... ooooouuu, do behave... arrrrrrr

mz ayam..... you may have just sent me chasing after bunga kantan next.

Anonymous said...

Wot a lovely shade of lavender... This becomes the "jantung pisang" later, doesn't it?

BTW, came via his blog. Nice blog you got here! :)

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

drama mama.... jantung pisang sure looks like jantung manusia. love that you like it here.

Cik Puan Sri Quzz said...

yope...that is jantung pisang. why the color is purple one...not red?? photoshop ka apa??

but niceeeee...

Seeking Solace said...

Nice and sweet.

:)

Cosmic_GurL said...

Oh I love this flower...coz of its colour of course..PRUPLE!!! Hehehe...But I dont like Barney though. Barney freaks me out but pruple flower nice!

Shionge said...

Hiya Wingy thank you for your kind thoughts at my blog..I'm back home resting now....

Nice photos ya! I have never seen the flowers before until now :) Cool!

Mr Hobo said...

ni pokok pisang depan ghomah ka yeop?

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

dek missy oih..... cantik kan? Only photoshopping done was resizing. Colours ORIGINAL.

seeking solace..... exactly what fascinated me.

cosmic_gurl..... can we have PRUPLE with Barney? Haven't seen the dinosaur since..2001. Extinct?

shionge..... rest, relax and take things sloooooow. Then get back to blogging. :P

hobo..... betoi, depan ghomah.... oghang.

UglyButAdorable said...

ehhh...the last one look like jantung pisang...flowers turn to that ka??

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

uba..... corrrrrrect!

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