tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post6372937325252672696..comments2024-01-28T18:32:10.203+10:00Comments on Rabaul Daily Photo: Rain TreesJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-56171769301363756312007-11-10T07:51:00.000+10:002007-11-10T07:51:00.000+10:00Those are really big and beuatiful trees. I guess ...Those are really big and beuatiful trees. I guess they really must be preserved.quintarantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910048372540673170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-49518899231237138992007-11-10T07:30:00.000+10:002007-11-10T07:30:00.000+10:00G'day Jules,I'd never heard of rain trees. Are you...G'day Jules,<BR/><BR/>I'd never heard of rain trees. Are you posting a Photo Hunt shot?<BR/><BR/>I've provided the link to Photo Hunt on my post today, for anyone who wants to join.<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend<BR/><BR/>Daviddavid mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-81539254442692760762007-11-10T03:00:00.000+10:002007-11-10T03:00:00.000+10:00I like these photos, Thr trees are different and l...I like these photos, Thr trees are different and look great.imachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533409255215440113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-43965861654764466352007-11-10T02:50:00.000+10:002007-11-10T02:50:00.000+10:00....interesting post. Interesting that the Jpanes.......interesting post. Interesting that the Jpanese didn't cotton on and cut them down. Perhaps too late by then.<BR/><BR/>A good ending to the story. It's for these insights that I like Rabaul DP.Chuckeroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-2520491109017702542007-11-10T00:50:00.000+10:002007-11-10T00:50:00.000+10:00I am happy for the remaining trees that someone is...I am happy for the remaining trees that someone is watching out for them. These trees have a hellofa time making ends me as it is and can't pick up and run away. So, being rooted in one spot, it is nice to read somebody cares.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.oldmanlincoln.com/" REL="nofollow"> oldmanlincoln </A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-6745164464527689132007-11-09T21:47:00.000+10:002007-11-09T21:47:00.000+10:00Jules, we are all trying to get Dive to the antipo...Jules, we are all trying to get Dive to the antipodes.<BR/>There must be something that we can tell him that grows on trees down under; besides latte and croissants. <BR/>I can think of a few things but they are a bit unpublishable. <BR/>As I have said some time ago, we should all hold our first DP Bloggers convention in Rabaul. Then nobody would ever leave. At 4 kb/s, who cares, our dreams would have all come troooooo. <BR/><BR/>Yep,- my uncle carved me some toys, as a baby from under these trees during the war. He wrote saying he thought he might never return. Luckily, he did and is now in his 87th year. You have brought back some sentimental memories, my dear.M.Benauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644501811292368771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-57252474482752207832007-11-09T18:38:00.000+10:002007-11-09T18:38:00.000+10:00When I find one Dive I 'll let you know and book y...When I find one Dive I 'll let you know and book your ticket!!!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-38236406523093761312007-11-09T18:35:00.000+10:002007-11-09T18:35:00.000+10:00Those are awesome, Jules. And I'm glad they are be...Those are awesome, Jules. And I'm glad they are being well cared for.<BR/>After your last post revealed that chocolate grows on trees there, I wonder what grows on these? There must be a tree there where I can pick latte and croissants.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-10225142803598818062007-11-09T18:11:00.000+10:002007-11-09T18:11:00.000+10:00Beautifully strange tree, so glad to hear they are...Beautifully strange tree, so glad to hear they are being look after.. I'm now off to google to read up on them.. Cheers JulesTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-17563352362006751532007-11-09T17:32:00.000+10:002007-11-09T17:32:00.000+10:00What a wonderful monument. I can see why they are ...What a wonderful monument. I can see why they are called rain trees. nice picture.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-41792476257263189782007-11-09T12:44:00.000+10:002007-11-09T12:44:00.000+10:00Wow, what a tree. Is it also known as a monkey po...Wow, what a tree. Is it also known as a monkey pod tree or is that a different variety?Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-42816068149434296912007-11-09T12:28:00.000+10:002007-11-09T12:28:00.000+10:00My Father was in New Guinea during WWII...I rememb...My Father was in New Guinea during WWII...I remember him talking about the rain trees. Thanks Jules for that memory....Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181520825012037531noreply@blogger.com