Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Borneo

Normally, I never post photos of people on the Internet, especially my own family. However, last night, I was looking for a certain photo and happened to come across this very old one of my son, taken so many years ago. We were living in Borneo (Far East) at the time, which was where my son was born, and his Dad, who loved Math, was working on a Math Degree in his spare time - for fun. Many years later, he finally got his Degree. My son, like most people, never felt the same way about Math. Anyway, every time I see this picture, it always makes me smile, so I thought I would add something totally different to my photostream this morning. I spent ages on trying to adjust the colour from the original (which is not the photo seen here), but in the end, I gave up.

I have had this seedpod for maybe 40 years or so, following me around the world when we lived in several different countries many, many years ago. Along with three or four other different kinds, I picked up this gorgeous seedpod on a tropical beach in Seria, Borneo. Isn't it just amazingly intricate? I've seen man-made carvings similar to this, but never a natural creation so beautiful. I guess the seedpod is around 2" in length. Does anyone know what it comes from?

We lived in Borneo in the mid to late 1960s. Years later, when I was doing a lot of enrichment work with elementary school children (as a volunteer teacher), I regretted not collecting a few insects from Borneo. A friend of mine was back in Borneo and I asked her if she could possibly send an interesting bug for me to show to the students. THIS is what arrived, LOL! So, I've had it approximately 27 years now. It's a little under 4" long. When sun replaces the rain and my home is brighter inside, I need to try and get a few better photos.