Palm Trees in the Centre of Australia.

I always wondered how those palms got into the most remote places of the centre of Australia.  I was very interested to read an article depicting the history of these palms. The Livistona palms, L  Mariae... and the L Rigida palm species back up aboriginal lore and stories that say people brought the seeds here from the North.

This disproves the rubbish that tour guides tell people that these palms are left over remnants of the ancient Gondwanna Forest that covered this land at one time.

A striking example of how traditional ecological knowledge can inform and enhance scientific research.  Professor David Bowman, University of Tasmania 

More: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/research-findings-back-aboriginal-legend-origin-central-australian-palm-trees

(ABC/Wikipedia)

I am starting to lose count of situations where science spends a stack of money on research programs and the end result is exactly as is told in the stories that are passed on through thousands of years of tradition of oral teaching and story telling.

Read more at this website for Sovereign peoples

Sovereign Union - First Nations Asserting Sovereignty

Asserting Australia's First Nations Sovereignty into Governance 

Now its a matter of protecting these precious places from the Mining companies that are literally slaughtering this land to pieces.

Images @ Eminpee Fotography

Cocus Palms

A sunset and the silhouettes of palm trees. The photo was taken from the Transportation and Ticket Center, looking toward the Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Now there has to be some purpose to these annoying palm trees and there annoying seed pod bat attracting flowers, leaving a fermenting mess.

Alas I can't find any and the bats make it worse.  We did the gardening today at Kathy's near the pool and shaded the new vegetable seedlings with palm fronds to give them some reprieve in the hot afternoon sun.

The only way is to be vigilant with the flowers.