Wednesday, June 30, 2010

A cryptocoryne pilgrimage

I had a dream. I was walking in a forest. I was searching.
I found a dried up sandy stream and followed it.
The stream became more rocky, I was alone, venturing deeper into the forest.
The scene changed suddenly, I was standing beside a small river now.
I thought the plants with large leaves along the river were Cryptocoryne ciliata...
... but there were not...
The scene changed again. I was walking along a small trail in the forest now. I could see these pretty plants along the way.
I walked along the river beside the path.
I thought I saw cryptocorynes but I was wrong again.
Suddenly I found myself climbing up a forest slope. This can't be the right path to locate cryptocorynes. I finally reached the top. There was a rocky stream, with coarse sandy infill.
I could not believe my eyes.
These looked like cryptocorynes.
There are!
Emersed cryptocorynes too! Are there spathes for me to confirm what I think these are?
 
Some horrific images suddenly filled my mind!
I woke up from the dream. I could however still see the images below clearly in my mind ...

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