I adore these upside-down trees – there is something about their majestic, statuesque silhouette that appeals to me. Plus, I remember them from my first reading of Saint Exupery’s Le Petit Prince: the tress were the bane of the little prince’s life, but still I remember them fondly.
Baobab trees, Okavango Delta, Botswana
There is a great South African tale about the tree’s strange upside-down-ness. The story goes that the baobab tree was an accomplished complainer – it complained about everything and everyone. The gods did all they could to please it until even they lost patience and turned it upside down, burying its head in the ground, so that it could never complain again!
So the next time you are tempted to moan about something, think of this grand but, now, silent tree…
Maybe that is what happened to the strange upside down man outside Victoria station in London
Alien, Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London
Travel with Intent 
It’s Boabab Man!
What a fun post for the letter B.
Thanks for linking.
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I’ve never seen or heard of them before – beautiful B post!
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I love how you linked two such disparate photos – bravo 🙂
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I have always loved these trees! Your photos are excellent!!!
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A strange looking tree and an ever stranger statue! I don’t think I’ve ever seen that type of three before.
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Love baobabs~ great post and photos for B!
Happy Thanksgiving,
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That’s a great story to explain those trees♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/arise-shine/
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beautiful trees!
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Strange trees and what a story!
And I liked the sculpted image. Tells a lot!
Happy ABCW!
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I always liked these sorts of tales when I was young
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:38 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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My late father loved painting pictures of barren trees.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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I can understand why – the leaves hide their intricate shapes.
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:19 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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What an interesting tale. So glad you posted these trees for your B.
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Beautiful post 🙂
I just loved the way you have started with the upside down trees and ended up with the upside down sculpture…
Thanks a lot for sharing…
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I agree … loved the baobabs they are just so particular. Great photos Debbie … and that sculpture was really quite unique!
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A great cautionary tale! And great trees!
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Ahh I’ve never heard that about the baobab tree, funny little story. Ever tried the fruit from the tree? So yumm (if you’re into that sorta thing, haha)
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Didn’t know it had an edible fruit!
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Ohh yes. It’s not really a “fruit” per say, it more of a seed, but yeah, you can eat them, if you manage to crack the hard shell open. Can be quite tricky at times.
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“The gods did all they could to please it until even they lost patience and turned it upside down, burying its head in the ground, so that it could never complain again!” A very amusing story for me, because I remember all those Gods, who had the same feeling vs. me when I was caught in my philosophical debates…
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Interesting statue.
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Great idea! I love Baobabs too!
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Strange trees indeed! And I love the link up with the upside down man 🙂
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