Flame Trees for Friday

 The vibrant red flame trees have been brilliant this week.  They look great from the distance, especially from  the road on the way up or down the hill.  These are seen from the top floor at school, looking out to the hills across the roofline of Suan Bua, the resort next door.
The close up below is of of a tree in the school grounds, that brightens my morning as it is the first thing that draws my eye as I leave the apartment block.
This flame tree is also known as the Royal Poinciana Tree in Thailand.  Its scientific name is Delonix Regia.  It is not the same tree Cold Chisel sing about, the Illawarra Flame tree, Brachychiton acerifolius, but according to wikipedia this tree is used as a street tree in Brisbane.