One way to harvest coconuts is seen here and in the following photos. In some parts of the country, monkeys are trained to do this work.

The climber uses nothing but his bare hands and feet.

Holding on with his hands, he kicks the coconuts free with a foot.

Papaya trees

Crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtle

Plumeria or frangipani

Isaan rice field (northeast Thailand)

Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)

The amazingly dazzling Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)

Jamaican cherry

Rice field, Isaan

Somdet Park, Sisaket

Termite trails

Plumeria or frangipani

Pongpong tree (Alstonia scholaris)

Blossoms of the pongpong tree (Alstonia scholaris)

Somdet Park, Sisaket, southern Isaan

Traveler's tree

Shall we dance?

Sea almond or tropical almond (Terminalia catappa) at Ao Nang

Sugar palms along the edge of a rice field in lower Isaan

Royal Poinciana at Phra Pai Luang, Sukhothai, north central Thailand

Sea almond and casuarina on the beach at Ao Nang, southern Thailand

At Wat Si Sawai, Sukhothai

Rows of palms at Wat Mahathat in Sukhothai