10 Photos of Banana Leaves Twisting in a Typhoon

A Little Music by Harry Belafonte Wouldn't Hurt

This brilliant idea came to me when I heard of approaching typhoons.

Shoot some before and after photos of banana leaves.

Not everybody cares about fruit leaves, though.

So, I dug up this video by Harry Belafonte.

And, just in case you don't like him, I got a special bonus.

How about the Muppets ?

 

The Winds Started Kicking-up Yesterday.

 

The first photo was taken, shortly after 4PM.

A little typhoon is twisting around Okinawa, right now.

An Even More Brilliant Idea Came Along

 

Why not shoot the banana leaves during the storm ?

Here's the same scene at about 8:30 this morning.

The wind is starting to do what it did to my umbrella on the way over here.

Umbrellas aren't as flexible as banana leafs, though.

Looking for a name for your new rock band ?

Twisted Umbrellas would work.  They're no good for anything else.

 That banana leaf is taking a beating.

The wind, during a typhoon, blows left, right, up, down and, every other which way.

Before a twister hits a new banana leaf, you could use if as an umbrella.

But, once the leaf is shredded, you'd' look like some kinda nut, wearing one of these.

Start a rock band !



Every now and then, the wind kicked into high gear and really shook things up.





So, I said to myself, "We're not getting paid for this.

Let's get the heck outta here and go find some dry clothes."

That's a Before and, During the typhoon photo shoot of the banana leaves.

The After shots will have to come, later.

Is it OK to dry your underwear in a microwave oven ?

UPDATE: Look what Google+ did for me !

 

 

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