Detail of a palm frond at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand

Detail of a palm frond at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand in August 2017

A leaf close up on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia

A leaf close up on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia in May 2009

A leaf half-eaten by insects at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory

A leaf half-eaten by insects at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

A leaf crisscrossed with veins at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory

A leaf crisscrossed with veins at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

Sun beams dancing on a plant leaf at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory

Sun beams dancing on a plant leaf at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

A beautiful white flower in the garden at the Legend Hotel, Chiang Rai, Thailand

A beautiful white flower in the garden at the Legend Hotel, Chiang Rai, Thailand in May 2016

A lily pad in a pond in the beautiful gardens of the Lilawalai Resort outside Khao Yai, Thailand

A lily pad in a pond in the beautiful gardens of the Lilawalai Resort outside Khao Yai, Thailand in December 2009

Coffee leaf

A Cappuccino in Civic, Canberra in August 2012

Water lily pad

A water lily pad in Kandawgyi Lake, Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Budding lotus

A lotus in Ubon Ratchathani,Thailand, in August 2010

Palace fern leaf

A fern leaf in front of a tree at the Bhubing Palace outside Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011

Fern leaf

A fern leaf in front of a tree at the Bhubing Palace outside Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011

Leaf droplets

A leaf with water droplets in Canberra in October 2010

Leaf patterns

Leaf at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

Palm frond

A palm tree leaf at Bondi, Sydney, in August 2009

Chiang Rai leaf

A leaf in Chiang Rai in December 2009

Fern close up

A fern leaf in a garden in Annandale, Sydney in June 2009.

Annandale palms

A palm leaf in a garden in Annandale, Sydney in June 2009.

Lotus leaf

A lotus leaf at Rot Fai park, Bangkok, Thailand, December 2009

Pretty leaves

A leaf in Canberra in February 2008