Day 4 - Derby Prison Tree

This Boab tree in Derby Western Australia is known as the Prison Tree as the local police used its hollow trunk as a holding cell during Derby's early days in the 19th century.
I have posted this photo previously but have included it again in context with the Kimberley tour.
See the background to this series of postings on the Kimberley at http://365project.org/terryliv/from-the-archiv/2015-01-08

[Graham Thresher]

Great shot and so interesting

[Denise Wood]

Love these trees :) Didn't know about the prison bit!!

[Peter Grave]

Very slack Terry.You never showed the opening into the tree.I posted it early last year.

[MB]

Very cool tree and story. I remember seeing it before but I was just flipping through my feed and in a hurry so I'm glad you posted it again. I got to examine it closer this time. Notice how MB is carved into the trunk right in the front? I wonder if I was in there in a past life. LOL!

[Robyn]

What an unusual tree

[Tony]

They are a grotesque looking thing and so iconic of the North West.

[Sam]

They are such an unusual tree to look at

[Babs]

Love this shot, they are such strange trees though.

[Candace]

I have to fave this odd little tree and it's great history!

[Keren]

Wow that why I like the Australian Fauna.....they not pretty as a rose but they beautiful as telling a story and not thy to be to pretty.... Thanks for sharing.