Martian Rainforest 43

The Martian rainforest is a magical place, full of strange and beautiful flowers. The most amazing of these are the orchid flowers, which seem to glow in the light of the setting sun. The forest floor is covered in a soft carpet of moss, and the trees are alive with the sound of birdsong. The air is thick with moisture, and every breath feels like you're inhaling pure oxygen. The orchids grow high up in the branches of the trees, their petals reaching out towards the sky. They come in all colors imaginable; white, pink, purple, blue. Some have stripes or spots; others are plain but no less beautiful for it. As night falls on Mars, the forest takes on an eerie quality. The tree trunks become black pillars against a backdrop of stars; the leaves rustle gently in a breeze that carries with it whispers from another world...