Cherating Beach

Since it's the holiday season, we took the opportunity to visit the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

There were various textures to the sand.

It was mostly soft and nice to touch.

Sometimes it got ticklish when the crabs and hermit crabs crawl all over our feet.

Can you see the hermit crabs fighting above?

Perhaps only two of them are fighting for the same shell.

The winner would leave behind an empty shell which may be just the right size for a smaller hermit crab.

Why not wait for an abandoned house?

But which side to wait?

The queue on the right side is definitely longer.

Seashells are always lovely but the hermit crabs were not interested in these.

As for me, I was more drawn towards the woods than jet ski or parasail.

The beach is not only white or grey.

These are some wildflowers that brighten up the beach.

Happy New Year!

Plain Tiger Butterfly Dance

This butterfly is called a Plain Tiger or Danaus chrysippus.

The wings on the upper side has brighter and richer colours compared to the underside.

They performed a beautiful dance today which I thought you may enjoy watching. 

Unfortunately they chose the compost pile as their stage.

They thought the backdrop was ideal.

Perfect synchronization?

Hope you have enjoyed the short dance performed by the Plain Tigers.

Wild Flower Bloom Day Dec 2010

It's Summer. 

It's always Summer.

There is only Summer.

My yellow cosmos is blooming like crazy.
Cosmos arrived in my garden on its own 3 years ago.
It has continued to self seed ever since.

I was hoping for some 'fall' colours and thought I could get away with a wilting flower above.

Kindly acknowledge the cute praying mantis that just said 'Hi!'

I have Hibiscus, Zinnia and fruit plants blooming but I prefer to post these wild flowers. 

I am in the mood for fall and winter colours.
It must be a contagious mood.

The wild flower blooms above look like alphabets O and S, don't they?

It says; 'Only Summer!'

For more blooms, please visit Carol of May Dreams Gardens.