As a challenge to myself, and also encouraged by having someone to accompany me, we went for a 5km walk into the deep interiors normally reserved for Orang Asli and lumberjacks. It was the midst of an exceptionally dry season for March but the bonus was the non-existance of leeches and mosquitos...
A large clump of black lilies, Tacca spp with multiple inflorescens in the shades...
A denizen of the shades came out to the path...
And another took advantage of the morning sun...
Where the open paths criss-crossed the deep forest, the canopy opens up with a view of the sky...
Ginger thickets flank the path where space is available under half-shades of the forest...
Mauve undersides of this unusual parasitic plant was found on fallen bamboo in midst of flowering...
Another creature of the deep shades: an Arhopala butterfly. Their cryptic undersides often surprises the observer when they take to the wings. That's when the beautiful deep blue or purple of its uppersides will show.
A toad sits silently by the water's edge...
Clear jungle brooks criss-cross the path and when conditions are favourable, patches of Cryptocorynes can be seen...
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