Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Plus Highway Gua Tempurung Rest Stop

There were many Rajah Brooke Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) butterfly with striking green and black colour around Gua Tempurung Rest Area. Spotted a group of them near the water. Unfortunately most of them flew away when I went too near with my camera.
I stopped at the Gua Tempurung, Perak rest area during one of my trip back from the northern states. Since we were not in a rush, I decided to explore the area with my family. Actually there is a nice stream behind this rest area and I saw a few families having a picnic there. Then I took the Char Kueh Teow and Nasi Lemak that I bought from my favourite hawker stalls back in my hometown and had a picnic there too with my family! LOL! This is the first time we explore and enjoy the gifts of nature along the Plus Highway. Nowadays, we are living our life just like in the highway fast lane. Sometimes it is good to slow down for a while and enjoy what Mother Nature has to offer!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Nice Bright Star next to Moon. Is it Planet Venus?

I noticed early this morning, around 6.30am, when my son was about to leave for school that there was a very bright star near to the moon. It was crescent shaped moon and this bright star next to it really caught my attention. I took my camera and tried to take a photo of it. The moon and star might not look very bright it the picture I took but it real life they were very bright. This star might be Venus and around this time of the year, it can be view around 4 Degrees away from the moon. The nice view of the moon and Venus together really mesmerises me and I stood amidst the cool morning air to enjoy it! What a sight! I wonder if they will be side by side again tonight.