Kuantan Skies #17

This is part 17 in a series of 26 photographs of the Kuantan Skies taken this year. All but 3 were taken from my window or balcony.

Kuantan Skies #17 - My personal favourite photo, the green palm tree leaf contrasts with the early morning sunrise displayed in shades of orange, yellow, pink and purple

Kuantan roads - Part 3

Kuantan roads  - Part 3 takes us on a journey up and down the streets of Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan.

Today we focus on the roads which boast beautiful scenes of nature, my favourite places to go on a hot afternoon walk while the baby is sleeping!

These are some of my favourite images in the collection.

This lovely little plant rises against a grey sky, with the dome and minaret of the Bukit Sekilau mosque visible at the end of the road.

This orange flower soaks up the sun in Bukit Sekilau

Peering through a jungle of leaves and tropical flowers, the road is barely visible.

This half-eaten leaf provides the perfect windows to this road in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan.

Which is your favourite picture?

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Leaves in Kuantan - Part 4

The final installment of Leaves in Kuantan is upon us and this week has gone too fast!

Enjoy the final images of leaves in Kuantan and perhaps you will leave with some inspiration to explore nature yourself or get the camera out and snap away!

Leaves in Kuantan - Part 3

For Leaves in Kuantan - Part 3, we'll be looking at some of the usual green leaves, but also some with different colours.

Enjoy the show! You can imagine how much I love walking around the streets and photographing such beauty. Every day is a great adventure with nature on show, and camera in hand.

The sun as the backlight really brings the images to life!

"Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?

- Henry David Thoreau

Leaves in Kuantan - Part 2

I hope you all enjoyed the close-up shots of leaves around Kuantan yesterday. If you happened to miss it, you can view it here.

Today there is a little more colour involved and a lot of magical sunlight, which always makes for great images!

Look out for Part 3 tomorrow!

Leaves in Kuantan - Part 1

For the last few months or so I've been collecting images of leaves in Kuantan. I've taken many pictures of flowers and plants and trees but never really just focused solely on leaves. 

Leaves in Malaysia are evergreen. There is no spring, autumn or winter, so we never witness the beautiful yellows, oranges or reds like back in England, but we do always witness the fresh greenery all around. Hope you enjoy Part 1:

First up are some macro shots of leaves. The veins look like streets and blocks of houses.

Bukit Sekilau Botanical Garden (Part 2)

So here's the second part of my walk around Bukit Sekilau. These pictures were taken on a different day, in the early morning. I walk around these same streets at least once a month because each time I do, there is always something different to see. I guess there are many eager gardeners in Bukit Sekilau! Enjoy the photos:

I love the star shape of this flower with the pentagon in the middle:

I've never seen this flower before...

This small plant with colourful leaves representing flames of fire was a definite eye-catcher:

This plant formed a blanket of green and purple leaves:

Check out these HUGE leaves!

I first came across these tiger orchids at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, and have now spotted them on a number of occasions in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan, Malaysia

Peculiar cactus-like plant:

This particular bush with Catharine-wheel flowers has been here for the last 5 years with a continual flow of new flowers in bud:

To browse through my galleries of my trip to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, please follow the links below:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5