Lantana Mozelle's Wonders
These light pink flowers constantly attract all different types of insects, ants, wasps, bees and butterflies.
The flower buds are like green beads assembled together. The moment they are ripe, the flowers will open up with a few yellow flowers in the middle surrounded by mainly pink flowers, commanded and instructed by the plant DNA.
The scent of the broken stems is nice and you will like to smell more.
Not that Beautiful Roses
Obviously, these roses are not that beautiful. The petals are wrinkling or irregular.
Nowadays, it is hard to find any pretty rose in my garden. But I am planting many rose plants in the farm last month. Hopefully, there will be some to watch in the coming months.
Lemon is Fruiting!
It is just only "three" months old, less than 600mm tall and less than 30 leaves, but it is fruiting now. Thanks to marcotting, grafting or budding methods, maturity period of most fruit trees can be shortened. But obviously this plant is too "young" to bear many fruits.
I bought quite a number of lemon plants from Sarikei Market at US2 each a few months back and re-planted into my farm. So far only two plants had produced one fruit each, this oval lemon and the other long lemon. I like lemon plants because they can be made into pungent drinks and also emit nice smell. These fruits are now expensive to buy from market, costing US2-3 per kilogram.
Fallen Trees
Fallen tree is quite a common phenomenon in the tropical forest especially on the hill slopes and on the peat swamp. I had seen at least ten tall trees fallen in my Farm alone, especially after heavy storms and strong winds. I also saw many trees fell in the peat swamp with the shallow roots exposed. Most of these trees had shallow roots spreading like a table, which could not stand strong wind. Only the deep root type and/or firm soil with stable conditions (no erosion), the trees will be more lasting.
On water-logged lowland areas, these fallen trees tend to form peat swarm as water slowed the decomposition. That is why most of the Sarawak lowland areas are covered with thick peat.
Dreamy Tropical Green
I like this type of multi-layers green on the Borneo Trunk Road, it seems in the dream.
Nearest is the bright green, that is the rice field. To the left is the whitish green, this is the wild grass field. Next layer is the deep green trees which are tall tropical trees. Far away is the mountain forest which is typical bluish green.
Another Temporary Shed Gone
As I mentioned earlier, this China-made shed would not last more than six months. Shed No 2 in my farm collapsed during the last month's storm.
But I managed to set out a new one within one hour.
Let's see how long will this one lasted.
Native Caladium and Caladium bi-color
Natural evolved Caladium Plant is not as colourful as human modified species. It is amazing that humans can interfere nature to get the best colour out of it. From just the dotted pink, humans can change the greenish veins into pinkish veins.
Soon, humans can change themselves to super-men by ballooning the best values whether brains or health or eternal life, replacing the ordinary men and this will mark the end of homo-sapiens history, but a new chapter of super-human race.
