I started off at Wu Kau Teng and had first to cross a stream.
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That was only the first of many streams. I love to hear the gurgle of the stream. Somehow they seem to have a wonderfully calming effect upon our tired brain and jaded nerves. Maybe they speak to us in that long forgotten language our primeval ancestors understood so well: a language without words: it whispers, it murmurs, it gurgles. |
A stream at the side of village at Wu Kau Teng
I love the way the sun works its magic upon the water
Nice curves!
More curves: almost a perfect circle!
A spot of sunlight in one of the streams I passed through
The magic of the sun
A painting nonchalantly crafted by the sun
One finds plenty of life under water
Shafts of sunlight falling upon the stream
All greens, and browns and yellows
Moving surfaces can do their tricks too
Trees , bushes and creepers in the water!
Another painting by nature?
Huge water snakes? Is that how Wu Kau Teng got its name?
A clump of water weeds
Fallen leaves on the surface of the stream
Bubbles about to break?
Ah, that reminds me of the tricks that our eyes can sometimes play on us: straight can look crooked. Isn't that how we see the world sometimes?
The ripples too can do the same
What's that on the surface of the water?
My first view of Yun Chau Tong, which is now part of a protected coastal park
a boat basking there in mid-day sun
The calm waters of the bay with its gentle ripples
The pier to Sam Ah Village
The sea urchins I found at the steps of the pier tell me that the water there must be very clean.
The mangroves at the mouth of Sam Ah Village
reflections of the mangrove leaves on surface of the the murky water below
A pond on my way to Lai Chi Wor
A crocodile lurking in the stream on the way to Lai Chi Wor?
Ripples on the surface of the stream
A painting which has lost its colors?
Are the branches above or below the water?
Nature left on its own!
Leaves growing in the water!
Sunlight magic again
A work by Monet or Cezanne?
Another one?
And another?
And another in darker hues
And another?
Is that where the impressionists learned their art from?
The leaves at top right give the game away!
I really like their colors
Where they came from became quite obvious here
But it felt as if I'd never get quite enough of them.
Finally, Lai Chi Wor
This is my first glimpse of the ponds at Lai Chi Wor
A closer look
This is what I was looking for
Calm water still as a mirror
Nothing but hills and water
I love the grass growing there by the side of the abandoned fish pond
Reminds me a little of Jiuzhaigou
The hills so green, the water so calm
And the reflections so green
Unbelievable reflections
Look at that!
A green fish!
I'd say it compares quite well with Jiuzhaigou!
It even has dead trees!
See what I mean?
Perfect: one high, one low, one vertical, one horizontal
A family of dragons, big and small?
a live dragon beckoning its brethren across the water
The sun was already low when I left
The mangrove swamp at Lai Chi Wor
I even found two storks
The sea in the evening
So serene
hardly a soul there
The hill's reflection on the calm waters
How narrow its entrance!
This must be one of the few spots still untouched by urban pollution
Upon arrival at Luk Keng, it was already lit by lights from north of the border. What does that tell us?
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