Oil Palm Plantation & Wild Plants.

One weekend, we received an early morning phone call from a friend telling us that he and his wife were on the way back to Kopisan, Gopeng for a short holiday and he was looking forward to enjoy Gopeng lai fun, which is noodle made from rice flour. We made plans to meet for breakfast in Kopisan, Gopeng.

My friends reached the eatery earlier than us and by the time we reached the place, our breakfast was on the table waiting for us. After breakfast we drove to his village house. Just opposite our friend's house, there is a small oil palm plantation. It was not fenced and I walked over to take some snapshots. Even though the place was well kept, I was careful and kept my eyes open for any creepy crawlies.

This is an oil palm tree. It was already bearing fruit at this height.

A close up of the immature fruits. 

The matured fruits will be deep orange colour.

Found this wild plant with fruits near where I was standing.

These green ones look like unripe green rambutan fruits.

The plant has pretty leaves.

I looked down and saw these mimosa pudica plants which are considered as weed.

Some of the common names are Sensitive plant, Touch-me-not plant, Humble plant and Shameful plant, 

When the leaves are touched or brushed against, the leaves will fold up. This plant has tiny pink flowers which are very pretty.

Back at my friend's village house, I saw this plants in his neighbour's garden. I took this picture through the chain link fencing.

The leaves from these plants are used for wrapping glutinous rice dumplings. It is a kind of bamboo leaves. We can find these plants growing abundantly on our way up to Fraser's Hill.

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The following photos are also for joining Good Fences and Skywatch Friday.

This photo was taken at the Swiss Garden Resort Damai Laut.

Purplish orchid flowers from the orchid plant hanging together with the Bird Nest fern. Behind is the chain link fence.

Purple bougainvillea flowers from my garden. It is next to the fence.

A closer look of the purple bougainvillea flowers.

 Morning skywatch at 07:33:29 am

 Early morning skywatch at 07:35:37 am.

Linking to Good Fences & Skywatch Friday.

Remember him before you become fearful of falling

and worry about danger in the streets;

before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom,

and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper,

and the caper berry no longer inspires sexual desire.

Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home,

when the mourners will weep at your funeral.

(Ecclesiastes 12:5, New Living Translation-NLT)