7th Feb 2012: Kampung Permatang Nibong, mainland Penang

My first trip out after the fever, I managed a few hours at the end of the day in the padifields.



I don't know what this grass is called, but it is stunningly beautiful in the late afternoon sun.



I guess this is the flower of the kapas (or wool) tree. It's used to stuff pillows locally.



Sometimes shooting into the sun can produce some pleasing results, like this pond-heron in the padi stubble.



Or this Intermediate Egret, caught at the critical moment!





The cloudless blue sky gave way to a peachy sunset as the egrets gathered to roost.



And a perfect full moon rose in a velvet dusk.






































There can only be one caption for these photos - Over the moon!

A few days after this, I took some more shots of the moon over my house.





Looks like it could do with some acne cream!