Inspired by Nature

Special thanks to Alvina who led us to exercise our 5 senses at Tai Po Kau 大埔滘Nature Reserve. The 20-min uphill walk in silence allowed me to appreciate the magnificent sweet gum 楓 香trees, the pretty but poisonous wild taro野芋 flower. We sat on rocks at river streams to meditate and connect with self and nature. We recalled our personal experience with nature, listened to the sounds, felt the air, touched the water, tasted tea and snacks. On my way back, I took a moment to touch and feel the sweet gum tree. Along the red trail, we marvelled at the huge vines 樹藤. Tai Po Kau offers a huge bio-diversity along many trails (red, blue, brown, yellow) to be explored throughout the year. I will be back to spot salamander瘰螈, fireflies etc.

1.5 months ago, I visited Lau Shui Heung流水響reservoir with great expectation of seeing picture perfect water reflection (aka sky mirror天空之鏡). Alas, I was disappointed – very crowded with people, few autumn leaves remaining and no reflection. Today, on my way to Sheung Shui for a drama, I made a detour to Lau Shui Heung with little expectation. This time, there is still no picture perfect reflection and some parts of the reservoir have even dried up (the mini bus driver joked ‘just like Hong Kong 沒水’). However, I was able to notice the beautiful white, purple and pink Bauhinia, listen to the chirping of birds and read in the nature. I even managed to buy some mulberry from a local farmer. On my way back, there was an accident which held up the traffic, an ambulance was tending to a cyclist who injured her head. Whilst I worried that I might be late for the drama, I was pretty calm, trusting all will be well and just enjoying the sweet mulberry. Thanks God, the traffic cleared u...