A stroll by the reservoir

My recent assignment in work place was extremely stressful, causing a slight high blood pressure.  Doctor advised me to do more exercise and learn to relax.  I thought of a sanctuary not too far from home.  It is one place that I felt very rejuvenating and refreshing because menthol get released gradually from some unknown trees in  the middle of thoes forest...

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Probably it was the after-rain effect, the atmosphere was cool with slight breeze. Nothing beat having a camera on hand and taking a slow walk by the water bank.

Here are some photos of plants that love having wet feet.

This reminds me of an an aqua plants (Proserpinaca Palutris - Mermaid Weed). They look alike and this one has purple flower.

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They are weediing everywhere.

Hornwort at juvenile stage (emersed stage)

Growing longer

 

Finally submersed in water











Can be quite intrusive in the half-shaded area of the forested pond










Pennywort?

Crawling its way into the water

Clover?

Various baby shrubs and ferns

 

Cute fern with orange tone, reminds me of my african Bolbitis in the aquarium.











Baby pilea

Is this fissiden or moss? The leaves resemble those of fissiden.

Eleocharis

At the above spot where I stood, I saw several interesting woodbrush (2 ft long by 1.5feet H), fallen from the trees above,

This place look sad and very unlike it once was 10 years ago when it was still full of different flourishing flora, and natural mini waterfall with fishes swimming beneath the shallow pond. Now the place look broken and dull.

Admiring some of the common shrub flowers along the reservoir

Eco garden to educate public how rain water is collected, filtered through the ground and recycled into the pond naturally. The fishes (mostly cichlid) are happy no less.

Will update more if I venture deeper into the forest...someday.