Diary game January 11 2025 || exploration activities on plantations

Today, the sky was slightly overcast and the wind was blowing gently, making the atmosphere in the plantation very calming, I decided to explore a private plantation area that was not visited by many people, a place that I often heard mysterious and unique stories about, many said there were many hidden gems there such as insects, fungi, wild plants and several others, but only a few people are allowed to enter this area, and I feel lucky because I got permission to explore via WhatsApp call last night from the garden owner, but still I have to be careful with my steps and not allowed to make fire because it will have a negative impact, okay I accepted the conditions and today decided to go there with great enthusiasm to find many moments to immortalize.

First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to @wakeupkitty who invited me to publish photography posts in this community.

To get there it took me approximately 15 minutes because the location is not far from my house and I was enthusiastically riding my motorbike and had a smiling face because I was very sure that I would find something amazing today, which means that this exploration activity did not disappoint.

This is the appearance of the road that I had to pass by riding a motorbike to get to the exploration site.

On the way, I saw an old well near the road which was used by local people for agricultural activities, and this well was still active because you could see the water pump pipe there.

Apart from the old well, I also saw an old building made of wood, but I don't know whether this building still has residents or not because there is a lot of plastic waste scattered around the building.

After riding a motorbike for about 15 minutes, I finally arrived at the plantation location to do some exploration.

When I arrived there, the first thing I found was a cassava plant that had collapsed due to the flood some time ago, fresh tubers appeared from under the ground due to the tree having collapsed.

then I stepped carefully along the path that could only be traversed on foot, the densely growing trees blocked direct sunlight and created a slightly dark but alluring atmosphere, the deeper I walked the more I felt that this place held something more than just plants and trees, there is an invisible energy that invites my curiosity.

next, I found a wild plant with a unique fruit shape. I took several photos because the shape of the fruit was very interesting, and I didn't know the name of this wild plant.

portrait of wild plant fruit.

portrait of wild plant fruit.

portrait of wild plant fruit.

portrait of wild plant fruit.

the search was not over, I continued my exploration activities to find something else, and luckily I found a beautiful species of mushroom that grew on a tree that had begun to rot.

This is a mushroom species that is popular in our city and easy to find during the rainy season! Are you familiar with this mushroom?

This is a Coprinellus domesticus mushroom which is quite unique and interesting, this mushroom belongs to the psathyrellaceae family and is often found in tropical forests, this mushroom grows in damp places and is rich in organic material, the main characteristic of this fungus is the ability of its fruit body to change color over time. As time goes by, this mushroom starts with a faded yellow color, turns white and continues to cream, then the growth process continues, the hat of this mushroom will turn black and melt like ink, a process known as autodigesting and this causes this mushroom to appear melts over time and gives a very distinctive impression.

The beautiful Coprinellus domesticus mushroom.

The beautiful Coprinellus domesticus mushroom.

The beautiful Coprinellus domesticus mushroom.

The beautiful Coprinellus domesticus mushroom.

The beautiful Coprinellus domesticus mushroom.

After observing the beautiful mushrooms and taking several photos, I then continued and found Agrilus planipennis sitting on a weed leaf, but unfortunately I only had time to take photos of Agrilus planipennis in one position, he felt disturbed by my presence and chose to fly away.

When the sun began to set I decided to return home, I brought several portraits that I had found as memories of today's exploration, but before arriving home I chose to go to the tavern in my village to enjoy a fresh drink.

favorite drink to quench your thirst due to exploration activities on the plantation, see you & I will share some other findings in the next post, so don't forget to follow me to get great photos that I will share with all of you, thank you very much for reading & I hope you have a nice day. ☺️