A large tree left its dry base there with burn marks that could not be covered up. Perhaps, before, it grew too tall near the sea. One time later when a strong wind hit, it was no longer possible to endure. It fell. At a later time, the base was burned, but the base of the tree still left parts there.
Other trees grew and grew taller around it, forming a timber forest on what was actually the customary land of the Lhoknga settlement in northwest Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The vines climbed the trees forming bushes under the trees. Passiflora foetida which has many common names such as stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit etc., grows there, trying to block the sunlight that enters the wood forest floor. They bear fruit. The fruit contains an edible pulp. It tastes a little sweet.
I also saw ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis) drooping on the ground. Maybe it was because the wind had dropped the stems that were creeping into the trees.
On a piece of dead wood lying on the ground, the saprophytes are yellow-orange in color with thick, folded gills. The latter led me to suspect it was one of the Chanterelle species, which loves hardwoods. The stems appear above dead wood and branch.
Closer to shore, a Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies) is seen trying to maintain its position in front of the wind blowing from the sea. It looked like it was making use of the remaining sunlight at dusk.
When I was at the beach, the scenery there was a natural landscape at its peak of beauty. There was no one who would not be impressed by the sight. A sight that is too easy to touch and please anyone.
