Taiwan - Betel Nut Tree

This was a little later in the morning, after the sun had come up some.  Though the betel nut trees are an introduced species, they are beautiful in their own way and often stand alone for these kind of pictures, which I like.

I got curious one day about these betel nuts that are so popular over there, and came upon this link describing what it's like to try chewing them for the first time.  Like chewing tobacco (which I tried once - just once!), it's pretty nasty stuff but very addictive.

The photo below is another of a betel tree, this time as clouds were drifting down from the mountaintop one rainy afternoon.