To me, one of the most fascinating and wonderful experiences was how much wildlife we saw, and I don’t mean just the birds. Like this Green Rosella, endemic to Tasmania Many people, on coming to Australia from elsewhere, are disappointed. … Continue reading
A foot in an elephant footprint A camp building at Sg Papan and note the strangler fig behind Elephant footprints near camp Talking to our local guides Evening, listening to the song of the bulbuls, watching the Grey Wagtail bobbing … Continue reading
A friend sent me 2 news clippings yesterday. One was about a call to release 80 women from jail in Malawi – their crime? Witchcraft. (Now let’s get one thing straight. People may play at witchcraft, and believe in witchcraft. … Continue reading
…on Lake Temengor, within the Royal Belum State Park… …Perak, Malaysia… …we pulled the boat into the shore… …near this dead rainforest tree… …drowned when the dam was built… …which has bamboo lashed to the trunk… …by the indigenous people … Continue reading
What with Worldcon, followed by a holiday in Tasmania and then plunging straight back to fieldwork and reports the moment I returned, I managed to get way, way behind in my blogging. I never really reported on Worldcon at all. … Continue reading
Those of you who have seen my rainforest pictures before know that I have a love of the small things you can find there. A leaf. A pattern. A play of light and shade. Here’s a photo of giant … Continue reading
The problem with going away to a lovely place is that you have to come back. And when you come back, you have to do stuff. You know, like dry the tent, do the washing, clean your muddy boots, air … Continue reading
The view from my tent on Monday and Tuesday… This is where I slept last night… And this was the view from my window the first night. Lake Temengor… … Continue reading
He was there four days. When he returned, he opened up one of the parting presents they had given him. It was a 2011 desk calendar. He glanced at it and did a double take… ‘Take a look at this,’ … Continue reading
More from Tasmania’s west coast… The orange colour is lichens on the rocks Those birds are Pied Oystercatchers and the endangered Hooded Plover I guess because of my childhood, I am fond of open spaces and few people, of walking … Continue reading
