At a lighthouse. Built in the 1860s and still manned Below: And now,with permission, the centre of the raptor watch count – counting the birds arriving from Indonesia 48 kms away Below: Sometimes the birds come Below: sometimes they don’t, … Continue reading
Join us at the lighthouse at Tanjung Tuan, Melaka (actually on the lawns of the Ilham Resort) on the 14th and 15th of March for the never to be forgotten sight of a stream of birds arriving from Indonesia. (Well, … Continue reading
When we sell this house, the thing I will miss most is the wildlife. And I don’t mean the squirrel that came inside the other day, or the civets in the ceiling, either. I mean the stuff outside in the … Continue reading
You’re let’s say, a shop assistant, or a taxi driver, or a farmer, or a bank teller, or a brain surgeon. You whinge about the poor pay, or the rude customers, or the long working day, or the dullness, or … Continue reading
One of the nice things about being published by Orbit UK is that they have such great covers. Now obviously the book below is not mine, but I adore the cover. I believe it is the tale of pious twin … Continue reading
Some pix from the (supposedly daily) walks my husband and I take. Above: morning mist. Below: in the seriously degraded forest. I look down and see petals beneath my feet – thousands of them, everywhere. When I look up. I … Continue reading
Just heard that the house directly across the road was broken into, the people threatened with a parang (machete), tied up etc etc. The house was then ransacked by Indonesians burglars at 5 a.m. (I think I read somewhere that … Continue reading
Well, Book 2 of the trilogy is due, for a start. But there are a number of other exciting, interesting and unsettling things going on at the moment and for the whole of March. Quite a lot of stresses, some … Continue reading
Here are some more photos from the Sultan’s palace in Yogya. In the second pix, the yellow cloth signifies that the Sultan is in residence. He is the sole Sultan remaining in Indonesia who has both clout and respect (he … Continue reading
…for the most appalling bit of stupid censorship ever. Folk, did you know that the words “gay” and “lesbian” are in some way either so obscene that we must not sully our delicate ears with the sound of them? Or … Continue reading
