On our first night in Langkawi, we had a close encounter with a large troop of monkeys when they literally crossed our path. At the time, I had no idea what type of monkeys they were. They simply walked on by and disappeared into the forest….as monkeys do! I noted the Einstein hair, orange …
This weekend, I was asked to care for a pair of day old moorhen chicks and a very young blackbird chick. All had feeding/serious issues and were proving far too time consuming for our, currently, extremely busy wildlife unit. So began a torturous weekend. The tiny moorhens were utterly wild and ran frantically from my …
Read more “The end of a charmed run, watching tadpoles, and a greenhouse mouse”
Taman Negara, Malaysia’s oldest National Park. This ancient rain forest is thought to be 130 million years old. It covers millions of acres and is home to innumerable animals and birds, including tigers and elephants. We were fortunate to spend a week here. While walking along one of the many boardwalks/trails, that you could …
The kitchen is filled with the scent of lilies, a gift from daughter for mother’s day, along with a splendid, huge, black bamboo. That, I think, shall live in a pot. Please ignore any dust, I have neither the time nor inclination to do housework! Daughter, who is a total sweetheart, took me for a …
We have many exotic and domesticated birds at the rescue, hundreds actually. Most are lifers and fly around in large aviaries. Recently, this little cockateil was found sitting on the floor of her aviary and seemed to be unable to fly, so was brought indoors for a little tlc. This bird is 15 years old …
Invariably, unless booking a weekend in Rome or a fortnight in Spain, holiday planning starts by a trip to one of the numerous specialist travel agents who, within an hour, have strangled any adventure from your plans and sanitised your trip down into a series of preferred airlines, hotel groups and guided tours. We swore …
Hubs and I are off travelling in a few days and I’m beginning to think we may have bitten off more than we can chew. This time around, we have [dis]organised the entire trip ourselves, and apart from needing to book a train/boat or two, we’re pretty much sorted….I hope! If not we may be …
Read more “Boats, planes, coaches and trains…with the occasional bus and taxi thrown in”
I was almost blinded by a blue sky recently, I simply cannot recall the last time I saw one. Most days have been like this, bitterly cold, grey, gloomy, wet and windy. I’m so glad I wrapped the lemon tree, although I suspect it’s dropping it’s leaves under the cover. I’m surprised by how well …
It’s been a very sad start to 2017. Hubs dad unexpectedly passed on January 4th, which was a huge shock to the family. On a positive note, he didn’t suffer and lived a grand life, enjoying good health until recent weeks. He was almost 87. Hellebore shooting star….most apt! We will all miss him, but …
Christmas day was most relaxing this year, hubs and I even managed to fit a dog walk in, that’s a first! Hubs had me laughing, he came in carrying this wrought iron bird, with it’s head wrapped saying, “You’ll never guess what this is!” You should have seen the technology flying around, wireless sleep headphones, …
