The Bahrain Grand Prix extended its contract with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Monday. The original deal with Bahrain, which hosted its first race in 2004, was due to expire in 2008  but the new contract reportedly runs to 2013. No official details on the length or cost of the deal were available. …
Breakfast time!, originally uploaded by malyousif. We have many parakeets coming down for breakfast every morning. And as the weather has been rather cold for Bahrain, they have been ravenous. Together with other birds, the heaped plate of food my wife puts out to them every morning is finished within a few hours. There is …
Christmas Flower, originally uploaded by malyousif. Our Christmas Cactus is late in flowering this year, it normally starts the buds in late November and flowers almost exactly on Christmas day (hence the name) but this year it has just started flowering. This time however the flowers are breathtaking and better than at any time in …
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Green Bahrain after the rains, originally uploaded by malyousif. A few weeks ago I posted another picture of this area showing you that because of the recent rains green has sprouted all over the island. Well, the green has grown since then, and not a day passes without a few people stopping at the patch …