Sinecio Confusus (Mexican Flame Vine), originally uploaded by malyousif. I’ve had moderate success with this plant. It grows okay for a season or two and then gets either attacked by the mealy bug and dies, or just dies by itself. Nevertheless, while it is alive and blooming, i am sure you will agree with me …
When I first started blogging, way back in 2001 when blogging was the new new thing, this site used to be called Kick the Dog! What reminded me of that time is my updating some preferences in blip.tv which offers the opportunity to automagically cross post your videos to various services, one of which is …
Did you read that ludicrously “spinned” piece in the GDN that Bahrain is supposed to be the “Happiest place in the region“? That certainly made me sit up and smell the coffee, only to be left gasping for breath at the level of spin this “report” has received! Delving just a little bit deeper, we …
Night flowering Cereus, originally uploaded by malyousif. A wonderful cactus in full bloom at The Garden Nursery in Barbar. With the soup of a dust storm outside (thanks to Iraq for this gift!) you’d better stay inside and watch TV or cruise some sites. Have a wonderful Friday my friends, I hope tomorrow will be …
The Garden Nursery, originally uploaded by malyousif. My friend Rami and I visited Anne Al-Jalahma’s "The Garden Nursery" this morning, despite the horrendous weather we are experiencing in Bahrain – thanks to the huge Iraqi sandstorm earlier in the week – the nursery itself was a sight for sore eyes and a replenishment for the …