Caper flower (Capparis spinosa L.), originally uploaded by malyousif. The first time this plant flowers with me. I bought this herb plant, the Caper (Capparis spinosa) from the recent Bahrain Garden Show and put it in a pot by the front door on a pedestal as it has a habit of "flowing" and it looks …
The Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich has released an in-depth report about blogs and forums in Bahrain and how they affected the political discourse in this country: Bahrain in transition, from blog to street The large and rapidly diversifying Bahraini blogosphere is opening up fields of discussion and debate that could never have …
The water hyacinth has opened, originally uploaded by malyousif. I got three water hyacinths yesterday for the pond, as well as a top-up of the butterfly plant and a little dogweed to provide shade for the fish especially now that the temperature in Bahrain is on the increase, and to add colour and texture to …
Various shots of the garden, Isa Town local market and others. Enjoy.
Me and my bird!, originally uploaded by malyousif. Hanan took this picture yesterday at lunch by the pool, with Filbert, obviously, now traditionally comes out with us and his mother comes down to feed him. He also takes the opportunity to what seems like sharpening his beak and generally preen himself and muck around under …