Frogs in a pond, originally uploaded by malyousif. There is this “secret” garden centre in the industrial area of Sitra that my friend Rami led me to, and now I visit once in a while because they have undervalued plants, a pond with frogs, nice cacti if you care to spend the time to choose …
Flowering Dwarf Poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), originally uploaded by malyousif. This tree was destroyed when a previous gardener covered its base with sand (trying to make a hill of some kind) and it didn’t like it at all. It completely went spastic and I thought it died. I left it as it is and a few …
Bee on Cassia, originally uploaded by malyousif. This particular tree, the Cassia surattensis, attracts these bumble-bees which dive-bomb it to get the nectar. Stand long enough and you can certainly imagine a fighter jets descending on a carrier or a war zone with the noise and movements they make! Have a wonderful Friday (the thirteenth!) …
Double Oleander, originally uploaded by malyousif. The oleanders are starting to bloom all over the garden, I’ve got 5 of them. Their lovely scent in the early evening is truly magnificent. This is the only “double” oleander I have and now I think I should have gotten all of them in this variety. Very beautiful. …
White Cheeked Bulbul, originally uploaded by malyousif. The bulbul is disappearing fast from Bahrain due to not only the disappearance of its natural habitat, the palm groves, but the encroachment of new predators like the crow as well as it being sought as a song bird. The environmental agencies in Bahrain are trying to eradicate …