The Honolulu creepers and the Spider Lilies of the west garden has been on the fence for the longest time – more than 20 years. And they have been through thick and thin. The creeper has survived eradication from one home-owner to the next, hibernating as a decapitated trunk, to emerge and flourish once again…
Our party spent a day on the mighty Tonle Sap, this seasonal lake that swells and shrinks with the seasons and fed by rainfall from the upper reaches of the Mekong River delta. As we partake of the made-for-tourist life, we traverse the different facets that make this an enduring livelihood, from the loud noisy…
The natural beauty of Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, is only tempered by the dry and long summers that threaten the ecosystem of Northern California. Here at King’s Creek Meadows, the melting snow reclaims its streams and give life to the spring flora and fauna. The delicate trimlines of the snowfield’s edge embraces the contours…
Remembering – This little island on the Straits of Johor is accessible from Changi Jetty via a short 15 minutes boat ride back in time to an island jetty, and village beachhead preserved for its laid back past and less than ideal maintenance. Countless school boys, civic groups, curious city-slickers and committed adventurers have spent…
This is a summary of a published article on the Vatican website on the original events at Fatima and how they were documented, archived and revealed to the public. Published on 13 May 2000, on the second millennial anniversary of the apparitions of the same date 83 years ago then, it describes the world events…
“Let us not then be ashamed to confess the Crucified. Be the Cross our seal made with boldness by our fingers on our brow and in everything; over the bread we eat, and the cups we drink; in our comings in, and goings out; before our sleep, when we lie down and when we…
The Upper Panther Meadows is located on Mount Shasta (4322m), towards the end of the metallic road leading to the summit trail, on the tallest mountain in Siskiyou County, Northern California. The meadow is fed from spring-water arising from Panther Spring, in the upper reaches of the volcanic slopes where it emerges at source from…
