Rain fell yesterday, ending a dry, hot spell that left the whole garden drooping its head. I stood in the yard. The air was cool and the sky clear as glass. Two clouds hung like lost feathers over the roof, slowly turning pink. I realized that our birds were out, celebrating the cool evening, like … More Giving thanks for the birds
As part of my “Listen to the Scientists” campaign (bowing deeply to Wendy Lee), I would like to tell you a little bit about the birds that call Puerto Bueno Mountain (and the area, also called Dry Harbour Mountains) home. It is also the home of a myriad insects, plants and trees, many of which … More The Birds of Puerto Bueno, Jamaica: Including the First Bird to be Protected by Law
It was a shimmering morning, when the colors seemed to be turned up several shades brighter. We were in Hope Gardens. We stood amidst the debris of a party (sorry – Festival) that took place two days earlier. As yet untouched, swathes of cloth, discarded rum containers and cups, plastic knives and forks, plastic bottles … More World Wildlife Day in Jamaica: A Bright Morning and a Dark Day of Cruelty
Just to let you all know that I will be off the radar for the next three days. I will be taking a little break in the country in pursuit of some literary inspiration… More about that next week. On my return, I will try to quickly catch up with a newsy blog on Monday. … More Taking a Short Break
Christmas 2013 is over, but joyful thoughts remain. Firstly, there has been an extraordinary flurry of activity in our yard over the holidays. A constant fluttering in the bird bath, a flitting in the hedges, a darting among the branches of our mango trees. Our Christmas birds have been everywhere – picking neat cavities in … More Christmas Birds, Christmas Wedding
OK, I don’t feel ready for Christmas, this year. But then, I never do. I always buy charity Christmas cards (by the way, Youth Opportunities Unlimited has a great range of bright and beautiful cards this year) and send them out to dozens of friends and family (mostly overseas, so it costs a fortune in … More This Christmas Thing
Our apple tree (which a few weeks ago was humming with bees) is now bursting with fruit. Seasons come and go quietly in the tropics, but here we are on January 1 – with hundreds of apples. I took a couple of photos, which actually don’t do justice to the huge number of apples on … More New Year’s Crop
From the outside, the Petchary family’s yard looks calm. Trees sway gently in the beautiful “Christmas breeze.” Our magnificent guango tree – almost untouched by Hurricane Sandy – stands tall and strong, draped with our purple-flowering vine. The sweet sounds of Sigur Ros (my favorite band – Icelandic post-rock), Caetano Veloso and others float from the … More Fighting on the Home Front
New Year’s Eve, and the Petchary is tired of hearing of all the disasters, mistakes, deliberate wrongdoing and accumulated grief that made up 2010, in Jamaica and elsewhere. A thirty per cent increase in the fatal shootings of civilians by the police is but one of the most bitter leavings of the Old Year. Best … More New Year thought
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