Friday, 25 May 2012
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Twilight dining Bali style
Twilight dining overlooking the Straits of Bali at Tanah Lot, Bali....
What more can I say?
Friday, 18 May 2012
Slow roasted to perfection!
Oven roasted tomatoes are THE best, especially when most of the ingredients come from pots in my little my little unkempt garden.
Wash, dry and slice tomatoes - I have combination of Cherry and Roma.
Lay them on an oven tray - sprinkle with rock salt, a pinch of sugar, dried and fresh oregano, a liberal lashing of Balsamic vinegar a good lug of olive oil.
Put it into a very low oven - mine was 100 degrees Celsius - for 5-6 hours until they are almost caramalised and crispy around the edge.
Allow to cool and put into a steralised jar and top with a good quality olive oil.
Perfect for any occasion - IF should they live that long!
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Organic art on the wall
Some call them an eyesore ....
Some call them weeds ....
Some call them a nuisance ....
Whist some call them a pest ....
I call them art ....
Organic art
Organic art
They are tenacious
They are hardy
and
They always manage to push through
to greet the day!
Thursday, 10 May 2012
The Poppies at Delphi
Oh to be in Delphi, now that Spring is there....
.... to breathe sage-scented air
.... to revel in the joy of finding blood-red poppies shouting: "look at me"
"look at me"
... to walk the Sacred Way
.... along the path of ancient pilgrims
.... to gaze in awe at the Omphalos
the Navel
the centre of the ancient world
the Navel
the centre of the ancient world
... to catch my breath as I drink in the view across the Pleistos Valley from Mt Parnassus
.... again
and again ....
....to sit among the columns of the Temple of Apollo
..... and to stand at the cornerstone of all things thespian
.... where the theatrical and musical events of the Pythia games took place
.... and more importantly,
to just be me ....
at my place ....
the Temple of Athena
For to visit Delphi is to touch your soul
A place to rest
A place to breathe
A place to dream
Especially now....
.... that the poppies are there!
Monday, 7 May 2012
A day in the life of a Macaque ....
.... babysitting ....
.... feeding ....
.... grooming ....
.... resting ....
.... balancing ....
.... eating ....
.... peeling ....
.... daydreaming ....
.... and watching the watchers!
The Long-tailed Macaques at the Sacred Monkey Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali have a tough life!
A Macaque's life!
A Macaque's life!
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