Trees, mountains and rivers

March 19, 2023

Hello! This week’s newsletter is a bit of a departure from the usual – literally and metaphorically, as I’ve left …

Postcard from Borneo #6: Of birds, buttresses and butterflies

March 28, 2010

Well… let’s start with the buttresses then: Mangrove trees along the river And some wonderfully mossy buttresses in the rainforest. …

March 26, 2010

Orchids are everywhere in Borneo: a tenth of the world’s wild species are found here. They festoon trees in the …

March 25, 2010

Long-tailed macaques (I won’t mention what these two were up to five seconds before this photo was taken) Awwww……. Yes, …

March 24, 2010

At Poring Hot Springs (and they were, very hot) halfway up the mountain, there were lots of these gorgeous things: …

March 23, 2010

Apologies for the lengthy silence – I’ve just been off on my hols. And we’re not talking Torremolinos: I abandoned …

May 10, 2009

Sometimes when gardens have a powerful resonance with natural landscapes – I’m talking about wildlife gardens, very “naturalistic” planting and …