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Much has been said about the Lion in Winter… but surely the Tiger in Winter is an equally venerable beast. [Photo: Mark ...
17/12/2024

Much has been said about the Lion in Winter… but surely the Tiger in Winter is an equally venerable beast. [Photo: Mark Malby]

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer… no matter how hard the world pushes against...
15/12/2024

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer… no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” — Albert Camus [Photo: Mark Malby]

Even a Power Station can take on a look of jeweled beauty when the light falls just right. [photo: Mark Malby] ...
12/12/2024

Even a Power Station can take on a look of jeweled beauty when the light falls just right. [photo: Mark Malby]

It’s not every day you find yourself locked in a staring contest with a spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis) but this o...
11/12/2024

It’s not every day you find yourself locked in a staring contest with a spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis) but this one had an intense gaze, and got me wishing I was better versed in Pigeon Latin. [Photograph: Mark Malby]

“A traveller!  By my faith, you have great reason to be sad.  I fear you have sold your own lands to see other men’s. Th...
10/12/2024

“A traveller!  By my faith, you have great reason to be sad.  I fear you have sold your own lands to see other men’s. Then to have seen much and to have nothing is to have rich eyes and poor hands.” — Shakespeare [photo: Mark Malby]

It won’t be long before I’m soaring over snowy woods again. This aerial topdown turns the forest into almost a Rorschach...
08/12/2024

It won’t be long before I’m soaring over snowy woods again. This aerial topdown turns the forest into almost a Rorschach test of imagination. What can you see in the dark backward and abysm of time? [Photo: Mark Malby]

“We choose our next world through what we learn in this one.  Learn nothing, and the next world is the same as this one,...
03/12/2024

“We choose our next world through what we learn in this one.  Learn nothing, and the next world is the same as this one, all the same limitations and lead weights to overcome.” — Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull [Photo: Mark Malby]

And then one day you woke up and realized it was December already — with the snows of another winter looming somewhere ...
01/12/2024

And then one day you woke up and realized it was December already — with the snows of another winter looming somewhere on the horizon. [Photograph: Mark Malby]

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: /Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ /Nothing beside remains.  Round the de...
30/11/2024

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: /
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ /
Nothing beside remains.  Round the decay /
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare /
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
[photo: Mark Malby)

Peggy’s Cove at evening was unquestionably a memory that burned deep, long after the sunset skies had faded to winter da...
26/11/2024

Peggy’s Cove at evening was unquestionably a memory that burned deep, long after the sunset skies had faded to winter dark. [Photograph: Mark Malby]

“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it...
25/11/2024

“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it – memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.” — Tad Williams [Photo: Mark Malby]

It was not quite the usual Monday ship traffic on the busy South Lamma Channel, as the Battleship Hainan made its way ou...
25/11/2024

It was not quite the usual Monday ship traffic on the busy South Lamma Channel, as the Battleship Hainan made its way out to sea, along with several other navy vessels and a retinue of military helicopters. [photo: Mark Malby]

Sometimes you feel like that, a pigeon among pigeons, so that everywhere you look there’s simply a drab buffet of samene...
19/11/2024

Sometimes you feel like that, a pigeon among pigeons, so that everywhere you look there’s simply a drab buffet of sameness. That’s when you know it’s time to exercise your wings and fly off to something better.

Temple bells call out,shaking autumnal firesfrom November trees[Photo: Mark Malby] 🍁
18/11/2024

Temple bells call out,
shaking autumnal fires
from November trees

[Photo: Mark Malby]
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Meanwhile, on Planet Otaru...
17/11/2024

Meanwhile, on Planet Otaru...

When it comes to spectacular flowers, the Persian carpet flower (Edithcolea grandis) is certainly one of the more unusua...
15/11/2024

When it comes to spectacular flowers, the Persian carpet flower (Edithcolea grandis) is certainly one of the more unusual. Sprouting from a modest, ground-creeping succulent which resembles a linear cactus, the flower unfolds like a massive parasol above the small plant, ornate in its detail and resembling (as the name suggests) the design patterns of a Persian carpet.

Flowering is a rare event and lasts just a brief day or two, but when it happens it is a sight to behold! [Photograph: Mark Malby]

And across the great dawn expanse of water, the city of gold and lead wavered like a distant mirage — Can any one out th...
14/11/2024

And across the great dawn expanse of water, the city of gold and lead wavered like a distant mirage —

Can any one out there identify the skyline? [Photograph: Mark Malby]

“Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” — Delia OwensAu...
12/11/2024

“Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” — Delia Owens

Autumn in Hokkaido was a glorious sight to see, especially from the air. [Photo: Mark Malby]
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Waterspout near Lantau
Waterspout near Lantau

More footage of today’s waterspout. It appears to pass over a floating barge. [video: Mark Malby]

Cloud Village On rainswept mornings like these, a humble hamlet transforms into a ‘village in the clouds’. It’s an air of mystery we don’t often see at sea level. [videography: Mark Malby]

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