A SIGHT TO BEHOLD

Salam and good day

I was watching tv when i suddenly remembered reading about the moon venus mars cluster which was supposed to happen tonight. I can't remember what triggered my memory, but it doesn't matter.

I ran out and looked up the sky. Sure enough, i could clearly see the moon below Venus. Venus looks like a very bright white star. Towards the right of Venus is the twin stars of Gemini and further up is Mars which appears as a small orange star. 

I grabbed my phone and tried to get a photo of all the planets. Alas, it is not meant to be. I could only get the moon and venus as the other three are too faint to be captured by my phone camera. 

So... here it is... the moon seen below venus. 

Tmrw night the moon will be positioned above venus and below mars.

This is the time when i wish i have a fairly decent camera. 

Anyway, the next time you go to put out the trash at night, don't forget to glance up. The night sky is always a sight to behold.

UPDATE 4 MINIT

 

Solid advice.

IT AIN'T MUCH I'M ASKING .... Happy New Year

 

It ain't much I'm asking, I heard him say
Gotta find me a future move out of my way ...

I want it all ... and I want it now!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL

FACE IT ALONE ... when the moon has lost its glow

 Queen's new single ... who would have guessed.

This is from one of their unreleased tracks for their The Miracle album back in 1988. It was originally recorded for the album but did not make the final album cut. 

The song has a dramatic beginning with Roger's base drum, followed by a melancholy guitar solo, and Freddie's voice... so hauntingly beautiful and full of emotions.

It's beautiful and so so sad, it hits you straight in the gut.

Have a listen.

After all these years, it's so good to hear all four of them playing together. I miss Queen.

SUCCULENTS ... and the rainy season

Salam and good day

These are some succulents that I planted (more like transferred) into my small front yard recently. 

I planted them in mid September. Then I realised, mid September is not the best time to plant succulents in the yard, because it was so close to the rainy season.

 

Well, it is October now and the rain has already started, and will get wetter come November and December. I hope they will survive the monsoon. If not, I will have to replant them, after the rain, probably in February or March.

We'll just have to wait and see. 

ZOO TAMAN TERUNTUM ... part 3

 

mega weaverbird nest

kalau tidak ada - berada, takkan tempua bersarang rendah
(malay proverb)

err ... the road not taken?

THE EDGE OF THE FOREST - 4 minute update

 

KUANTAN MINI ZOO ... part 2

 Salam and good day,

more pics from Teruntum Zoo, aka Kuantan Mini Zoo.

walking the dinosaurs

hello Bambi

hello Kong

Blast from the past - Walk The Dinosaur (Was (Not Was) courtesy of youtube

more to come ... 

THE HYBRID THEORY ... Kuantan Mini Zoo

 Salam and good day

Visited our upgraded Mini Zoo yesterday with my grandson. Pleasantly surprised,I must say.

Apparently, it's the first hybrid zoo in Malaysia. Hybrid in that it combines both live animals and replicas of pre historic predators. Worth a visit. I'm just going to post pictures of the Mini Zoo... in mini packages. 

entrance

in Middle Earth now ... The Hobbit house

close encounter of the third kind

blast from the past

more pics in the next instalment of The Hybrid Zoo.

DARI BINTANG KE BINTANG ... Tongkat Warrant

Salam and good day. 

In the midst of all the excitement in trying to catch a glimpse of comet C2017 K2, I will  share with you one of my favourite poems, written by the late Usman Awang aka Tongkat Warrant. Not  a comet, but stellar all the same..

Tongkat Warrant image from google 

Dari Bintang Ke Bintang

Ketika mata saling menyapa senyum berbunga 
Tasik hati mu mencecah jiwaku mesra
Betapa debar dada kurnia alam kasih bertakhta
Kau datang tanpa suara, menjamahku tanpa sabda

Subur laksana ladang petani di lereng gunung
Ranum menguntum dalam wujud rasa maha agung
Mata yang memberi hati ini penuh menanti
Kureguk kasih menghadapi hidup seluruh berani

Kini kulihat kepalamu tersandar di jinjang pelamin
Rambutmu tersanggul terandam mengilau di cahaya lilin
Gemersik kainmu membisikkan bahagia malam pengantin
Melimpah tumpah bahagia dalam tawa teman keliling

Ketika malam kulihat matamu pada bintang
Senyummu melambai di gemilang sinar bulan
Dari bintang ke bintang kunantikan lagumu
Hanya kerdipan dalam bisu suara hatiku bimbang

Jika aku berdiri di muka jendela hati terluka
Bulan sedang mengintai di balik awan kusapa
Angin yang datang dari pelaminmu kutanya
Ia bisa mengabarkan saat adinda sedang bahagia

Lari gadis menyembah ke tanah
diiringi sendu menggoncang bahu
tenang pahlawan dipeluk bumi senyum terakhir tenang tersembunyi. 

Al-Fatihah untuk Allahyarham.