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“Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.” – George Bernar...
09/06/2026

“Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.” – George Bernard Shaw

In the rain, all of us are Impressionists.
08/06/2026

In the rain, all of us are Impressionists.

Crazy days…Crazy clouds…Crazy rain…That’s spring on the South China Coast. [photo: Mark Malby]
20/05/2026

Crazy days…
Crazy clouds…
Crazy rain…

That’s spring on the South China Coast. [photo: Mark Malby]

The Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) may seem like a drab everyday Ontario bird — a mid-sized blackbird-like appearan...
19/05/2026

The Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) may seem like a drab everyday Ontario bird — a mid-sized blackbird-like appearance with a harsh and metallic cry. But looked at in the right light, the grackle suddenly transforms: it becomes streamlined and elegant, with a regal wash of deep-blue- purple on the forefront and graceful stride. No commoner, after all. [Photograph: Mark Malby]

𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔It won’t be long now. For two decades, this lone wind turbine has stood amid the hills of Lamma I...
18/05/2026

𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔

It won’t be long now.

For two decades, this lone wind turbine has stood amid the hills of Lamma Island, a showcase of renewable energy and future possibilities from Hong Kong Electric.

But now, its days are numbered. Back in March, the power company announced it would be decommissioning this iconic spinning fixture of the island and taking it down come the end of May.

The sun is setting on Hong Kong’s only commercial wind turbine, and it will be gone within weeks, perhaps days. So if you’ve always wanted to pay this rare sight a visit and take the once-popular hike up to “Lamma Winds”, this is your last chance.

In the words of the poet Christina Rossettii:

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥?
𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘐:
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴,
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺.

And on this day, a wish for happiness, love and gratitude to all the mothers out there. It takes courage and dedication ...
10/05/2026

And on this day, a wish for happiness, love and gratitude to all the mothers out there. It takes courage and dedication to be a parent, but especially to be a mother.

Happy Mothers’ Day! 💕

After the spring rains come the spring flowers. [Photo: Mark Malby] #💛
07/05/2026

After the spring rains come the spring flowers. [Photo: Mark Malby]
#💛

At the end of the workday, it’s a comforting feeling to depart the city and venture off to some outline island — where t...
06/05/2026

At the end of the workday, it’s a comforting feeling to depart the city and venture off to some outline island — where the first sight you see is the welcoming ferry pier at dusk [Photo: Mark Malby]

“Here’s lookin’ at you, kid.” False eyes of a Green Pergasa Hawk moth caterpillar (Pergesa acteus) look up, as it munch...
26/04/2026

“Here’s lookin’ at you, kid.” False eyes of a Green Pergasa Hawk moth caterpillar (Pergesa acteus) look up, as it munches away on the leaves of my garden.

Spring was a time of ‘very hungry caterpillars’ who would lay waste to a tree or bush before you could say ‘Eric Carle’. Transplanting them to a more benign location was the best way to go - because after all, they would metamorphose one day into handsome green Pergasa hawk moths. [Photos: Mark Malby]

“He briefly locks eyes with a pigeon. It looks back inquisitively. Pigeons dream too.” — Sandman
22/04/2026

“He briefly locks eyes with a pigeon. It looks back inquisitively. Pigeons dream too.” — Sandman

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