By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2010 Edition “A blissful, sun drenched day spent on the water” was my thought when asked by friend Juan if Paco and I would like to go along with him and his wife out on the lagoon not far from the Manzanillo airport. . . that would be the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2010 Edition Not to my taste! In the words of an experienced wine connoisseur, they might “present well” and have “a subtle, earthy, bouquet” but these are definitely not delights for human consumption. Of what do we speak? Well, interestingly these are well known plants and flowers (as well […]
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By Howard Platt from the October 2010 Edition GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE – (QUISCALUS MEXICANUS) If you think the West Coast of Mexico is a good place to come for a party, you are joining the experts! Think evening, a busy warm day finally coming to a relaxing close. Except that the trees in the boulevard are […]
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By Howard Platt from the September 2010 Edition Roseate spoonbills bring a splash of colour to varied greens of the mangroves, so it is hard not to notice them. You will see them in the shallow waters of lagoons, moving slowly forward while they swing their heads from side to side in a wide arc. […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2010 Edition Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Family: Arecaceae; Subfamily: Ceroxyloideae Genus: Hyophorbe; Species: lagenicaulis With a unique, bulge shaped, 360 degree pot-bellied, ring scarred, grey trunk, this smallish, slow growing, palm just seems to make most folks smile. And, if one is limited in yard space, this happy, little palm can […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2010 Edition The creator Snoopy of that Loop popular-in as much cartoon as Charles strip once Schultz,owned the all of the property around it – and the highway whose bayside shoulder drops almost immediately onto the Santiago Bay’s beach, is a mangrove . . and much, much more! Howard, […]
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By Howard Platt from the August 2010 Edition My birding guides advise me that size is very difficult to judge, especially at a distance, and is not a good measure by which to identify birds. They are right, of course, and they know a lot more than I do about birding. That said, if you […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2010 Edition ……..discusses some basics in starting a tropical garden The lush and colorful vegetation which abounds in west coastal Mexico is mind bogglingly beautiful. Around here we have a vast, highly diverse and simply sumptuous array of plants, flora and trees from which to choose. Perhaps the biggest […]
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By Howard Platt from the July 2010 Edition Don´t let the name fool you. Yellow-crowned Night Herons do not have a yellow crown for most of the year, and they do most of their hunting during the day. That is if you call standing around waiting for food to come within reach hunting! The scene […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2010 Edition • . . . . Cut palm fronds (leaves) off until there are fully yellowed, brown or clearly dead – in which state they can no longer provide a conduit for nutrients to the palm. Not dissimilar to our organs, along with the roots, they are an […]
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