Looked like it was going to be yet another lovely sunset, so I grabbed the camera and went off to the roof-top to find that the rain was starting to come down in earnest – a mighty downpour. The rain was just starting to blow inward towards me so a few nice frames and I [...]
Tag Archive 'storm'
From here to Paradise and back
Posted in Dee, Sea, Thailand, Travel, Victoria, island, storm on Sep 27th, 2009
Dhaka – Bangkok by air, Bangkok – Phuket by air, Phuket to Kura Buri via Khao Lak / Phang Na / Takua Pa by car, then from Kuraburi pier to Ko Phra Thong island [9° 7'20.38" N, 98°15'3.47" E] by long-tailed boat, from the island pier to Golden Buddha Beach by pickup truck across the [...]
Sudden storm sweeping across Dhaka this evening. Low across the horizon. Loved the light and the wind, but not the prospect of having to deal with yet another downpour! The wind was quite high and Mannat had fun trying to fly using an umbrella that kept flipping open…
Airing it
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka on Jul 7th, 2009
Relaxed, after the sojourn in Mashobra – Â flying back to Dhaka with slender glass of bubbly in hand…. Passed a few storms, went through a few, bumpy and turbulent. Landed back to the delta of Bangladesh which has already begun to show signs of rivers swelling and land being gobbled. Green though. Arrived at a [...]
nothing nada ziltch
Posted in SoFoBoMo on May 31st, 2009
Looking at a blank wall as far as SoFoBoMo goes. No ideas. Tried. Did not work. Stuck in a rut again.
…and a stormy sunset
Posted in Bangkok, Thailand, storm, sunset on Jul 23rd, 2008
 Stormy evening and the sunset reflected in glass.
The Bulbul chicks are gone. Blown away by the fierce storm last night. The empty nest remained in the tree though…. Â Â
Going home
Posted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Travel, rain, storm on Jan 2nd, 2008
Storm on the way to the airport, and before we knew it the rain was pelting down and then the storm was gone as fast as it started… typical Malaysia weather. Oh, and by the way I love that 10-20mm Sigma lens. We are traveling over 100 kmph, and the foliage outside still retains detail.
What cyclone SIDR left behind
Posted in Bangladesh, Cyclone, Dhaka, SIDR, rain, storm on Nov 16th, 2007
The cyclone was really blowing up a storm last night and from around midnight to 3 AM the wind was screaming and bending trees to breaking point. We were worried that the mango tree outside the bedroom would come crashing in through the large windows into the room. Went out this morning and found several [...]
Storm games
Posted in Bangladesh, Cyclone, Dhaka, Jyoti, Mannat, SIDR, rain, storm on Nov 15th, 2007
The wind from Cyclone SIDR gusts outside and the rain comes down in sudden bursts – instructions to card games being checked …. nice and cozy! And Mannat does some tricks to keep us amused