Rock Statues
All over Jordan, in fields, are silent sentries standing guard, some for centuries, whilst others have only recently taken up their post. They fascinate and intrigue me as I imagine […]
All over Jordan, in fields, are silent sentries standing guard, some for centuries, whilst others have only recently taken up their post. They fascinate and intrigue me as I imagine […]
Days of mid 20 degrees Celsius in Winter, snow in Spring, dust storms that reduced visibility to less than a metre, freak storms the likes which haven’t been seen by […]
I headed off with anticipation. Would they be there, would this drive deliver the outcome that I wanted, would I see what I was looking for, had my memory from […]
Sometimes (most of the time) my afternoon walks are not about me. They are all about a little girl and taking time out to see the world through her eyes. […]
Yesterday was one of those gloriously perfect winters day. Hard to call it a winters day when in Wadi Musa/Petra it was 20 degrees out, the sun was shining and […]
As if the winter wildflowers don’t have enough to contend with in the harsh conditions in which they bravely choose to show their colours, but they are also having to […]
Baida (or Bayda) is an area 10 minutes north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa. It is a great area to explore and there is the opportunity to […]
And so it begins, another year of wildflower spotting. Exploring the local area and hunting out wildflowers is one of my favourite activities to do here in Jordan. Even in the […]
With the changing of seasons and the valley succumbing to the arrival of Autumn in all it’s glory this pomegranate tree in it’s raw beauty has been catching my eye […]
On a couple of the drives that we have done “around” I have been lucky to see some beautiful butterflies. Not only have I been lucky to see them, but two […]