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Amid the drabness of spring rains, the local hillsides grew bright with wildflowers — like this Common Melastoma (𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵...
16/06/2026

Amid the drabness of spring rains, the local hillsides grew bright with wildflowers — like this Common Melastoma (𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮) found on a hillside walk on Lamma Island. [Photo: Mark Malby]
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Some nights, the sky above the village would be illumined by an otherworldly glow. Some called them ‘ghost-lights’, othe...
14/06/2026

Some nights, the sky above the village would be illumined by an otherworldly glow. Some called them ‘ghost-lights’, others put the phenomenon down to extraterrestrial origins (U.F.O. sightings were not uncommon in June) but I had my money on the squid boats, which lined up on the distant horizon each evening, shining incandescent beams into the sea to raise the denizens of the deep. [Photo: Mark Malby]

“𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯.” — 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 (Annie Hall)
11/06/2026

“𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯.” — 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 (Annie Hall)

“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]
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