A Family Visit

I had quite a rude awakening from my sleep by the loud motor sound coming from my bedroom window.

It was the Poi Ching school janitor who was fogging the school compound as a mosquito breeding prevention routine. He started early at about 7:00am on a Saturday morning.

Well, I guess I should tolerate as this is for the good of the children as well as the surrounding area near my home. The fogging made a misty cloud with a faint kerosene smell.

It made the place look like a scene from the movie, The Fog. At one point the fog floated across the school compound and into our courtyard garden.


My son soon woke up too, but Wify was out flat. She was still fast asleep, tired from yesterday's hard work she put in at the shop.

As soon as the fog subsided, and the loud motor sound became faint, the morning birds started to come by to visit the courtyard, with its pleasent calls.

This morning, was a special one as I witnessed a family of five Black-naped Oriole came perching in the tree tops right in front of my Gym Room window, as I was seated in front of my PC.

The three birds made such loud fluty notes with ascending and decending calls. The five stayed perched in the tree for quite a long while. I just had observe the family and snap pictures of the five as I have never seen so many in one group before.

Pity though, I did not have enough zoom in my camera to take better picture.


I have noticed for quite a while now that there were two of these birds at first, routinely came by the courtyard and sang their songs. And now, the couple came back again as if to show everyone their large family.

What a wonderful sight!

Can never compare to Anne's and Geo's fantastic collection of wild life photos from Sister Celtic blog, but it was a pleasant sight to start my Saturday morning.