Article for 2011 Apr 20
Part of the “Sri Lanka” series.
2011
2011 Apr
(the first two articles in this series mention vomiting)
Throughout this series of articles, there are several phrases with the initials “IBIS”, alluding to my avian life-list, the Index of Birds I’ve Sensed, which I often added to whilst in Sri Lanka. The frequency of such phrases declines when I see fewer examples of new species. How many can you find? Some examples to start you off are:
- “...in beds (I slept)” (2011 Apr 10)
- “Iridescent birds including sapphire-green...” (2011 Apr 11)
- “I became increasingly soaked.” (2011 Apr 12)
- “Indeed, bee-eaters (II species)” (“II” being Roman numerals for “two”: I was getting desperate) (2011 Apr 13)
- “...is banned if swallows...” (2011 Apr 14)
- “Interesting. But I’m supposed...” (2011 Apr 17)
Apr 20 Tue
Saw mating dragonflies. My hands became a photograph of the road. My legs became a palette. A tsunami struck eyes. Eyes became islands surrounded by skin surrounded by tuk-tuk.
As in 2007 Jun 17 [no longer on Duncan’s Childhood Blog], when I swam twenty-six metres underwater without breathing, today I twice took advantage of the hotel’s swimming-pool in that manner. I should have gone diagonally, to increase the distance swum.