Article for 2011 Apr 22
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 22 Thu
I love those crows. Black and blue, friendly and mischievous in harmony. Crows are not as invasive as the flies, and they are content to stay outside and caw as musically as rock-stars. And crows don’t carry malaria. Okay, neither do flies.
And neither does a dinner of flambé prawns, which weren’t à la carte. The menu spelt that “A LA CARTE”, which is correct if diacritics don’t have to be added if the letters are capital.
