Category Archives: Scenes of Oman

I seem to have lost my camera!  Fortunately, since Christmas, I’ve been taking most of my photos on my iPhone, but…… it’s a great little camera, and my turtle photos are on it.  And NOT on any computer. We’ve checked … Continue reading →

“Founded over a quarter of a century ago, Amouage is a niche luxury fragrance house that draws inspiration from its birthplace of the Sultanate of Oman, infusing reference points from a rich and colorful heritage that fires the imagination of … Continue reading →

I did some research today on the flowers I saw two days ago…. and I have some corrections to make… The second photo , incorrectly identified as a pomegranate, is an African Tulip Tree, Spathodea campanulata.  It is native to … Continue reading →

There was a beautiful sunrise over the mountains this morning, so, of course, I had to snap a shot of it.  I DO love my iPhone after all. We walked through the wadi a different way.  Now, a wadi is … Continue reading →

Another lovely, sunny day in Paradise.  Snoopy and I walked down to the beach this morning, and found things very different….. here’s the path we took, and what we discovered. Walking along our side of the street, instead of along … Continue reading →

It’s quite cloudy here today…. and that is NOT normal. Most of the time, the sky is blue, with nary a cloud to be seen, or just little wispy ones.   Or there are clouds out over the ocean, but the … Continue reading →

Last Sunday, the American Womens’ Group organized a trip to two nurseries, led by the lady that knows plants here in Muscat, Anne Love.  She wrote a really good book about gardening here – and I have it and look … Continue reading →