turtles – British Expat in Africa, China and places in between

The dead and the dying

I was waiting to go on the ferry from Hongkou to Pudong when I saw a group of three men fishing. It’s a nice sight on a sunny Sunday but then I looked down into the water. I wasn’t the only one. Other people were looking into the water too. What I saw there were… Read More »

Gilding the Lily

Nature just isn’t beuatiful enough according to the Chinese. Not only do they dye the ears and tails of their dogs, and sometimes, in the year of the tiger, paint stripes on puppies to sell them, but they paint flowers too. Often you will see beautiful tight rose buds dipped in glitter. What could be… Read More »