article thumbnail

Over the Mountain

10,000 Birds

The apartment was in an older house that had been rather eccentrically divided, and while it had certain advantages over my then-current place (a working thermostat, less rapacious landlord, closer to campus) I was unsure if I shouldn’t hold out for something even better.

Landlord 168
article thumbnail

Birding Sarajevo or the sentimental journey home

10,000 Birds

Invited by the welcoming shade of an old plane tree, I sat in a corner café, enjoying the sound of water trickling down the small fountain and attracting House Sparrows and Feral Pigeons to come and drink, while waiting for a friend to join me. And the day was tropical. No, no, they do not serve beer. Encouraged, I follow the dirt track up.

Bosnia 143