Selasa, 19 Februari 2008

Be ware, poisons in your home !



Friday morning in the middle of January.2008, My neighbour came to me. She borrowed a garden tool. What happened ? "Yea...there is a cat died in my home. Eating the mouse poison (rodenticide)," she said. Something happened in my cat, I feel it ! Yea, Mr Lemot was this die cat.

I write in Flona February for ware the devil in your home. That article tells about the source of poison in your home. There are consist of herbicide, pesticide and rodenticide (most danger poison) and how to handle it. You just think that this poison for kill pest and mouse. But you never know, your beloved pet can die too.

I hope this article usefull and rest RIP to Mr. Lemot

Published : Flona 61, February. 2008 'Ancaman Bahaya Bagi Kucing' page 48. Teks by Titik Kartitiani / Photograph : Armin

Selasa, 05 Februari 2008

Orchids Spark Debate


By Titik Kartitiani | Photographs by Jerry Aurum

Take a look at the beauty of a ladyslipper orchid arrangement, two crowns stretching to the left and to the right of the dorsal sepal that stands upright and a strange flower lip, like the ladyslipper of Goddess Venus. The exotic flower is supported by a hairy stalk that stands upright at the height of about three fourth of the height of the plant. Because of the unusual flower lip, the plant with a very short stalk is included in the family of Paphiopedilum that is of two generic names derived from two words: Paphos and pedilon.

The beauty is enough to stimulate the exploration and adventure instincts of orchid collectors and lovers. They entered the thick tropical forest, looking for various types of the ladyslipper orchid that grow in tree branches, cliffs and on the land, along with locals who served as their guides and who helped them pick the flower. In the end, the hunting tale gave birth to an atmosphere of competition and intrigues.

This article have published in National Geographic Indonesia, Sepetember 2007