Indian Grey Mongoose

A few weeks ago Sheila said she saw something climb the wall beside the house. It was cat like in size but she said it definitely wasn't a cat. I believed her but has no idea what it might be ... until today. Today I saw this thing across some waste ground beside the compound and tried to take some pictures. I was a bit far away but I managed to get the following picture.

It stands on it's back legs like the meerkats and we watched as it climed into the waste bins looking for dinner. Obviously a scavenger grabbing anything it can get. A bit of research suggests that it is an Indian Grey Mongoose which is in fact native to Bahrain. I am not sure how common they are.

OK enough of the David Attenborough onto more important stuff. Golf was good again today. It was a scratch 74. The pros on the telly are scoring not much better than that and they have grass to hit on to! It was a three man team competition where each team is given a black golf ball. Each player takes turns to play with the black ball and there is a separate score for the black ball for each team. We have a good score of 41 points but I am not sure if it will be good enough to pick up a prize. Watch this space!!

Weather is a bit cooler now but I am told that it is now as cold as it is likely to get. There was a bit of cloud cover today but it was still shorts and T shirt.

The villa feels a wee bit on the cool side when you first get home from work but we still dont feel the need for a heater.

Cheers for now

David