The Kiskadee is a bird native to Guyana and often referred to in Edgar Mittelholzer's brilliant novel, The Life and Death of Sylvia (1953). The bird is so named because its cry seemed by French colonists to be enquiring: "Qu’ est ce qu’il dit?". So what did he say? This blog is about two key topics: EDGAR MITTELHOLZER (his life and his works) and ME (my encounter with Mittelholzer and tales of life in Guyana).

Saturday, 23 August 2014

Pomeroon Chips: Dayclean on the Stoll Enterprise (Coconut) Estate

5.45am in the Pomeroon. It's dayclean (as dawn is called in Guyana). All looks deceptively calm. In fact the river has burst its banks and the coconut bond now stands in an inch or more of water.

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