Category Archives: Nature and gardening

Simple things about nature, gardening, plants, etc.

Handcrafted a Tomahawk!

I had some flat steel spring back a few months ago, and a piece of wood so I thought why not make a lighter axe for my back pack instead of ordinary cheap Chinese ones? So I started hand cutting … Continue reading

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Will people ever forget The Speaking?

Right before the Persian Calendar’s New Year 1392 starts a couple of hours ago, I was thinking what if people get used to texting and remote communication in hundreds of year that they forget talking and listening? Thousands of years … Continue reading

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Global Warming and a possible solution?!

As always, in the news there were  some reports about Gorillas having to migrate to higher altitudes to find food, as the globe going warmer everyday. I thought, well, the atmosphere has captured too much heat and energy, leading to … Continue reading

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Crickets under water fall

About two weeks ago in trip to north province of Mazandaran, under an small waterfall, I noticed this beautiful cricket and his/her mate.  They looked so pretty I couldn’t stop taking images and here is 2 of them:     … Continue reading

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May 2011 Hike in northern Tehran…

Travel light! This is the most important advice I can give.  If you are going to take a long hike, do your best to keep your package as light as possible.  Learn easy ways to provide any needs by yourself, … Continue reading

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Tehran mountains

Here is a very short video and some images I have taken from mountains located in north of Tehran. At this time of the year, it has the mildest weather and it is a great place if you really need … Continue reading

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My summer fishing trip video clip

This video contained a great Greenday music synched to it beautifully, but unfortunately Youtube forced me to remove the music for copyright problems.  If you wanted the original version tell me directly please. Paymaan.

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Fishing for Brown Trout, 2009!

For 3rd year on, I decided to go to Laar lake at Damavand peak foot fishing for the rare brownies, yes these are really rare, at least in Iran, where this lake is the only lake holding them.

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Nowruz and Persian New Year 1388 Solar Hejri

Hi Everybody, Tomorrow is the beginning of a new spring, NowRuz (new day), and the day after tomorrow will be the first day of Persian new year 1388 Solar Hejri.  So I use this opportunity to say a happy new … Continue reading

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Smart Brown trouts!

9th June 2008 was the beginning of the fishing season in the Laar reservoir at Laar dam, right at west of Damavand peak, and east of Tehran province, Iran.  This year, I had the chance to go there to have … Continue reading

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