Howard Platt – Manzanillo Sun

The Orange Breasted Bunting

May 1, 2011November 11, 2017Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Howard Platt from the May 2011 Edition One of the many delights of Mexico is the orange-breasted bunting. Many other enjoyments of winter visitors to Mexico include margaritas and special Mexican foods, but upon returning home, whilst it is possible to how to deal with any Mexico withdrawal symptoms by making one’s own margaritas, […]

May 2011

May 1, 2011January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun

In this issue: General Interest This n’ That – Apple Cider Vinegar – Vivian Molick Personal Wonderings – Howard Platt Change your choices – change your life – Karen Trom History The streets of Manzanillo – Valentine Gomez Farias – Terry Sovil The Funding of Franciscan Missions Part II – Fray Junipero Serm […]

Personal Wanderings

May 1, 2011February 17, 2021Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Howard Platt from the May 2011 Edition The brain has always fascinated me; it is what drew me into medical school and to dabble in philosophy over the years. Of course I did not expect any study of brain pathology and dysfunction to get so close and personal. Since I retired I have been […]

The Gray Hawk

April 1, 2011November 11, 2017Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Howard Platt from the April 2011 Edition Power-lines or other such open perches along roadways are good places to see raptors – the top of the food chain among birds. Here on the west coast the most likely raptors to be seen are grey hawks. They are classed as Buteos, a group noted for […]

March 2011

March 1, 2011January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun

In this issue: Nature Purple Gallinule – Howard Platt Planting Roots – African Mask – Tommy Clarkson Raggedy Wings – Terry Sovil More Fish than Water – Howard Platt History The Streets of Manzanillo – Adolfo Lopex Mateos – Terry Sovil Living in Manzanillo A day with the Ar mada – Robert Hill PATA Poker […]

More Fish than Water

March 1, 2011November 11, 2017Manzanillo Sun

By Howard Platt from the March 2011 Edition It was the light than captivated me. I had read about it – the reason Pablo Picasso moved to live in the south of France where he was entranced by it. Light that sparkles, lustrous, lively, adding an astounding depth to perception. Light that fires the soul […]

The Purple Gallinule

March 1, 2011November 11, 2017Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Howard Platt from the March 2011 Edition There are many areas of marsh and wetlands down the west coast of Mexico, and in to the interior lakes. They are often partly filled with tall rush and low water lilies or other dense stands of floating vegetation. These wetlands make ideal homes for many water […]

February 2011

February 11, 2011January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun

In this issue: Letter to the Editor General Interest Calendar of Events – February 2011 St. Valentine’s Day – Vivian Molick Sun Trivia A mixed bag of memories – Tommy Clarkson History The Spanish Missionaries in Mexico – David Fitzpatrick The Streets of Manzanillo – Francisco I. Madero – Terry Sovil Humor “Brilliant” Asleigh Ellwood […]

Fiery Redheads

February 1, 2011November 11, 2017Manzanillo Sun

By Howard Platt from the February 2011 Edition The common habit of assuming a type of behaviour from a name can be misleading. The official name for the vermillion flycatcher is pyrocephalus rubinus. “Pyro” comes from the Greek meaning fire and “cephalus” means head. When you see one you are likely to be impressed by […]