Traditional and Modern
Linked to Shadow Shot Sunday and Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition.
Five go for a Walk
Today is my 1 year blogaversary. I have enjoyed this year so much more than I imagined, and have discovered a whole new world of exciting blogs and bloggers – […]
An Open Door
You’ll know from this blog, that I love doors and windows. An open or part-open one is particularly tantalising – signalling all sorts of possibilities and new beginnings. Linked […]
Nature at its Grandest
What could be grander than nature? – seen here at its most expansive and most majestic in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Linked to Grand, Panorama and Skywatch Friday.
Toledo at its Brightest
I am just back from a business trip to Spain. It wasn’t all business, however; I managed a wonderful day trip to Toledo to meet up with Simone, aka Lady […]
Mistress of the Unexpected
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (1890 – 1976) was an incredibly prolific English writer, known best, of course, for her crime novels (66 in all). She also wrote short stories and plays, plus six romances under the […]
Wild Connections
Watching animals in the wild often reveals unexpected connections. Relationships between different species normally benefit one or both of the parties: if it benefits one and harms the other it […]
Fig and Sparrow
My first drink of the day is tea, but by mid-morning latest I’m in need of a coffee. And a good coffee at that. My latest caffeine find is Fig […]
African Horizons
The views from the verandah of my tent at Toka Leya Camp in Zambia were simply breathtaking. There was nothing between me, the mighty Zambezi and Zimbabwe out on the […]
Pumpkin Pie
Squashes have been cultivated in Africa and the Americas since 7000 BC and have many, many uses. They are valued as food, medicines, containers, musical instruments and even air fresheners. […]
Travel with Intent 