Beginnings and Endings
What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. –Little Gidding from Four Quartets, […]
Here’s Looking At You
One photo, no words for Silent Sunday. Linked to Camera Critters and Thursday Challenge.
African Water Lilies
Despite their name, water lilies are not related to the true lilies (family Liliaceae). The name “lily” is applied to a number of plants that are not at all closely […]
Which Way?
Spoilt for choice: Which way indeed! Linked to Cee’s Which Way? Challenge and Signs, Signs.
Wordless Wednesday from Cango Caves
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it.
Up Close and Incredibly Big
When we were in South Africa a while back, we took the opportunity to ride elephants bareback and to feed them. When you are that close, you appreciate the full […]
Nairobi, Pretty in Pink
This hotel has great rooms and beautiful gardens and pool. However, it is quite a way out of town and travelling in and around Nairobi is slow. Linked to Pink […]
Getting around in Southern Africa
Getting around in Southern Africa can be slow and uncomfortable: roads are often little more than tracks, and on more major roads the traffic can be bad. My first trip […]
Twin Reflections
These two Hamerkops (Scopus umbretta) stand reflected in the waters of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. These dull-brown birds have a number of other common names, mostly relating to the […]
Travel with Intent 