JRO
“Hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She’s comin’ in, 12:30 flight Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hopin’ to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to […]
Serengeti Speke’s Weavers
We encounter a tree full of Speke’s Weavers – a very interesting songbird of East Africa.
Sunset on the Maasai Mara
Doug reflects on a beautiful sunset on the Maasai Mara of Kenya
Serengeti Serpent
We find an African rock python coiled in the acacia tree under which we are having a picnic.
BIG BIRDS OF BOTSWANA
Bird fans! Before our Africa trip disappears into the rearview mirror, I wanted to include some posts of our feathered friends. Yes, we went to Africa to see the elephants, hippos, giraffes and other exotic mammals but the wide variety of bird life proved to be fascinating as well. The images below are from Chobe […]
NOT SWAZILAND
In April 2018, the King of Swaziland decided to change the name of his country to Eswatini. The new name, eSwatini, means “land of the Swazis”… Wait, isn’t that what Swaziland means? The change was unexpected, but King Mswati has been referring to Swaziland for years as eSwatini. Despite the change in names, pretty much […]
