tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9364828545268701612024-03-05T15:24:44.614-08:00Snapping Africa 2I hope you enjoy my next "photographic adventure" as much as I will sharing it with you.....snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-40928173914687475062017-10-13T06:11:00.000-07:002017-10-13T06:11:23.717-07:00Back to blogging ..................It's been a year since I last blogged. I felt at times that I might not blog again, as surely Mauritius is such a boring place compared to where we have lived in the past.........but here we go again.<br />
I so miss the wide open spaces of Africa and can travel from the North to the South in just 1 hour, but I'm sure I can find a beauty and culture of a different kind in this spec of an island lying in the Indian Ocean....<br />
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<br />snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-75523555163636414492016-10-10T00:20:00.001-07:002016-10-10T00:20:29.159-07:00The interesting Margose very popular in Mauritius. Karela Bitter Gourd
“Margose” is a delicious simple to cook recipe that is one of the most
nutritious vegetables. I have always loved this vegetable/fruit since I
was little. I love it any kind of dishes whether stir fried, curried,
vindaye spices. Bitter gourd or Karela may not be the favourite of many
people because of it’s bitter taste. However over centuries this
fruit /vegetable has been one of the main ingredients in many medicinal
recipes and therapeutic treatments. It is packed with some key
nutrients and healthy components, making it a very healthy addition to
your diet. The secret of all it’s good properties lies in the
bitterness, it is loaded with medicinal values. The more I read about
this vegetable the more I am fascinated to find out about these
benefits of this humble fruit/vegetable. Some of its benefits include
maintaining balanced digestive system, improve immune system, good to
treat and balance diabetes, aid weight loss, and good for eye sight and
with its high antioxidant content it’s a great ingredient to keep you
look radiant and beautiful. I am definitely keeping Karela in my diet
for sure, and believe me with all of these good reasons I am certain
one can overlook its bitter taste and consider eating it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFuzgQk0UAA_GDf8zbBE7W6Tr0r6MJ8qQxag9NJ4dsVnUnVwMz_UhDP45_8F2R1UadfIKp2eITvr6zFapQQdbhlNkw2eVhhzflmRbuC9_HxP3N5UEFnlAC8jG3gtR55rJHtLwHS9LL451/s640/blogger-image-921466812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFuzgQk0UAA_GDf8zbBE7W6Tr0r6MJ8qQxag9NJ4dsVnUnVwMz_UhDP45_8F2R1UadfIKp2eITvr6zFapQQdbhlNkw2eVhhzflmRbuC9_HxP3N5UEFnlAC8jG3gtR55rJHtLwHS9LL451/s640/blogger-image-921466812.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-30411851568131915902016-10-03T07:25:00.001-07:002016-10-03T07:25:28.109-07:00We keep looking for that "extraordinary moment" to happen.... Yet it
does every day! What you see depends on what you are looking for...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeC1eZ6m4Lw-dxm_sWACGoChvAt9z5WY6JMprGkj1WG9F10Ed4BmCXBbrKQPREBF56fFPPHDBT6qLJjbX4CtLTLGj1Z6tklGp3EAqnf0B8TsKNDtJkxm5idimDWXQr6VBvU6MEN3HFNeP/s640/blogger-image--973380696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeC1eZ6m4Lw-dxm_sWACGoChvAt9z5WY6JMprGkj1WG9F10Ed4BmCXBbrKQPREBF56fFPPHDBT6qLJjbX4CtLTLGj1Z6tklGp3EAqnf0B8TsKNDtJkxm5idimDWXQr6VBvU6MEN3HFNeP/s640/blogger-image--973380696.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-69258652452561139602016-09-28T06:19:00.001-07:002016-09-28T06:19:20.892-07:00I'm a little lemon boat bobbing on the water...... Finding my place in
the sun amongst the neutral, sleek and dignified!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG43lREkr5NuXVB4ksi-T8_CwatSuKr8OhfjlDkP6iGcNge5VQaPYcPh7jfosw-_bMjeH4egtyzo4oCnBwnq_yZlvLsof3NqTJG2wfC3r8dkOYNg9ebL4VvYzYNO5lwMlz2nQ8LcMb_siS/s640/blogger-image-35216542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG43lREkr5NuXVB4ksi-T8_CwatSuKr8OhfjlDkP6iGcNge5VQaPYcPh7jfosw-_bMjeH4egtyzo4oCnBwnq_yZlvLsof3NqTJG2wfC3r8dkOYNg9ebL4VvYzYNO5lwMlz2nQ8LcMb_siS/s640/blogger-image-35216542.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-79204454982175596552016-09-22T19:40:00.001-07:002016-09-22T19:40:09.108-07:00Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God
that is why it is called the present! Bill Keane<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh_rg4Kd-ozyt_FsiS6hOOYgWPT_7ykCIgW2bkYxzuycZXLfly2TWTwROekOymCWFLW1EukyIcTkxBEJzs86kpcWpOB1q5n5rMS5WPzW5mXT5WgTHPwQ1xMDp9WX0bv_D2oVwDlTcAJ9W/s640/blogger-image-759185671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh_rg4Kd-ozyt_FsiS6hOOYgWPT_7ykCIgW2bkYxzuycZXLfly2TWTwROekOymCWFLW1EukyIcTkxBEJzs86kpcWpOB1q5n5rMS5WPzW5mXT5WgTHPwQ1xMDp9WX0bv_D2oVwDlTcAJ9W/s640/blogger-image-759185671.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpulxXpUPR-Seovkuz4wxRCqYO2kpZmgPTTmUw69ugubTQLiQnwz0Xhi9biZ0E35FDbV7Md3TDltPwRc-JG5MtTh5bYiLTjMd-rtw5oecqKxODGAvp7qPrx06tA6TohPcpNV_3BIAdHDx/s640/blogger-image--420585469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpulxXpUPR-Seovkuz4wxRCqYO2kpZmgPTTmUw69ugubTQLiQnwz0Xhi9biZ0E35FDbV7Md3TDltPwRc-JG5MtTh5bYiLTjMd-rtw5oecqKxODGAvp7qPrx06tA6TohPcpNV_3BIAdHDx/s640/blogger-image--420585469.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonpHllFLI0wbGuX4wNlrHg2kq7Pz5AZJ848JD3flffLKvZ4F2bIbg1DHOvosYpAUnn4bSkjiQHE6TC6e4GyIBXcaFiUMGasuhWhyphenhyphenKlqYohZOM77MHZK-j00Ia1K8nOum18imW6v9_Gr34/s640/blogger-image--1126518210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonpHllFLI0wbGuX4wNlrHg2kq7Pz5AZJ848JD3flffLKvZ4F2bIbg1DHOvosYpAUnn4bSkjiQHE6TC6e4GyIBXcaFiUMGasuhWhyphenhyphenKlqYohZOM77MHZK-j00Ia1K8nOum18imW6v9_Gr34/s640/blogger-image--1126518210.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-14446369864687260622016-08-06T11:06:00.001-07:002016-08-06T11:06:17.929-07:00Missing the endless open spaces, red dirt roads and cloudy skies of
Gabon<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsn6WioKNR-BZoISwgM1hxQQmD97Md86EWI6-lQ2oLr1QPhfBbXLRBAlmH5IlV3hW9DZRR2tlw2Oh37BFCLFshoCmHS6lZdcPqgQhIaixKeJKohGHnRpSXHtmLeve4k42r31dOX6-LigEF/s640/blogger-image--677346539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsn6WioKNR-BZoISwgM1hxQQmD97Md86EWI6-lQ2oLr1QPhfBbXLRBAlmH5IlV3hW9DZRR2tlw2Oh37BFCLFshoCmHS6lZdcPqgQhIaixKeJKohGHnRpSXHtmLeve4k42r31dOX6-LigEF/s640/blogger-image--677346539.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-36618762907371846962016-08-06T02:57:00.001-07:002016-08-06T02:57:59.553-07:00"There are stars you haven't seen and loves you haven't loved. There's
light you haven't felt and sunrises yet to dawn. There are dreams you
haven't dreamt, and days you haven't lived, and nights you won't
forget, and flowers yet to grow. And there is more to you that you have
yet to know." Gaby Compres #zimbabwe#anewdaydawning<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7CRHbXvNwtWbSEjJtavZa3tc_Z9x8U6sN5MWfGobkfnM8bq8TuPVtRu58SLP2JnNmbLp9kPI9eFftn9RDJqAY7X8Xd08uYjckUm9quKrPCnMipj8Wmq_EUALmviFnfjatcPFt2YV1ivq/s640/blogger-image--1533298076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7CRHbXvNwtWbSEjJtavZa3tc_Z9x8U6sN5MWfGobkfnM8bq8TuPVtRu58SLP2JnNmbLp9kPI9eFftn9RDJqAY7X8Xd08uYjckUm9quKrPCnMipj8Wmq_EUALmviFnfjatcPFt2YV1ivq/s640/blogger-image--1533298076.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-10393819435822060272016-08-01T08:03:00.001-07:002016-08-01T08:03:07.620-07:00"Snap, crackle and pop.... The sound of spring in Zimbabwe.... Msasa
trees pods popping... May this spring bring a change in Zimbabwe!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuxDYxctwWuQS5VV_cGoMYdJMIJEet0hZ4nXgIW3uLwZLIHuXd62nVxZYSyKHW8YgilQONrfOaIh9K_UvVT_RO3fZJa7kFDESN8_d7WC1pY8H8c8fgkiNQjo7tFL9GiVoiaG_6dMSrtFY/s640/blogger-image-1707356654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuxDYxctwWuQS5VV_cGoMYdJMIJEet0hZ4nXgIW3uLwZLIHuXd62nVxZYSyKHW8YgilQONrfOaIh9K_UvVT_RO3fZJa7kFDESN8_d7WC1pY8H8c8fgkiNQjo7tFL9GiVoiaG_6dMSrtFY/s640/blogger-image-1707356654.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-17455453630025327712016-07-19T08:31:00.001-07:002016-07-19T08:31:22.781-07:00A lovely old abandoned wooden house I found near the Police Station!
Would be an awesome doer upper!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1NOivaPK5zmKHkKXmGxqFYrTZwfef8_M26x6xY2piQGQ3f7TH60fdL2U3yC0LMxyecLPR9ctm_rVc8yq0rSnF5iWnaihei85DtDWI_gsD-iPF0K4QERohIf6GJliuXWNaHEBJJAIivUq/s640/blogger-image--1480225138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1NOivaPK5zmKHkKXmGxqFYrTZwfef8_M26x6xY2piQGQ3f7TH60fdL2U3yC0LMxyecLPR9ctm_rVc8yq0rSnF5iWnaihei85DtDWI_gsD-iPF0K4QERohIf6GJliuXWNaHEBJJAIivUq/s640/blogger-image--1480225138.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-84401263895866050752016-07-07T21:32:00.001-07:002016-07-07T21:32:23.186-07:00Yes many or most of us Zimbo's are so unsettled no matter where we
might be. I have been helping my sister pack up her home for yet
another move whilst we are still living in suitcases and have packed up
and moved three times in the past year. I've been sitting quietly
pondering and asking God why, please just sort this once and for
all.... A friend sent me this verse and it speaks so loud and clear. He
is faithful and we need to remember that. Keep praising! We always need
to have HOPE, this comes before victory, and that's just around the
corner....<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBp5E4OuBr711hxRDizmicF0kp6mGal9PsUDp4wvp95Z51NV8ljHrwW1rYdjnGTRZk8wGLQqy1TxTM9EiRogF7bjRkQ65mFJxh59QVyl3XTYP79ix5bqixJRtYfudBrLEObfOzRxmLqP5Z/s640/blogger-image--1014602954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBp5E4OuBr711hxRDizmicF0kp6mGal9PsUDp4wvp95Z51NV8ljHrwW1rYdjnGTRZk8wGLQqy1TxTM9EiRogF7bjRkQ65mFJxh59QVyl3XTYP79ix5bqixJRtYfudBrLEObfOzRxmLqP5Z/s640/blogger-image--1014602954.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-54210245285923605802016-07-04T00:59:00.001-07:002016-07-04T00:59:37.302-07:00I feel so blessed to finally be in a place where we can put down roots
again. Since losing the farms in 2005 we have seriously had an exciting
life and God has been so faithful, but the "gypsy life" is tiring. I
can now find the seeds and plant them finally..... Yet, we are just
strangers passing through on this earth, so we can never get too
comfortable. Here are a few pics from the last weekend in Mauritius...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT01IQnhn1Zj5eD57aowoqztPnz_P1rRcDI7W8K34BiE6S6jJTo51yiTJcXyR5-YrrLTNEjMF-GtRntVaWalurI64G3RbyoZlU03dzxLRV4gAJ7sA_zGgM1msyxHdgGLDC7x7XxOrNtcgj/s640/blogger-image-454760946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT01IQnhn1Zj5eD57aowoqztPnz_P1rRcDI7W8K34BiE6S6jJTo51yiTJcXyR5-YrrLTNEjMF-GtRntVaWalurI64G3RbyoZlU03dzxLRV4gAJ7sA_zGgM1msyxHdgGLDC7x7XxOrNtcgj/s640/blogger-image-454760946.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Collecting seeds again! Yay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakZOt88nxUg4ormP2JP7cVAcFZho-L3jh2bl1TFX3jTZYhLxrR1bKbwPHJPWgAkinpdQ_mflimUiSq0W4UeHv2lUaaOAhYgZpZDSyBv8rx67pm60FbYyvuRq-0wlfxuIWLRg5_wVPnjUg/s640/blogger-image--1070709839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakZOt88nxUg4ormP2JP7cVAcFZho-L3jh2bl1TFX3jTZYhLxrR1bKbwPHJPWgAkinpdQ_mflimUiSq0W4UeHv2lUaaOAhYgZpZDSyBv8rx67pm60FbYyvuRq-0wlfxuIWLRg5_wVPnjUg/s640/blogger-image--1070709839.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Seriously windy time of the year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1DXtf-WJ4O6JScx1fE3lcyBOEnuCSn9xgXQllnmkU8PWWrimzfsiNiHj6VhGb5gM_fYY_sLOJLkFMxZrSDOXckcMn_gAAy9pdCqy3j9qPvYrpszejbIlpFhbUBn4nPDN6tP0ni3KX6vM/s640/blogger-image-552867647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1DXtf-WJ4O6JScx1fE3lcyBOEnuCSn9xgXQllnmkU8PWWrimzfsiNiHj6VhGb5gM_fYY_sLOJLkFMxZrSDOXckcMn_gAAy9pdCqy3j9qPvYrpszejbIlpFhbUBn4nPDN6tP0ni3KX6vM/s640/blogger-image-552867647.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My daily walks certainly have different views from Gabon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_V-KQkGzggGx6526NHku0saMvsZ0mGW-FNvGC9Hjnl1_eZDBLc4K5hFDUwmIGz5vW-qQEUmCTTBDuYM3Vd_Ttputouv9r6gDgOmQzIN6AKFm3A3UpDgcHdBN49DNvuRgDnW3Pk7ADUD2/s640/blogger-image--1610200299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_V-KQkGzggGx6526NHku0saMvsZ0mGW-FNvGC9Hjnl1_eZDBLc4K5hFDUwmIGz5vW-qQEUmCTTBDuYM3Vd_Ttputouv9r6gDgOmQzIN6AKFm3A3UpDgcHdBN49DNvuRgDnW3Pk7ADUD2/s640/blogger-image--1610200299.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love these reflections in a koi pond...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4sGh7BiL0U6VLJg5Zyh0bWeBcg1vtmlmoC6d6z6RIcDHIZaUSKM8JN_s4wXhoQ8RnurtKNiijPqrvLzibqgbBKL8Bz0gJpN-GcjSnPwTTp-Yqt5HYPxx1O-7WF2ohetX9tGoPPwULWC-/s640/blogger-image-426357351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4sGh7BiL0U6VLJg5Zyh0bWeBcg1vtmlmoC6d6z6RIcDHIZaUSKM8JN_s4wXhoQ8RnurtKNiijPqrvLzibqgbBKL8Bz0gJpN-GcjSnPwTTp-Yqt5HYPxx1O-7WF2ohetX9tGoPPwULWC-/s640/blogger-image-426357351.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gorgeously rich coloured framboise sold on the beach...</div><br></div><br></div><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-8822624555572608732016-06-28T08:53:00.001-07:002016-06-28T08:53:19.356-07:00Here are a collection of snaps taken with my iPhone whilst in
Libreville. I'm leaving on a jet plane out of here tomorrow night and
then onto Mauritius for a few weeks. JB will still be in Gabon until
the end of August<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxHA0SvEWsxjenCR1NQUmJPc20DvNcfP2W0IOs9tYPqeVgl7Vvi8XjzLyq-0NZQXzZhGdISmcWEbral5GphyRtUv28OMHdKHIvuvxSTkGwXeg2VYlShGdEiIpbWoGZs8NdKYumRNRHUMH/s640/blogger-image--33100508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxHA0SvEWsxjenCR1NQUmJPc20DvNcfP2W0IOs9tYPqeVgl7Vvi8XjzLyq-0NZQXzZhGdISmcWEbral5GphyRtUv28OMHdKHIvuvxSTkGwXeg2VYlShGdEiIpbWoGZs8NdKYumRNRHUMH/s640/blogger-image--33100508.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We crossed the equator often but thought I had better snap it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Hn8pduD-E4KhFVKZVtZmI-a4qRs_6whWdiR62kWKRLFho11g9bLE5OEgRlZHLcEX-GxkRbqSWWD1pPPKM1xvAZAnWQzrbPm5Wf_TFwNJDNColUsLsuwQBwuMPP-Feu-PldpH_SRviWoU/s640/blogger-image-2076108698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Hn8pduD-E4KhFVKZVtZmI-a4qRs_6whWdiR62kWKRLFho11g9bLE5OEgRlZHLcEX-GxkRbqSWWD1pPPKM1xvAZAnWQzrbPm5Wf_TFwNJDNColUsLsuwQBwuMPP-Feu-PldpH_SRviWoU/s640/blogger-image-2076108698.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gorgeous coloured raffia they sell on the main highway... Made from raffia palms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wJlnKzjhFtFP6fR2pQUeEMqJpnhy4PRCxplskYPNZ47I-ziVW8aXKz7oMs6SXML8cc4W4SEuTYrNJpvvZuyYR6SGU4AoLRP6BkqxC6lgu-xeDsWk5FOHxdvfftMypstQwUZalAA8sJMF/s640/blogger-image-848848554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wJlnKzjhFtFP6fR2pQUeEMqJpnhy4PRCxplskYPNZ47I-ziVW8aXKz7oMs6SXML8cc4W4SEuTYrNJpvvZuyYR6SGU4AoLRP6BkqxC6lgu-xeDsWk5FOHxdvfftMypstQwUZalAA8sJMF/s640/blogger-image-848848554.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My gorgeous Gabonese footsteps...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau4T-Vnlr_TjoKnKEPJ_nYsYXEWcWRdiR_yAFqI0QQuJksN0JfrX3GEQrU8IpUSB9MNJBP-AdfmL_RkYBFD1xvXVD5Jbn770OVXlZgKMp4v8ZtarvBoaO9ndrFOwB8NcKfZkPRR-9h7uv/s640/blogger-image-899756097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau4T-Vnlr_TjoKnKEPJ_nYsYXEWcWRdiR_yAFqI0QQuJksN0JfrX3GEQrU8IpUSB9MNJBP-AdfmL_RkYBFD1xvXVD5Jbn770OVXlZgKMp4v8ZtarvBoaO9ndrFOwB8NcKfZkPRR-9h7uv/s640/blogger-image-899756097.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Couldn't resist this gorgeous African fabric from Cote de Voir</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGa_T2oKkrw4K3ss0Pxp0-8mldfD7sGMa2lnTtNA8G-FsLeDmzevGr2Q7xH6oKujUOx-do_TR5VznaE3Kh2m5XdYodhIv8HnNXiPTCqIQleUSrkdrByclAw7Al30hhFrQ7icfTuOSodq8/s640/blogger-image-1617934236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGa_T2oKkrw4K3ss0Pxp0-8mldfD7sGMa2lnTtNA8G-FsLeDmzevGr2Q7xH6oKujUOx-do_TR5VznaE3Kh2m5XdYodhIv8HnNXiPTCqIQleUSrkdrByclAw7Al30hhFrQ7icfTuOSodq8/s640/blogger-image-1617934236.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunset at the grubby industrial port </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u-2KhZaGiPMM4SWORRWT4I2gi6LQLI6-ExVKy4fyRaygCDcvdNGKfcFmCG7D_3h71HyFVSwLv5vj0mInYZt8nhPenk57_ga_bQysAZ8Kq-f5SSdVJQd2u-UeQsKh-C2PQCRE__rANxUw/s640/blogger-image-1297464562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u-2KhZaGiPMM4SWORRWT4I2gi6LQLI6-ExVKy4fyRaygCDcvdNGKfcFmCG7D_3h71HyFVSwLv5vj0mInYZt8nhPenk57_ga_bQysAZ8Kq-f5SSdVJQd2u-UeQsKh-C2PQCRE__rANxUw/s640/blogger-image-1297464562.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I could live in Libreville! What amazing restaraunts...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV4gV4OgODt7icCqTsHqvZWxIKzYr8UUU2A6iJDi6JMNgatLzf31-LfThmjn5rF5B-fuKUT98Y2iDCmXJUMEBGXmGwpiqZ_205vL-iptKg4CXKotNNcdjbUT_9h8kCH9v2uSIPDEruKQe/s640/blogger-image-900034348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV4gV4OgODt7icCqTsHqvZWxIKzYr8UUU2A6iJDi6JMNgatLzf31-LfThmjn5rF5B-fuKUT98Y2iDCmXJUMEBGXmGwpiqZ_205vL-iptKg4CXKotNNcdjbUT_9h8kCH9v2uSIPDEruKQe/s640/blogger-image-900034348.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love these roasted peanuts and fried plantains sold in used jars and spirit bottles! Recycling at its best... You can buy these tasty snacks everywhere...</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-84711154921262403902016-06-24T09:46:00.001-07:002016-06-24T09:46:49.633-07:00Now on my 2nd last day on the Ranch, I head for a walk below the house,
at the bottom of a hill and discovered a beautiful little peaceful
place....<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTPRsKxfzhtih81S1EYxdadW-44oN4Fn4R5w0xmsfmuBU9Kd9p-lULg4Ky2ogijJo897azDLm8nTea70Bo0n9DGCkCmvAqbCi3xF1m-D_ZoNdPP-cgwsux8EIUOfIjazElotdtn9bmdQL/s640/blogger-image--1147965996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTPRsKxfzhtih81S1EYxdadW-44oN4Fn4R5w0xmsfmuBU9Kd9p-lULg4Ky2ogijJo897azDLm8nTea70Bo0n9DGCkCmvAqbCi3xF1m-D_ZoNdPP-cgwsux8EIUOfIjazElotdtn9bmdQL/s640/blogger-image--1147965996.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And it looks as if someone else has found it before me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41YZKmQJ80rT0rXZVZX9iscoTgEM4imxTBsV2l9MjqJEZ4S4MaY5I1XBSgN-50ljGheHByA-WIUkppI6i_PQwUX7b7x_FRlsv14zwKTLatenpUZKVBpIcw0G5cdxR-4qKlj5_uyVk11m3/s640/blogger-image-528128216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41YZKmQJ80rT0rXZVZX9iscoTgEM4imxTBsV2l9MjqJEZ4S4MaY5I1XBSgN-50ljGheHByA-WIUkppI6i_PQwUX7b7x_FRlsv14zwKTLatenpUZKVBpIcw0G5cdxR-4qKlj5_uyVk11m3/s640/blogger-image-528128216.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFux3xOVbLV143XDRQiBJ4oQUdVRFTIX05RbbTzkYAozPHoLvizfyJioi32xJoQLKl9arITwLUDAPV1QwPY6v1HCpYzOb1zhv45Wit4ldsXSiagHB8bcWv3ZwObjxPRNPhWrPvNwRrZpoX/s640/blogger-image--846481423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFux3xOVbLV143XDRQiBJ4oQUdVRFTIX05RbbTzkYAozPHoLvizfyJioi32xJoQLKl9arITwLUDAPV1QwPY6v1HCpYzOb1zhv45Wit4ldsXSiagHB8bcWv3ZwObjxPRNPhWrPvNwRrZpoX/s640/blogger-image--846481423.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKZizp1Y_VDTtqrs30TYo4vXwEjcbfN2RQvEqZ7DHOKC0lE-_rMdrpBDEaHF2eq5mUqKae5WciQ8n1JwUWT7l9G0Wi2SwiPKNvhWqsBy-AKITrbH27GCYENVxe7hmx7E-jhEuBqphJ1ae/s640/blogger-image-235666519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKZizp1Y_VDTtqrs30TYo4vXwEjcbfN2RQvEqZ7DHOKC0lE-_rMdrpBDEaHF2eq5mUqKae5WciQ8n1JwUWT7l9G0Wi2SwiPKNvhWqsBy-AKITrbH27GCYENVxe7hmx7E-jhEuBqphJ1ae/s640/blogger-image-235666519.jpg"></a></div>All taken with my IPhone....</div><br></div><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-76636186030971361152016-06-22T11:06:00.001-07:002016-06-22T11:06:18.110-07:00Huge trees make loooong dugouts! A fisherman in the lagoon of Myumba,
Gabon<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCSRKHYGnN-vmhekF1QtrD8XzwS1km5TXy1akLnL631bRUf6vr9wZqSUrk01jkZWBQiS_lrPp9YuyxFUyyQojEuudMVdFUKZ_vO_2IMLODEaimQoLb-PRzKsHh7OHnJboPHXiTmOzIUwO/s640/blogger-image--1701686410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCSRKHYGnN-vmhekF1QtrD8XzwS1km5TXy1akLnL631bRUf6vr9wZqSUrk01jkZWBQiS_lrPp9YuyxFUyyQojEuudMVdFUKZ_vO_2IMLODEaimQoLb-PRzKsHh7OHnJboPHXiTmOzIUwO/s640/blogger-image--1701686410.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-57061327908374993482016-06-21T09:48:00.001-07:002016-06-21T09:48:47.298-07:00And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest
the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal
away. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDv-PUpIe_Yi9Qxkoe0vT0dUP9npUm2cbBu3Sh0S0HfzG01QNF2FmnpmA9C59C372NvRjQ7WfdarKwAhmnlzhzZNra9VjVTiTucfjrXaaHVRnsIFhXmmvD4gX6rEEQ_5-QqQ3BNr1LlsDO/s640/blogger-image-1957418685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDv-PUpIe_Yi9Qxkoe0vT0dUP9npUm2cbBu3Sh0S0HfzG01QNF2FmnpmA9C59C372NvRjQ7WfdarKwAhmnlzhzZNra9VjVTiTucfjrXaaHVRnsIFhXmmvD4gX6rEEQ_5-QqQ3BNr1LlsDO/s640/blogger-image-1957418685.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-2046754111451634812016-06-20T09:33:00.001-07:002016-06-20T09:33:05.726-07:00Life in the fishing villages of Myumba, Gabon. Apparently most of the
fishermen are from neighboring countries, not the Gabonese.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLUXZZyiadh9bt1IiwCbySPLBTkwAGSps-ALaksg39mFzipBxNcuzTcSsdSUv7D0WWhJNyVQIfy1eV0cssXQ43tg_NFPsg-7I_PULeuQlqnlaKz4IJ1Pek7KCY-NFnaP9cOvZEErG-2c_/s640/blogger-image--1766822141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLUXZZyiadh9bt1IiwCbySPLBTkwAGSps-ALaksg39mFzipBxNcuzTcSsdSUv7D0WWhJNyVQIfy1eV0cssXQ43tg_NFPsg-7I_PULeuQlqnlaKz4IJ1Pek7KCY-NFnaP9cOvZEErG-2c_/s640/blogger-image--1766822141.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrY3631zkEhkVWanDujFIaX9VJNfnfR0dfu5-DdZZT7K8qmyJH15mqmPYeQZkPQ4sIdMECeIbwMos6GJNk4811jnK000gS96Zr9n54M3p-BhCgCV7L2hQJCS-sjBVqV5627_khuGd4nga/s640/blogger-image-200916729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrY3631zkEhkVWanDujFIaX9VJNfnfR0dfu5-DdZZT7K8qmyJH15mqmPYeQZkPQ4sIdMECeIbwMos6GJNk4811jnK000gS96Zr9n54M3p-BhCgCV7L2hQJCS-sjBVqV5627_khuGd4nga/s640/blogger-image-200916729.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9NWxFPOjeDayVbPRMtLSP87BA-bGerbpS4pjmMizNVndNDEjHAuYlhby-lqp9lGPthAkVIyYaoBHxQQQnc1TRo09o-i6-M6x_TaHrIzm6VVNSLhsFPqepPS7JReP1CORY8gHkVmIttlk/s640/blogger-image-980824490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9NWxFPOjeDayVbPRMtLSP87BA-bGerbpS4pjmMizNVndNDEjHAuYlhby-lqp9lGPthAkVIyYaoBHxQQQnc1TRo09o-i6-M6x_TaHrIzm6VVNSLhsFPqepPS7JReP1CORY8gHkVmIttlk/s640/blogger-image-980824490.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-82951198361291098362016-06-16T11:13:00.001-07:002016-06-16T11:13:51.053-07:00I have never had clarity. I have only ever had trust, Mother Teresa.
Gabon, land of the hiding sun...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNHqieLgk2mv6ZfQBW7TWCBhR_LK4vCPEXvBdyDCJ8SFJ2ZsHSpBOoES7Cll0Cunu36a7bbx8gom1LVK3NIjBe0cQ5nHWhoYhPhH3VAdiJEKJkmPwaGJdgpTt7fnrSdEedn5sg8Insjz5/s640/blogger-image--435097992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNHqieLgk2mv6ZfQBW7TWCBhR_LK4vCPEXvBdyDCJ8SFJ2ZsHSpBOoES7Cll0Cunu36a7bbx8gom1LVK3NIjBe0cQ5nHWhoYhPhH3VAdiJEKJkmPwaGJdgpTt7fnrSdEedn5sg8Insjz5/s640/blogger-image--435097992.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-4178944253446386492016-06-15T10:24:00.001-07:002016-06-15T10:28:04.888-07:00Whilst shopping for you Aubergine, chilliest and limes (that's
basically most of the veg you can get here at this time of the year)
you can grab a pair of jeans... #woodenhouseswoodenshops<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dwgt6-2a7wfnNIKAjwtWzL-rk16ocUOjwOF5-X91PppOaqGPCi7CnS2LGprjAzQsV4RmsylMZKIJhlJL2VmiP31EXJhyphenhyphen-FHlFtzgj7jQHKsyVYcqCqIEQL6bfAXpoaFC-eIp2UZEhS-L/s640/blogger-image-266125765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dwgt6-2a7wfnNIKAjwtWzL-rk16ocUOjwOF5-X91PppOaqGPCi7CnS2LGprjAzQsV4RmsylMZKIJhlJL2VmiP31EXJhyphenhyphen-FHlFtzgj7jQHKsyVYcqCqIEQL6bfAXpoaFC-eIp2UZEhS-L/s640/blogger-image-266125765.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-79807042811543302312016-06-14T07:30:00.001-07:002016-06-14T07:30:08.993-07:00We spent the weekend at a place called Myumba, on the southern coast of
Gabon! It's so beautiful and so basic, with no hotels etc and very bad
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<br />snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-57478972005520617372016-06-11T01:14:00.001-07:002016-06-11T01:14:29.839-07:00It's in the dry, difficult times that makes us send our "roots" down
deeper to search for "the water of life" to sustain us, "His peace" to
calm us and the "joy unspeakable" to uplift us. Gigi<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hiEUbZ9224GP7xFyxi9Hdlkswe5mkzelmGVkSJvewPxjz8KQWnIXXJBY8ZUnuzek54GhGaZvuc0YeK4uyDcjvxsL2fVUIlKtkEZr9o7IVFrhoCVevweNdBC4qD5q1k20TO-rmu5EpGC2/s640/blogger-image--1556714992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hiEUbZ9224GP7xFyxi9Hdlkswe5mkzelmGVkSJvewPxjz8KQWnIXXJBY8ZUnuzek54GhGaZvuc0YeK4uyDcjvxsL2fVUIlKtkEZr9o7IVFrhoCVevweNdBC4qD5q1k20TO-rmu5EpGC2/s640/blogger-image--1556714992.jpg"></a></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-46609783936216080002016-06-08T08:36:00.001-07:002016-06-08T08:36:33.381-07:00Whilst walking I am rather nervous of coming across either one of
the "big" creatures, as most of you know. A forest Elephant, buffalo or
even a python or mamba - but it's really the "little" zappers that
annoy and hurt me the most. The tsetse fly (yes there is sleeping
sickness here) the annoying palm flies and even mosquitoes! They attack
my vulnerable exposed parts. The back of my neck, my arms (they love my
elbows!) and ankles. I don't see them, but only feel the ouch once I've
been zapped. With the tsetse the bite becomes a swollen, hot, hard lump
for up to 3 weeks. With malaria, it's as if a forest elephant is
standing on your head! The pain they inflict lingers... It's much like
sin.... The "bigger" ones are more noticeable and they can kill or
maim, but the "little" ones, which are just as bad, and aren't too
noticeable, slowly creep in and harm where you are vunerable . The
hidden zappers that rob you of your peace and joy. They could be fear,
worry, pride, self pity, envy - everyone's list is different. Thank
goodness for Gods grace and forgiveness....<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EAxYzBe3T8kVEI4_mrLX13AQyJbURx_fnfrtC4_8Lp2ugUWha12a4Erw4yS02U2mzVuzI_BPq3hbcfGEwkCgzfCLPgq39wmh0sue4LBWZyZ-4XJNd_0Uy44tj1-1cqtZnRlrcNhOyX9o/s640/blogger-image-849933355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EAxYzBe3T8kVEI4_mrLX13AQyJbURx_fnfrtC4_8Lp2ugUWha12a4Erw4yS02U2mzVuzI_BPq3hbcfGEwkCgzfCLPgq39wmh0sue4LBWZyZ-4XJNd_0Uy44tj1-1cqtZnRlrcNhOyX9o/s640/blogger-image-849933355.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXObM6R7ufjpMtlRtKaV9Rp8unfCbcJmwWWEv-eywTy4tNdKgNlwS2AVVAJt7xjqXah3Fyd4DkBogA9pOJjkXA05N-5DKo9egsrBkcOPexYHOSa9dRJk8ZA95hMebZQDDtkM6CJWDao3J/s640/blogger-image--139614757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXObM6R7ufjpMtlRtKaV9Rp8unfCbcJmwWWEv-eywTy4tNdKgNlwS2AVVAJt7xjqXah3Fyd4DkBogA9pOJjkXA05N-5DKo9egsrBkcOPexYHOSa9dRJk8ZA95hMebZQDDtkM6CJWDao3J/s640/blogger-image--139614757.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Most fears are only mirages...</div><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-31222448316987899102016-06-07T09:14:00.001-07:002016-06-07T09:14:57.126-07:00If we had a daily newspaper here, yesterday's headlines would have
read.... "Panga wielding Pygmies cause pandemonium and panic!" JB has
employed Pygmy contractors, who come from a nearby village, to open up
and fence a cattle camp. One of the leaders had stolen their money etc
etc and they caused a huge ruckus involving everyone! They are small
and have a reputation of getting very agro! It started turning violent
but God intervened. It seems really funny now but wasn't last night....<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXj9Z7NpvtjcT-I34NhewgtW7xAW53aP3eS300nwWZO32FiCQz22Eb5JwE7LpReGbnpBOx2QTM3EDLRyXXecjoX3q8mLDkh_XWYPBks1QvNXWM7Ub8ail2ZXvtxlVeJ8IShVzRnBgjore/s640/blogger-image--1468920119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXj9Z7NpvtjcT-I34NhewgtW7xAW53aP3eS300nwWZO32FiCQz22Eb5JwE7LpReGbnpBOx2QTM3EDLRyXXecjoX3q8mLDkh_XWYPBks1QvNXWM7Ub8ail2ZXvtxlVeJ8IShVzRnBgjore/s640/blogger-image--1468920119.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>snappingafrica2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16119143618756497236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936482854526870161.post-68266466578099067292016-06-05T07:59:00.001-07:002016-06-05T07:59:12.108-07:00There isn't much to do on a Sunday on the Ranch. I don't have access to
any vehicles during the week. So Sunday's are when I drag JB out to try
and do a spot of photography. Today we went checking on the
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