"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." ~ Lena Horne (this old, drunk chap was following us and kept on trying to pose with things on his head for photos, love the little girl laughing at him in the background!)

met this smiling little girl on the way to the market. Blessed wednesday all.........

Sun dried, salted fish for lunch anyone?

"It's a troublesome world. All the people who're in it are troubled with troubles almost every minute. You ought to be thankful, a whole heaping lot, for the places and people your'e lucky your'e not." Dr. Seuss

"life on the road ahead of us NEVER goes according to OUR plan (ecspecially Africa). What a relief to know that we can TRUST HIM with every hour before us and the many years ahead of us......" taken with my iphone on the road somewhere,( a good road, most of them are not like this!)

I love the way the locals take the initiative to make games out of what they have! Blessed Thursday to all.....

May you let the day be the day without trying to control it..........

just love the baskets of dry goods on display at all the markets...... Happy Tuesday all :)

Whilst scouring the markets for photographic opportunities, I always keep one eye open for local treasures, I love my collection of chairs!

Tete Fort São Tiago Maior........ Forte de São Tiago Maior do TeteOrigem located on the right bank of the Zambezi River in Tete city, capital of the province of Tete, Mozambique. the occupation of the original Swahili town of Tete by the Portuguese forces dates back to 1530, then part of the United Monomopata, The village was elevated to a town and county seat in 1763. This fortification of Tete goes back to the years 1575-1576, a period when the Portuguese effectively consolidated their presence in the region. LAPA & Ferreri (1889) believe, however, that this fort was built by orders of Captain-General Caetano de Melo e Castro (1682-1686) but only completed in 1875, when it was designated as Fort D. Louis .According to historian Anthony Soup, its structure was ruined in 1836. In the early twentieth century, in 1911-1912, the then Governor of Tete requested its demolition as he considered it worthless, It avoided destruction and was transformed into warehouse for amoured cars At the time of the Second World War, their walls were fortified and restored a period and the gate entrance replaced.

 Gate looking in......  unfortunately they have built the city water tank inside :(

Gate looking out over city of Tete

Hope you too found many reasons for praise and thanksgiving today.....

Yesterday was one of those days when Africa looses it's charms, dampening enthusiasm and changing my colourful world into black and white! Putting on my walking shoes and going out to see how fortunate and blessed I am, soon had me praising! ( livestock and people all sharing the wonderful puddles filled up by the wondrous rain!)

taken with  my iphone.......

"may the courage coming out of you today, be contagious!"

"not a good tree to scale if being chased by an elephant!'