the highlight of my week, when a few like-minded photography friends go out and explore Tete and snap away......

"may your weekend make room for dreaming, connecting, and kind curiosity....." (Emily Freeman)

we are so blessed that when we need water, we simply open a tap (most of the time) and out it flows..... the majority of these local people have to walk km's in this Tete heat, to get a bucket......

the owner of this hut is indeed blessed. He has two modes of transport.......... #happywith@simplelife!

water + people = joyful fun in hot, dry, Tete , Mozambique.“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live... He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.”

"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business." Winston Churchill....Never taken very seriously in Africa (or too seriously with awful consequences) Its elections today in Mozambique, and plenty prayer is needed.

whilst racing around taking pics of "the amazing race" by tuk-tuk yesterday, I passed this chap and screeched to a halt,thinking how ingenious of him by putting an old steering wheel onto his bike, instead of handle bars. He was so proud.......

no words necessary, the photo tells the story..........

Sadly with the security situation deteriorating rapidly in Tete and the surrounds, I have not been able to get out there and snap away like I used too :( Unfortunately a lot of thieves and bandits have moved here due to the coal boom, and have found so much to "help" themselves to! The police are definitley are not here to protect us and seem to part of the problem. I really don't feel like parting with my camera just yet! Thank goodness we have God to protect us!

if they can find reason to celebrate with what little they have, can you not too? blessed#indeed#countyourmanyblessings#happywithlittle#

God's own rockery, designed specially for us to enjoy. Rocks and plants placed just right........ (couldnt have done it better myself!)

Yes, its just another Tete scene with of the many thousands of baobabs around, but its a scene I never tire of...... May your Monday be filled with a sense of wonder at the "normal"........

May your weekend be filled with wonderful surprises.... Like we did with a lovely shower of rain this morning, transforming our dry, grey world into green....

Tete city at dusk...... the harshness of the day sinks slowly into the horizion. Life becomes a little more "gentler" for a few hours.......

The beautiful, delicate and fragile beauty of a baobab flower always fascinates me! It only lasts for a day and brings beauty to a very harsh, rough environment!

another snap from Mauritius using a new effect on my camera, which miniaturizes the boats....... blessings on your Monday, please prayers are needed for Mozambique, its not in a good place!

"it's so easy to find beauty in the "beautiful places", help me today Lord to find beauty in the "inhospitable" (in the Websters dictionary, this word means ": having an environment where plants, animals, or people cannot live or grow easily") which is so true of Tete, Mozambique

Mauritius at sunset........

well I know am back home and able to download my pics from our trip to Mauritius, so lets rewind a few weeks and start all over again...... these 2 pics are of the Guimbeau family home on St Aubin sugar estate, located on the south of the island.......

http://mauritiusattractions.com/visit-tour-saint-aubin-house-p-56.html