Category Archives: Animals
Face to Face with a Hippo
6:15 a.m. shlurffff shlurffff shlurffff It took me fully five minutes to wake up and wonder what was that noise outside my bedroom window. Who was doing what at that time of the morning to make such a sound?! Then–I … Continue reading
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Rains Bring Uninvited Guests
With the long rains comes Scorpion Season! They don’t like the wet, either, so they come into the house seeking dark dry and safe places. This fellow, stretched out flat, would have been almost 5 inches long, a lovely specimen. And, he’s NOT the worst kind. Continue reading
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I Earned a Patch!
I follow a blog called Project Noah. Yesterday I posted a photo there of some creature I found in our garden. Imagine my surprise when I received this lovely patch and the designation of “Tadpole” poster! Continue reading
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Breakfast at Baringo
esterday morning, Jonny and I joined US friends Donna and Thor Thorson and friends of theirs, along with their hosts Ross and Caro Withey of Samatian Island, for breakfast on the island where Ross recently reintroduced Rothschild’s giraffes. Continue reading
Day Out in Africa
If you happen to be headed for Kenya, make sure you put Lake Nakuru Park on your list of “must-do’s.” And Lake Nakuru Lodge was fine! It’s a lovely place with excellent service, good food, and an attractive setting. Bring your swimsuit; there’s a pool! Continue reading
Lions and Elephants–A Call for Help!
Good friends Helen Dufresne and her partner Pete Ilsley are calling for support in their fight to save elephants and lions in the Matthews Range of Kenya through the work of the Milgis Trust. Pete is planning a 65 kilometer walk in a single day to attract attention to and dramatize the plight of elephants stalked by poachers and lions routinely murdered to prevent them taking domestic livestock, almost the only food left for them as human populations continue to expand exponentially.
Pete Ilsley practicing for his walk with his trainers Continue reading
Great Kenya Blog Discovery
From the Expat Blog Directory comes a fantastic blog: Tales From Kulafumbi. Those who would like to know more about Kenya, its wildlife and its lifestyle, will do well to peruse the knowledgeable writings and exquisite photographs of this blog’s author, Tanya Trevor Saunders. Kulafumbi is also on Facebook. Continue reading
Huge Croc Surprised in Lake Baringo
On the Lake on Sunday morning in two boats, ours was the first to get close to a sleeping crocodile in the reeds. We pulled up so close to it, about 12 feet away, that I was able to take this photo of its tail: Continue reading
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