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Saturday, January 7, 2017

07/01/2017 Out of the window.

Maximum temperature 8C, minimum -4C. 2 km/h NE wind. No rain.

Apologies for the whiteness in these photos, the light was very bright.

Hey, what is this solid ice doing in my water bowl!!

That's better someone changed the ice for water in this one :-)

Blue Tit on the window sill...

As above...

Bottoms up!

Nigel has made delicious German Apple Tart

He also cut more wood for the fire today but I left the camera in the house.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

29/10/2015 Long day but fun meeting up with friends.

Maximum temperature 20C, minimum 6C. 33 km/h S winds. 1 mm rain measured.

All ready and waiting for our guests.

Brian helped out by carving the leg of lamb for me.

Wendy kindly brought an Apple marzipan tart which was delicious.

One of my paintings done long ago of a fish eagle.

Note to self - I must start painting again!!!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

05/11/2013 Still raining!!

Maximum temperature 15C but feels like 12C. Another 11mm of rain measured!

As yesterday bird photos take through the window in the rain, no tripod.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

22/10/2013 One year today since I started the Photo Diary, I only missed a few days while we were on holiday in May with no internet connection

Maximum temperature 20C some rain about.

The garden last year on 22 Oct looks much the same as it does today, see Here.

Shadows Along the Zambezi by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so enjoyed this book and towards the end I could not put it down only finishing at 2am! Having lived most of my early life in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, so many places had a lot of meaning to me. Diana’s knowledge of every detail in this book is incredible.
Sadly, so much of this story is fact and very true. It made me cry and at times it made me smile. I hope that it might awaken the world as to what is going on in many African countries, and instead of so many people burying their heads in the sand, perhaps they might stand up and do something. Smuggling and hunting are very soon going to leave the world a very sad place when there are no animals left.
Now I am off to read Shadows over an African Heart.

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Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shadows over an African Heart is the perfect name for this book. The shadows are even bigger than I ever dreamt, and this book is a real eye-opener to the truth of what is going on. I was in tears in many places in this book. The fictional side story I so enjoyed, but the true and very sad story of the elephants and other animals; the Zimbabwe government has so much to answer for.
The world needs to read both of Diana’s books and action needs to be taken before the children of today never see wildlife as we have had the joy to grow up with around us.
There are many African words in the story which to me were great to be reminded of, but many are explained as you read and there is a good glossary of the words in the back of the book.

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