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Friday, July 18, 2014

18/07/2014 The garden, lunch out today and back to our holiday in Tavira, Portugal still 21/06/2014

Maximum temperature 34C a drop of rain this afternoon not measured as yet.

Photos from holiday, Tavira, Portugal 21/06/14. See previous posts.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

15/07/2014 A few local shots and some more taken on holiday in Tavira, Portugal 21/06/14

Maximum temperature today 27C and dry.

Photos from holiday, Tavira, Portugal 21/06/14. See previous posts.

Monday, July 14, 2014

14/07/2014 Bastille Day and all is very quiet here today! Some garden shots and a few Holiday photos of Cacela Velha near Tavira 21/06/2014

Maximum temperature 24C. We have had another 12 mm of rain over night but the sun has come out today.

Photos from holiday, Cacela Velha near Tavira, Portugal 21/06/14. See previous posts.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

13/07/2014 Raining so a few indoor shots. Holiday in Tavira 20/06/14

Maximum temperature 18C. 2 mm of rain measured this morning but it has been raining on and off all day.

Photos from holiday, Tavira, Portugal 20/06/14. See previous posts.

Note I will be posting photos from a Scavenger Hunt List when I have finished the holiday photos. If you care to join in, see the information at the bottom right of this blog, I already have a few photos but I do not want to mix them.

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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