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Friday, May 13, 2016

13/05/2016 Still raining!!!!

Maximum temperature 17C, minimum 10C. 35 km/h SW winds. 3mm of rain measured but we are having continuous drizzle.

Collected my new wide angle lens today very exciting. As you can see the tiling is still under cover!

Drizzle on the windscreen!

A trip to the dechetterie (dump).

I will never get used to post and telephone boxes not in red!

Bee on the borage - again.

Choisya ternata.

Must have been some pollination going on as I see we have baby granny smith apples :-)

Even the snail is in his house out of the rain!

Snapdragon.

Sweet William.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

22/12/2015 A few photos taken in Devizes.

Maximum temperature 13C minimum 8C. Chilly wind and very light rain in Devizes.

The local war memorial with St Johns church behind.

Proof I am not in France at the moment!

The offices of the local mayor.

Parish Room 1890.

The bottle store.

Friday, November 23, 2012

23/11/12 A fairly unforgettable day!

Maximum temperature 11C today.

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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