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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

16/08/2017 A few quick emergency shots in the garden. We have been running around, gardening and grass cutting.

Maximum temperature 27C, minimum 14C. 10 km/h NE wind with 30 km/h gusts. 1 mm rain measured this morning.

Three different Calendulas all next to each other...

as above...

as above.

Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)

Gatekeeper Female (Pyronia tithonus)

Thirsty bees.

and a wasp sunbathing!

A bumble bee seems happy on this fading zinnia flower.

Having just picked the beans this Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)came to investigate.

Californian poppy.

Hydrangea.

I am soon going to have my time cut out in the kitchen, the quince tree is loaded!!

Saturday, September 3, 2016

03/09/2016 Bugs again!

Maximum temperature 31C, minimum 12C. 10 km/h NE wind. Very Dry.

Common Blue.

Comma.

Meadow brown.

Speckled Wood.

As above.

Small whites, wonder what is on their minds...

No obviously not!!

Rose hips.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

14/10/2014 Insects and flowers around the garden.

Maximum temperature 21C Dry.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

11/10/2014 Sunshine, insects and creatures I have not seen for days.

Maximum temperature 23C. Sunny!

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

10/09/2014 Last night's changing sky and a trip to Angouleme. A few photos in the garden.

Maximum temperature 26C. Dry.

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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