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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

31/05/2017 Where did May go to????

Maximum temperature 22C, minimum 13C. 18 km/h NE wind. Just had a shower as I type this and more promised over the next few days.

Drone-fly (Eristalis tenax)

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)

As above.

Day Lily.

Climbing rose.

Chafer possibly Cetonia cuprea

Hoverfly (Syrphidae family)

as above.

Chafer (Oxythyrea funesta)

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

as above.

Bee Beetle (Trichius family)

Banded snails.

6 jars of Cherries in Maraschino and 4 jars of jam.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

10/06/2015 Rain last night at last and looks like it may continue. Around the house and the garden.

Maximum temperature 22C, minimum 13 C. 44 km/h NE wind.

7mm rain measured this morning.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

30/05/2015 Bugs and other things!

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 6C. 18 km/h SW wind. Sprinkling of rain that did not register in the rain gauge. Watered the garden.

Friday, May 30, 2014

30/05/2014 Busy day catching up. Nigel weeding and clearing stones, I was doing the washing and cooking.

Maximum temperature 20C, a few spots of rain this evening.

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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