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Friday, May 20, 2016

20/05/2016 An orgy in the apple tree!!

Maximum temperature 17C minimum 7 C. 23 km/h SW winds. 1 mm rain measured.

Wonder if this is the same bee as yesterday?

The same dog rose as yesterday.

A fly in hiding.

Common lizard.

Peony.

Scarce swallowtail not being very co-operative...

As above...

as above.

Then I arrived at the apple tree....

Love is in the air...

I have not seen a ladybird for a couple of years...

They seem to be making up for loss of numbers.

A wasp got in on the act here!

Thursday, May 14, 2015

14/05/2015 Around the garden again!

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 8C. 43 km/h W wind.

Some rain not measured as yet.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

03/06/2014 Nigel went for a cycle ride, we both spent the afternoon working in the garden.

Maximum temperature 18C. A few drops of rain late afternoon.

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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