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Saturday, July 1, 2017

01/07/2017 Nigel takes a trip to town and I walked around the garden.

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 9C. 19 km/h NW chilly winds, 25 km/h gusts. 8 mm rain measured this morning.

Nigel said the market was very busy - tourist season!

The Canadian wood carvers are returning this year...

as above

the factory is growing...

see last entry 14 June.

Calendula and Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)...

As above.

Calendula and small unidentified bug....

Similar bug on a weed!

Bumble bee on the lavender.

Wasp on the origanum.

Californian poppy.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

01/04/2015 Just a few photos in the garden. Weeds, flowers and insects.

Maximum temperature 12C, minimum 1C. Dry.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

04/03/2015 Around the garden - again.

Maximum temperature 9C minimum 3C. 2 mm rain measured this morning. Rain and hail today, not measured as yet. Frost expected tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

19/03/2014 Lawn cut, potatoes planted. Nigel went for a cycle ride. A few photos in the garden.

Maximum temperature 20C but a chilly wind blowing.

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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