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Skink Eater!
A story in pictures today, of a Southern Red-billed Hornbill eating a skink in Kruger National Park: Southern Red-billed Hornbill eating a skink in The Kruger. Who’s hungry? Love, Marla
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Sunrise at Simon’s Town
At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. – Norman Maclean Watching sunrise from the Whale View Inn in Simon’s Town (c) 2013 Marla SInk Druzgal Love, Marla
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The Not-So-Cunning Linguist, and African Song
This morning after dropping Kurt off to catch his carpool, an alert on my phone reminded me that I had forgotten to switch it to Do-Not-Disturb for my peaceful early-morning routine. Curiosity got the...
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The Advent House
I haven’t had an Advent calendar in a long time, so when I remembered this Advent house, left for us by the previous tenant, I knew I wanted to do something fun with it for Kurt. [SPOILER ALERT: Kurt -...
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Mandela’s Houghton House: Day of Prayer
Yesterday our friends asked us if we would like to go with them to visit Mandela’s house in Houghton, a suburb of Johannesburg. I wanted to share a few photos of that trip with you, as well as a video,...
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There and Gone: Procession of Mandela Before Lying in State
I almost missed him. Arriving more than an hour before the procession was to begin, I drove around looking for parking several blocks from the procession route, but all was cordoned off by security and...
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Weekend at a South African Farm
You’re either country folk, or you’re city folk, and it’s a deep-seated longing when you’re out of your element. Kurt and I are country folk, and we never get used to the close-quarter assignments of...
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Christmas is For the Birds
Well, at least at our house, Christmas is partially for the birds. I have been showering our feathered friends here with yuletide greetings: a variety of fruit including apricot, pear, orange, banana,...
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Clouded Mountain
The best piece of advice we received before going to Cape Town was to leave our schedule flexible enough to grab the first beautiful day to climb Table Mountain. View from the top of the Table Mountain...
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The Demon of Table Mountain
I thought you would enjoy a little folklore today, so I saved this photo, taken of the top of the aerial cable as it was being engulfed in clouds, because I thought it looked a deliciously creepy....
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