Ellies…
What did the momma elephant say to her kid when he was misbehaving? “Tusk, tusk!” Sorry🤣 I couldn’t help myself…A little cabin fever and a few days of an awful virus has me a little woozy…or that’s my excuse…I just looooove funny stupid jokes🤣 Haven’t had any wild adventures lately…but revisiting old photos made me […]
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Into the Garden…
The last few weeks have been a swirl of busyness and emotion…and with no forest within walking distance…into the garden I went…well, it’s really just the back yard😉…but it is my own personal Garden of Eden…green and full of nature’s soothing balm for my soul… “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind […]
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Umbulo the Dung Beetle Extordinaire…Part I
While driving through Addo, Elephant Park, we came across the signs like these and being the curious sort that I am..I dug into finding out more about these small creatures and was completely dumbfounded at how incredibly interesting a beetle that rolled poo for a livelihood could be…what follows is the story of just one…Umulo […]
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Sunday Morning at the Watering Hole…
“Nature itself is the best physician.” Hippocrates Double C’s…not that🤣…where is your mind at….Cancer and Covid…each on their own are incredibly stressful circumstances to walk with…together, they can become an overwhelming daily event… To find a place of peace and calmness to breathe in…Mr. P and I headed into nature…we are lucky that Addo Elephant […]
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Fermented Fruit of the Ancient “Elephant Tree”…
There is a phrase…”curiosity killed the cat…but satisfaction brought him back”…and that is how we got in wonderful trouble… …After reading about how the animals so enjoyed the fruit…my curiosity about this aromatic, juicy plum-sized fruit rapidly grew…so I had to ask Mr. P if he had tasted the fruit…he HAD tasted the exquisite Amarula […]
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The March of the Ants…
Good for You | Good for Our Planet I really did not know that I was supporting the environment or providing extra protein and iron for the health of our guests when I unknowingly feed them “puds” (puds is the South African all encompassing word meaning dessert) with live ants…it really is one of those […]
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Day 206…Through the Doggy Door
“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”Marjorie Pay Hinckley …I think life has a wonderful sense of humor and often checks to see how elegantly we handle difficult situations…I did do fairly […]
