A birthday celebration to remember…
After a relatively quiet day, partially spent indoors to escape the mosquitoes, who hover over me, we lathered up with repellent from...
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Today is the fourth of my past nine travel birthdays to be spent in Marloth Park…It’s truly a gift to be here…
We wrote in the caption of this photo, on my 70th birthday in 2018, at my party at Jabula with friends:...
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Back to my “old” self…Antibiotic agony abated…What does the future hold for us?…
Gosh, it feels good to be back to my old self once again. On Monday morning, we'll return to Komatipoort to see...
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Lovely bushbucks…Persistent pig on a mission…Oh, oh, damage done!…
Yesterday, while I was indoors, a persistent pig, albeit a warthog, identity unknown at this point, came up onto the veranda and...
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The wind was roaring…The power and WiFi were out!…What a day and night!…Covered in bites…Chicks.
Africa has its challenges. As is the case in most countries with extreme humidity, when it rains for days, weeks, or months,...
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Out and about in the park…Fabulous sightings, even on a rainy day…Odd ossicones…
It's been a week since we shopped, and as much as we preferred to wait until the following Monday with the...
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Nearly landlocked due to storms and road washouts…Stunning photos of our area…Happy Valentine’s Day!…
First, I'd like to thank Marlothian, Thea Sander, for sharing today's photos with us, which she took yesterday after the constant rains...
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The heavens opened up and the rains came down…One month as of today…
It's been raining for weeks with an occasional sunny or cloudy-rain-free day in the mix. As of today, we have been...
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Game count, Marloth Park…My two year “heartaversary”…The beat goes on…Thank goodness…
Bossy, reaching onto the veranda for pellets I dropped. Every year the Marloth Park Honorary Rangers conduct a count of all the...
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