My first night ever…alone in the bush…
Today's weather is pure hell. The temperature is only 84F, 29C, but the humidity is 73%, and the dew point is 75....
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Tom’s off to the US, returning in ten days…
It is peculiar that I will be alone in the bush house for the next ten days while Tom travels to the...
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Tom is off to the US on Sunday…Our first time apart in 10½ years…
Note: We've been preoccupied and haven't taken any new photos in several days. Today's images are from Florida, where we were...
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No word on the funeral date yet…Tom’s departure up in the air…What about his pending visa extension…
Tom is still waiting to hear from his niece when her father and his brother Jerome's funeral and memorial service will...
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Sorrowful family news…Tom is heading to the USA…
We knew that eventually, we'd lose a loved one, which would require an imminent trip to the US, mainly because Tom is...
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The party’s over…Regular life continues…Muddy garden…Lots of black worms everywhere…
Now that the party is over, it's back to regular life. It seems to be hotter and more humid now, or perhaps...
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What is a stillcation? See an article and our take on it…
For our text, please see after this article. From today's Travel + Leisure online magazine here. "This Wilderness Was Named Europe's...
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Another fine Sunday in the bush with friends and animals…
One of the animals we often encounter while staying in Marloth Park, South Africa, is the wildebeest, a somewhat unusual-looking creature...
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