A ”girls only” lunch date today…Baby photos along the road in Marloth Park…Birthday coming up…Less fearful…
The zebra on the right is a youngster, born earlier this season. The one on the left was most likely born in...
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A rewarding final game drive in Kruger National Park…Tomorrow, we’ll share the most romantic bush braai ever…Photos and more photos…
Yesterday, while waiting outside the African Reunion House for our ride to the Crocodile Bridge Gate for the upcoming game drive...
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A tough night…A rainy day…It’s not always easy…Spider bites!…
Tom, comfortably situated in the usual position reviewing his Ancestry.com files, a daily occurrence. Later in the day, he checks the stock...
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It pays to go outside early in the morning…
This mom was looking out for her baby to the right as we watched from the road in front of African...
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Visitors to Khaya Umdani…They never disappoint…Never a dull moment…Hooked on a Feeling!
There he was, looking at us through the glass and wood sliding door in the master bedroom at Khaya Umdani. What a...
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Back to my old ways…Inspired by Khaya Umdani, a look inside the cupboards…Food photos…Visitors…and more…
Hand carved African decorator items are tastefully displayed in Khaya Umdani. Vegetation native to South Africa grows freely without little...
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“Small Things,” all new…A world of miniature vegetation and willife…All creatures today…Small things in life…
How perfect can nature be to create this symmetrical creature we captured on the sliding glass door at night? It's the small...
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“Small Things,” all new, a world of miniature vegetation and wildlife…More small creatures tomorrow…
It's hard to believe that this is actually a flower on the Sickle Bush which we found in our garden a month...
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Oh, what a night!…Way too much fun!…Tom’s South Africa haircut…at last! A rare visitor…a great dinner…
"We're not moving! We're waiting on the others!" We didn't mind a bit. We'd have gladly waited for any amount of...
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Wrapping up our trip to Blyde River Canyon Lodge…A treasured memory…
The exquisite view from our room at the Blyde River Canyon Lodge, Hoedspruit, South Africa, where we stayed for three nights...
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