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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Flowers fit for a wedding indeed…..an announcement has been made!
Flowers fit for a wedding…..joyous colours of flowers in the Hawai’i Botanic Gardens reflect the happiness we all feel for Kelli and Anton……. Anton’s photo of a full moon, 15 floors above the surface of the ocean…..! I … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, African child, African Safari, Alaska, beauty, Uncategorized, wedding in the bush
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Tagged Anton Milner, Chilo Gorge, engagement, flowers, full moon, Kelli Barker, ocean, ship life
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Beauty specialist on a South Sea Cruise: Humpback Whales, Dance and turquoise waters…
Kelli, my Zimbabwean African child, is sailing as a Beauty Specialist on a South Sea Cruise from San Diego to Hawai’i and Tahiti this month… This is one of her orchid photos from the Hawai’i Botanical Gardens… What … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, African child, art, beauty, bio diversity, conservation, cruise ships, culture, dance, eco-tourism, education, endangered species, flowers, food, food culture, French Polynesia, gardens, gardens and flowers, landscape, plankton, taste, whales, whaling industry
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Tagged africa, art, baleen, Bora Bora, Botanical gardens, culture, eco-tourism, endangered species, engagements, French Polynesia, gardens, gorgeous photo, Hawai'i, herring, Honoloulu, humpback whales, Kelli Barker, krill, Lahaina, landscape, Maquesas, Maui, Melon headed whales, migration routes, nature, Nuku Hiva, orchids, Papeete, sculpture, Tahiti, Weddings, whale behaviour, whale migration routes, whales, whaling
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Rabies, Vets and River Sunsets; Wild dogs and Domestic dogs….
Whew, after the rush and fun of Valentine’s weekend, the pace of life has not slowed down….nor did we expect it to! We do still make time to sit and watch the sunset every now and then, though….with the end … Continue reading →
Posted in African wild dogs, african wildlife, african wildlife conservation fund, animal rights, art, bio diversity, Chilo Gorge, community conservation, conservation, conservation news, culture, dogs, eco-tourism, education, endangered species, Frankfurt Zoological Society, gonarezhou national park, great limpopo transfrontier conservation Area, Lin Barrie Art, Machangana culture, Painted Dogs, painted wolves, rabies, Rivers, Uncategorized, VAWZ, wilderness, zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Parks
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Tagged africa, african wild dog, African wild dogs, African Wildlife Conservation Fund, animals, art, beautiful sunset, Cape Gallery. Lin Barrie art, Changana, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, Clive Stockil, conservation, domestic animal disease, eco-tourism, environment, Frankfurt Zoological Society, GLTFCA, gonarezhou, health education, hunting dogs, landscape, Lin Barrie Art, Machangana people, Mahenye community, painted dogs, Rabies, rains, save river, sunset, VAWZ, veterinarians, wild dogs, wildlife, wildlife diseases, zimbabwe
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, Painted Wolves, red wine and happiness to you all…
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! -nothing better than to share a bottle of Painted Wolf Wine…especially since drinking this excellent wine fully supports real conservation for endangered species… Pictus I is such a wine, read the story in this link… and read more … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, African flora, bicycle rides, conservation, conservation news, cooking, culture, eco-tourism, endangered species, food culture, gardens, gonarezhou national park, great limpopo transfrontier conservation Area, Lin Barrie Art, love, Painted Wolf Wines, taste, Valentine's Day, wine
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Tagged africa, African wild dogs, culture, endangered species, food, hearts, lin barrie, Lin Barrie Art, love, painted dogs, Painted Wolf Wines, painted wolves, Pictus I, red wine, Valentine's Day, wine, wines for wildlife, zimbabwe
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Valentine’s day preparations…Cute kissing slugs, bugs and orange Crossandra Flowers
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day… Today, Friday 13th…Kelli, the cruise ship traveller, gets to San Diego on her ship today, off to Hawaii tomorrow…hard work but wonderful travel experience… A beautiful day dawns for me, at Chilo… An amazing grasshopper on … Continue reading →
Posted in African Safari, african wildlife, beauty, bio diversity, Chilo Gorge, conservation, crafts, eco-tourism, flowers, gardens, gardens and flowers, homegrown, insects, molluscs, Rivers, SAVE, spiders, zimbabwe
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Tagged africa, caption, Chilo Gorge Gardens, chilo gorge lodge, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, conservation, crossandra flowers, culture, eco-tourism, environment, flower arrangements, flowers, food, gorgeous photo, grasshopper, Kelli Barker, landscape, locust, rainbow, safari, slugs, spider babies, starbucks coffee, Valentine's Day, zimbabwe
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Crossandra flowers and tilapia fillets; old “churhi” and Blue waxbill grass…
At Chilo Gorge every day brings new beauty, such as this gorgeous Crossandra framed by what I call ‘blue waxbill grass’– I have called it that because I did not know the latin name, but do know that the Blue … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, African flora, african wildlife, beauty, bio diversity, birding, birds, Chilo Gorge, conservation, cooking, crafts, culture, flowers, food, food culture, gardens, gardens and flowers, home grown food, homegrown, taste, zimbabwe
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Tagged africa, Bart Wursten, blue waxbill, bream, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, churhi, conservation, cooking, crossandra flowers, eco-tourism, edible decoration, elephants, environment, Flora of Zimbabwe, flowers, food, food decor, food decoration, gardens, gorgeous photo, landscape, mutsi, nature, Panicum maximum grass, pestle and mortar, safari, tilapia, wildlife, zimbabwe
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wine and wild dogs 