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The Njuzu of the Save River; Mermaid or Myth…you decide, I know what I believe..

Posted on January 22, 2017 by wineandwilddogs

The Njuzu of the Save River , as told by Nzanza Sekai in his recent excellent article on the Save River and Birchenough Bridge, called “Celebrating Rain and the flooding of the Save River”… is a story long told by … Continue reading →

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Baobab Blitz-Fruit Bats and ethereal flowers

Posted on January 9, 2017 by wineandwilddogs

In late November, after watching flower buds develop on the baobab trees at Chilo, we got down to some “citizen science” with our entranced guests.. … so much fun was had, watching baobab flowers opening at night and eating baobab-themed meals. Rain … Continue reading →

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Nguni cattle and herdboys at Mahenye; glorious colours inspire my art …

Posted on November 29, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

  Nguni cattle and brave little herdboys at Mahenye inspire me, chaperoning their cattle through elephant inhabited thickets and river banks on a daily basis… Mahenye is home to cattle and elephants, the contact zone between humans and wildlife…a challenging … Continue reading →

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Of Giant Snails and Tradition; Fire and Totems….

Posted on May 13, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Of Giant Snails and Tradition; Fire and Totems…. In the Southeast lowveld of Zimbabwe, on the Save River, The Chauke Clan totem is the African Giant Snail…. here is my art installation of giant land snail shells and fire-fired clay … Continue reading →

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Deeper, and deeper, into Africa!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

The HAC Caravan lifts effortlessly and we wing our way over the neat cluster of high rise buildings that puncture Harare’s CBD, surrounded in the south by sprawling fast growing hi-density suburbia- row upon row of little box houses standing … Continue reading →

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A Wild Dog takes to the air!

Posted on April 20, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

ane A Wild Dog takes to the air! Months ago I was tickled to receive a request from Dora and Vaughan in Zambia for artwork, to transform their Britten Norman Islander into a flying wild dog! Of course I said … Continue reading →

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An amazing mollusk: the Giant African Land Snail, revered totem of the Chauke Clan…

Posted on March 13, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

I love sketching the shells of these snails, so sculptural…. Achatina fulica is a species of land snail in the family Achatinidae, known commonly as the  giant African land snail. Wikipedia says: Outside of its native range this snail thrives … Continue reading →

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Cleome by any other name would taste as sweet…..good ‘slow’ food at Chilo Gorge!

Posted on March 8, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Beautiful Cleome Gynandra is growing fast in our Gonarezhou area with the recent rain. Thomas Mutombeni, head guide at Chilo Gorge, says: “it is a food plant, the leaves of which the Shangaans cook and eat like spinach. Shangaans call it … Continue reading →

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Long distance flyers honour us with their gentle presence for a few months of our wilderness year…

Posted on February 28, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Falco amurensis breeds in South Eastern Siberia and Northern China Here at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, we watch these gentle raptors wheel in their dozens, sometimes hundreds, above our decks….chasing the seething masses of flying ants that erupt with good … Continue reading →

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Cozumel and manatees, turtles

Posted on February 27, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Kelli and Anton cruise the Caribbean as a start to their married life…. A life on the ocean sounds romantic, but they are going to be a support for each other under tough working conditions! Long hours and constant guest … Continue reading →

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