Category Archives: Senuko

a deluge has come, edible bullfrogs galore, floods and mosquitoes…

Posted on January 4, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

30th December: a deluge has come, bullfrogs galore…. Get home late from the Senuko Lodge yesterday evening and lose power as we arrive. We eat cold leftovers and creep to bed in the dark. Lots on our minds. Turn on … Continue reading →

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No rain, no resolution, buffaloes bombshell…….

Posted on January 4, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

29th December: A few days of no rain and no resolution… A few days of no rain and the grass is grey and curling. Strong winds have blown apart a forked Brachystegia tamarindoides tree over our swimming pool, but it … Continue reading →

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Chiromantis frogs in the rain, Amur falcons, spotted eagles and flying ants….

Posted on January 4, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Birds birds birds….a joyous cacaphony of sound flows from the two village weaver colonies that are building in the Brachystigia tamarindoides trees at Tsavene. Leaves flutter down from high as they strip the trees and begin the weaving of their … Continue reading →

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Lions and Jack Russells, Barn owls and Red winged starlings….

Posted on January 4, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Lions have been calling near and far all night, as they have been ever since we returned to our bush house two days ago. Day before yesterday they shouted all day as well as all night…must have killed something. One … Continue reading →

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Swimming in mud brown water….

Posted on December 14, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

10th December: We get to bed after 11 pm tonight, so much to talk about after Clive’s weary return from the meeting at Hakamela… The little girls came to Tsavene this afternoon and Jade swam for hours in the beige-brown … Continue reading →

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Cat dreams….

Posted on December 14, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

A night of restless imaginings and shallow dreams, sleep punctuated by the approaching roar of lions. The very ones we listened to late yesterday afternoon as we sat watching the sun sink pink, and then, out under the clouded stars, … Continue reading →

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Frogs, mud and Grandbabies, Christmas tree and baobab tree…..

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Back again at last, to Senuko in the Lowveld, where I find my summer flowering Sabi Stars in full bloom… Clive prepares stir fry lunch – chili noodles with chillies fresh from our garden… I make a white bean pate, … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Ecological Trust of Zimbabwe, (WET)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

In response to the tragic Elephant poisoning in Hwange, The Wildlife Ecological Trust (WET), has been set up. On 13th November we attended the WET dinner, back in Harare, raising money for efforts country wide to curb poaching of our … Continue reading →

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LIKELY success: how Zimbabwe has become a global leader in rhino conservation

Posted on October 9, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Unlikely success: how Zimbabwe has become a global leader in rhino conservation. Read this link, very heartwarming, great article, thank you all…but I do NOT feel that we have an ‘unlikely’ success story here…we have a very LIKELY success story…Zimbabwe has … Continue reading →

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Arthur Barrie 80th birthday 30th April 2011

Posted on April 26, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Since Dad’s 80th birthday, time has flown so fast that it seems as if it was just yesterday that we gathered at 214 Brooke Drive, to give dad a huge surprise… and to celebrate his special day with him. Dad … Continue reading →

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