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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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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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Pangolins galore! Pangolin Art, Pangolin food…the edible kind…..at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge

Posted on February 23, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge held a fun “Focus on Kids” weekend, also focussing on endangered Pangolins! Sarah Savory has written a fabulous book…. Guests at Chilo love that pretty theme food that the Chilo chefs come up with…….! Pangolin Bread: … Continue reading →

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Allure of the Seas has claimed Kelli and Anton- they have left Africa to sail The Carribean…

Posted on February 14, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Kelli and Anton have joined Allure of the Seas, gone from African shores for the next nine months. Allure of the Seas has just been named Best Cruise Ship by Travel Weekly readers for the second year in the row. … Continue reading →

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Baobabs and Wire; Elephants and Mud

Posted on January 11, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Early morning on the deck at Chilo leads into a fabulous day of exploring the newly wet Gonarezhou…on the lookout for our guests favorite animal…Elephants!….today strangely absent today from the landscape! They must have moved far and wide with the little … Continue reading →

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Lin Barrie Art -inspired by Florida and Texas…abstract landscapes and waterworlds…

Posted on December 30, 2015 by wineandwilddogs

My years of traveling have led me from painting in Africa to painting other fascinating landscapes, wildlife, cultures and people. Some of my favorite places being  the watery worlds of South Carolina for White Pelicans, the Texas coastline for seagulls….. … Continue reading →

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