Category Archives: zimbabwe

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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Cinderella pantomime and pasta with roasted cherry tomato salsa…

Posted on December 17, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Why does Buttons look so worried? And have you ever seen an uglier pair of ugly sisters? We are off to the Zimbabwean Reps production of Cinderella pantomime tonight..accompanied by the grand babies from the bush, who love dressing up … 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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Waiting for the Rain..

Posted on December 14, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

The lions have moved overnight to a far distant Kopjie, calling faintly as we awake this morning and brew a cup of La Lucie coffee. Natasha Anderson, of the Lowveld Rhino Trust, has stayed the night and shares the early … 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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Dogs galore……

Posted on December 14, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Wild dogs! On his way to an early morning meeting in Chiredzi, Clive has spotted 8 wild dogs on Hammond, and managed to get vague photographs, vague but clear enough for me to establish that at least one of the … 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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Bootcamp, ballet and rhinos….!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

At home in Harare after the British trip, and after the variable weather of the British Isles, we enjoy the warmth of our Harare garden, and catch up with Kelli’s news…after months of fitness Bootcamp and eight weeks of intense … Continue reading →

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