Tag Archives: Rain

Flame lilies in Mutare to Fires at Chilo Gorge…..

Posted on January 26, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

The Zimbabwe Travel Authority has initiated a tour of media writers from Britain to visit Zimbabwe…and we travel from Harare to Mutare to meet them after they have stayed at Inn on the Ruparara. After spending a night with dear … Continue reading →

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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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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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