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Here is some more of the hardly-noticed detail of the veld that I enjoy on my morning walks. Enjoy!...

I am in the final stages of preparing for my next expedition into the wilderness. Time is getting short, but as promised, I share with you some of the things I notice on my early morning walks on the farm. Enjoy!...

This is a further placing to give you an idea of my farm life in between expeditions. Enjoy!...

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As I prepare for my next big expedition into the wilderness, I thought to share some of my activities and experiences while I am on the farm. Enjoy!...

Below is an extract from my diary, which I decided to also read for you. Enjoy! It is just before midday. The grass here is patchy and the sun has baked the grey sand to a burn. The veld has become like an oven. The time has come to seek some shade to cool down and have a drink. The only shade is from a few black thorn shrub-trees. At midday their shade is drawn in close and I have to crawl carefully through a tangle of thorny saplings to get to decent cover. I have wiggled myself into...

I am privileged to be in the Kalahari at a rare moment in its many aeons of tumultuous history – the rains have come in abundance. I turned back to camp earlier than usual, because a storm was building, and I had to get ready for the night. Here are my thoughts once I got back to my camp: And here’s a sped-up video I made:...

On my morning walk I spotted something that I thought was unusual for the Kalahari – at least for this part. You can read about it here:...

I found fresh leopards tracks in a sandy spot, and as I sat in the shade of a shepards tree, sheltering from the vicious sting of the morning sun, I thought about this leopard, and leopards in general. You can listen to my thoughts here. Enjoy!...

Here’s an impromptu recording, made while driving through the bush one morning. Enjoy!...