After my late brunch I moved my chair to a solid patch of shade and browsed through the few snaps I had taken on the morning walk. One was of a calcareous flat, or pan, some five kilometres south of my camp. I had circled round to keep on the right side of the wind, and approached it from the West. The pan was ringed by higher ground – not hills, more like ancient dunes that rose lazily above the even sweep of the Kalahari. As I caught my first glimpses of the pan, I made out some springbuck,...
Continue readingAbout Morning Coffee and Honey Bees
I thought to post a short video on the morning coffee making sermon; honey bees delightfully insisted on forming part of the liturgy… Below is a YouTube link to the video. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/9zI9Apn7fcY...
Continue readingMoving Base Camp
When I move to a new area and I am alone, as is usually the case, it is necessary to take the vehicle through the veld, so that I can have some supplies with me. Here is a short video of bits of such a drive to a new area. Enjoy!...
Continue readingTrees
On the African savannah trees are so abundant that it can easily blunt the senses and the spirit of even the most ardent arborist. Yet, they are truly magnificent beings that can be admired for much more than just their possible utility. You can listen to my reflections on them here: Enjoy!...
Continue reading“Some days are diamonds, some days are stones…”
As John Denver mused during the seventies, “Some days are diamonds, some days are stones…” You can listen to a “stone” day (that is really also a diamond in disguise), in the veld. Enjoy!...
Continue readingSomething Unexpected
Often, just when you are confident that all will be as you had expected, the bush tosses you a surprise… You can read about it below. Enjoy!...
Continue readingThoughts at Dawn
Sleep kept eluding me for so long, I resolved to just lie and listen and wait for dawn… Enjoy!...
Continue readingThoughts at Midnight
The midnight hours belong to the witches. They cavort in the dim light and they cast spells over me; reality becomes illusion, and illusion may be the truth… You can listen to my thoughts here: Enjoy!...
Continue readingElephants and bugs
More veld walking. You can listen to my impressions below. Enjoy!...
Continue readingOf Badger Tracks and Hartenbeest
I decided to move my camp. Some twenty kilometres North-west, I started finding more and more game sign, and I decided to explore the area a bit. You can read about my first impressions here: Enjoy!...
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