Blogs tagged with: Nature

Where are the monkeys?

I'm not experiencing culture shock, not really, yet definitely there are big differences upon my return to the United States.

Where are the signs that say:

Watch out for the mongoose and monkeys!

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May 06, 2013 7

Matilda Camelia Jackie Tinkerbell

On May 3 at 3 a.m. in Palm Beach, South Africa, beloved Matilda gave birth to four puppies, two boys and two girls. Mother and puppies are doing well.

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May 03, 2013 4

So nice knowing you, South Africa. You have been oh so wonderful to me. You gave me great happiness. You are very beautiful, your sunrises and your sunsets, your people, your vitality. I wouldn't have missed my time with you for anything.

Special thanks to Heaven Admin and his family who are more wonderful than anyone could dream of, certainly more wonderful than anyone I ever dreamed of...

May 02, 2013 1

Update on Matilda Camelia Jackie Tinkerbell

Well, the latest excitement is that we all have been thinking that Matilda is going to have puppies! How happy we have been. How many puppies will she have? Who will we give them to? Heaven Admin, despite his cool, and I who am always excited, have been like proud expecting grandparents.

But this lovely friend here, Evy, thought we ought to have Matilda checked out, so she took me to her...

Apr 24, 2013 3

Bird Songs

Early this morning, dawn was just breaking on the...

Apr 10, 2013 4

Seasons in South Africa

I am still in American consciousness when it comes to the seasons of the year. I will tell you something odd that happened recently about that.

Heaven Admin's cousin is fifteen or sixteen years old. He lives in Johannesburg and was visiting his father (Arnand.) I saw him in St. Lucia the weekend before last. I was making conversation and said to him:

Apr 08, 2013 2

Life -- See Photos

You remember my friend, Barbara Orsow, the photographer? She used to be my next-door neighbor in Iowa. What a neighbor! What a friend! What a person! Barbara is a friend who is always here for you. She was my good neighbor when Godwriting began. Very special.

She and her husband, Ken, a musician, are incredibly generous people. Ken has a sound studio in their home in Ashland,...

Mar 25, 2013 5

Moon over the Indian Ocean

Someone mentioned that I haven't shown photos of where I'm staying at Uncle Arnand's beach house. A most deluxe beach house, I must add.

Today I start with some of the outdoor scenes.

Jul 04, 2012 4

Normand's Lush Tropical Garden in Pots

Perth, Australia, is a desert, not a tropical paradise. To everyone's astonishment, mainly in pots filled with Perth sand -- yes, I mean pots filled with sand, Normand has created a tropical Paradise.

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Dec 20, 2012 5