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  • Yacht in the Morning Mist over Lake Geneva

    Yacht Cruising into the Mist on Lake Geneva. Every time we visited the lake it was misty. The yacht seems to be cruising into the mist.

  • Nyangombe Swimming Pool – Old Photos

    The popular Nyangombe swimming pool on the Nyangombe (old spelling Inyangombe) River in Zimbabwe’s mountainous Nyanga area.

  • Hunting a Grey Heron at the Lake

    Hunting a grey heron at the local lake. A frequent visitor at one time, this bird continually eluded my efforts for a photo. Finally got him!

  • Udu Dam Acacia Trees

    Udu Dam Thorn Trees A grove of acacia thorn trees at Udu Dam in Nyanga, Zimbabwe, against the background of a granite dome. That’s a place wher I walked on a few occasions. It is beautifully cool and shady in the tropical sum. But not to be underestimated. It is, after all, the African bush.…

  • Ballito Morning

    In April of 2022 we took a trip to Ballito on KwaZulu Natal’s Dolphin Coast. Our timing was terrible. We arrived for the aftermath of massive storms and floods, resulting in messy beaches, water supply problems and the like. Fortunately we had a top floor apartment at Ballito Manor, with a great view of the…

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  • Zimbabwe Bush Road

    Zimbabwe Bush Road The dirt road, cattle grid, road sign and local residents walking. Somehow this is a picture of Zimbabwe which sticks in my mind. When I was a child, about 7 years old, my Dad was managing the construction of the Silalabuhwa and Thuli-Makwe dams. During school holidays I often went with him…

  • Bush Sunset

    Bush Sunset A tremendous sunset over open land somewhere in the bush. Actually I have no clue when or where this was taken. I believe it was around 1987 on a plot we were living on at the edge of Greendale, in Harare, Zimbabwe. It may well have been taken in Dundee, South Africa around…

  • Mana Pools Elephant Stretching for food

    Mana Elephant Reaching for Food A common sight at Mana Pools is an elephant stretching into a tree for food. Mana Pools is iconic for its open forests of Acacia Albida Trees (Faidherbia albida, or Apple Ring Acacia), which the elephant love to eat. It’s not uncommon to see an elephant standing on its hind…