• Africa - Blog - Gecko - Story

    The Lodger

    A small gecko lived in my house – I never knew him. His ways were beyond my eyes, but days would come when my life would intersect with his and then I knew he was there. ~ A man lived in my house – I never knew him. He was…

  • Africa - Tanzania trip

    Tanzanian Safari

    The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,  the world, and all who live in it; Psalm 24:1 Our trip to Ruaha Game Park was amazing. We had a rough drive there. At the road-side we enjoyed lunch of home-made chipatis and crisps. Some of us saw a mask spider; all of us admired…

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    Ghana March 1999

    An Elephantine Experience It all began on a hot morning in March, when various members of the Ring tribe and I were bundled into a heavily laden 4wd, packed with the necessities for life: telescope, camera, binoculars, water filters, etc. The journey was uneventful except for experiencing “washboard” for the…