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I'LL GIVE YOU A LETTER FOR THAT FORMERLY KNOWN AS FAR OUT IN AFRICA. THIS IS WHERE I DOCUMENT LIFE AS EXPERIENCED BY ME Menu Skip to content * C’est L’Afrique * About the Author * Photo Challenges * Seen Around and About * Namibia Search Search for: FLOWER OF THE DAY – PRETTY IN PINK July 9, 2023 / El Rolyat / Leave a comment i Rate This As far as I can tell, there is only one Pink Jacaranda (Stereospermum kunthianum) in the park. Pink Jacaranda (Stereospermum kunthianum) Each spring I keep a look out for it tucked away – inconspicuously for most of the rest of the year – in a small dip just as you enter through the east gate. It hasn’t grown much over the years – I suspect it’s a favourite elephant snack – and it’s easy to miss. CMR Blisterbeetle (Hycleus spp). Seems it’s not just elephants who love the sweet, juicy flowers. These little guys may look pretty, but touch them at your peril! The Pink Jacaranda is not just a pretty face. According to Wikipedia it is traditionally used for a number of medical ailments, including pharyngeal affections, leprosy, subcutaneous parasitic infections and other skin afflictions, venereal diseases, diarrhoea, dysentery, and as antiemetics. However, WebMD cautions that there is no real evidence to support any claims of its efficacy for these condidtions. Cee’s POTD – July 9 NATURE’S ALARM CLOCK July 8, 2023 / El Rolyat / 4 Comments i 1 Vote The dulcet sound of the Hadeda call floated through the peaceful garden, adding a touch of ethereal beauty to the serene ambiance. REVIVAL! June 30, 2022 / El Rolyat / 4 Comments i 1 Vote After a tumultuous and heartbreaking few years I find myself being nudged in the direction of dusting off my camera and keyboard. Please watch this space. SILENT SUNDAY May 19, 2019 / El Rolyat / 4 Comments i Rate This -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Feathers MR. BEAN FINDS HIS VOICE May 18, 2019 / El Rolyat / 4 Comments i 1 Vote Mr. Bean has no voice. I don’t know why, maybe it’s because he was thrown away as a new born kitten before being found on a rubbish heap and rescued, but what usually happens when he tries to speak is his mouth opens and no sound comes out, just air. Sometimes he will manage a small, croaky squeak, which can only be heard if you’re listening very carefully. Last night we were all showered and tucked up in bed and about to turn out the lights when I heard a tiny, distant and plaintive “mew?”. Coming from … somewhere? “What’s that noise?” Piet couldn’t hear anything, “perhaps it’s a mouse”. Although I was not really satisfied with that explanation, I again reached for the light switch and then I heard it again. “Mew?” That was definitely a cat. I knew it wasn’t Tom – he sounds like a foghorn – could it be Mr. Bean? Piet buried himself deeper under the covers. So I got up, found the torch and shone it out into the darkness, while calling “Bean! Beanie Beanie Beanie Bean! Come along Mr Bean!”. “Mew?” Oh so faint. I shone the torch up towards where the sound was coming from and there he was. Mr. Bean, precariously perched between two branches in the old dead tree that hangs over our bedroom roof. By now Piet was fast asleep, so thinking I could do this on my own, I donned my slippers, went outside and tried to coax the frightened little kitten down from the tree. To no avail. I called, I pleaded, I rattled his favourite toy, I promised a feast of special cat biscuits but nothing would persuade him to come down. He just sat there, staring at me with those huge glowing eyes and occasionally uttering a small “mew?”. So am I staying up here all night? The noise from my futile attempts – the dogs had helped a bit too, with some excited barking – had by now woken Piet and spurred him into getting out of bed and joining me under the tree. And this is how Piet came to be at the top of a ladder rescuing a kitten out of a rotting dead tree in the middle of a cold May night. (I thought it salient to not draw his attention to all the wood-louse spiders that had come out from under the bark to see what all the fuss was about) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Bean seems none the worse from the ordeal HOW MUCH IS THAT KITTY IN THE WINDOW? April 26, 2019 / El Rolyat / 2 Comments i Rate This Hobo was a street cat who adopted my son one day when she walked in off the street and took up residence in his house. She was well known among the locals, and every day while he was at work she would walk about, visiting and greeting old friends along the way. Hobo A few years ago my visit to family in the UK coincided with an ‘Art In The Window’ event, where retailers, restaurants and individuals showcased artwork in shop windows and even the front window of their homes. My son and his partner, both talented artists, had joined in the fun. The town became an open air art gallery, and it became impossible to “quickly pop out to the shops” – on any journey outdoors I found myself distracted and delayed as the various and varied displays along the way caught my eye. One morning I was sitting in my son’s front room when I heard a commotion outside on the street. There was lots of ooing and aahing and laughing and a small crowd had gathered in front of his house. I snuck outside to join them and to try to eavesdrop on what they were saying about the art. As well as the art on display, they were also looking at this little poser, and wondering how much she was selling for. Art in the Window WHAT’S IN A NAME? April 16, 2019 / El Rolyat / 4 Comments i Rate This This poor bird certainly drew the short straw when it came to names. For years he was known as a Dikkop in birding circles, an Afrikaans word which means ‘Thick Head’. Now that’s not very respectful, is it? Recently those clever people who do these sorts of things decided to change his name, and in doing so did the bird no favours. Thick Head became Thick-Knee, but all his friends still call him ‘Old Thicky’. No wonder he looks sad RAIN TREE December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 / El Rolyat / 7 Comments i Rate This It’s probably not a good idea to sit under a Philenoptera violacea unless you have an umbrella. Thousands of tiny frog-hopper insects – called Ptyelus grossus – live off the sap of these trees. And as fast as they are sucking sap they are also peeing, forming almost pure water puddles on the ground under the trees. This is one of the reasons the tree earns the nickname ‘rain tree’. The other reason is that for a couple of weeks a year, around the beginning of November, the dull, grey bush suddenly erupts with splashes of violet and blue, and we know that the rains will soon be following. That’s unless the crows have anything to do with it … It looks inviting, but you really don’t want to sit there WHY THE RAIN WONT FALL December 2, 2018 / El Rolyat / 14 Comments i 1 Vote One of Rustle Crow’s relatives – or it could be Rustle himself! – has set up a maternity unit in Rustle’s old home. From the various clicks, caws and chuckles that have started to drift down from the nest it would seem the happy event has taken place and we have some proud crow parents on the property once again. If you look very carefully at the top centre of the nest, you can just about make out a baby crow beak peaking out On Friday, while I was peering up at the nest and trying to see if I could spot our new arrival, Raymond – our garden helper – sidled up to me, shaking his head and tut-tutting. “What’s wrong Raymond?”, I asked, expecting him to tell me that worms were eating the oranges again, or that he needed more fertilizer to put on the cabbage seedlings. Instead he pointed up at the crows nest and answered ” Those birds, Madame. They are bad. We must chase them”. What?! “Oh? Why? What is bad about them?” “They are keeping the rain away. Every time the rain starts to come they flap their wings like this” and he demonstrated, a pretty good impression I thought “and then the rain is afraid and it goes away” “Rain rain go away, come again another day” A crow with a view; making sure the rain has gone ALL IN A DAY’S WORK September 4, 2018 / El Rolyat / 4 Comments i 1 Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silent Sunday Stills POSTS NAVIGATION ← Older posts Older posts FOLLOW BLOG VIA EMAIL Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address: Follow Join 566 other subscribers DON’T HAVE A WORDPRESS ACCOUNT? 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Balancing acts As close to flying as you’ll ever get Victoria Falls Probably the closest to flying you’ll ever get Respite from the blazing sun Market scene – Livingstone, Zambia Yello-billed Kites feasting on flying ants Irrigating with water from the Zambezi Ducklings – Marina da Gama, Muizenberg Elephant Alley Speaking the language of babies Mosi-oa Tunya View from the Top of the World Summer Lovin’ Victoria Falls Friday 13th Full Moon Around the fireplace Africa. Beautiful Africa This picture was taken some years ago – now this magnificant view is marred by an ugly cellphone tower. Photo credit: Piet Shining emerald green in the sunlight Crepuscular Yellow-billed Kites The Mulobezi Express Chiromantis (African foam-nest tree-frog) The leaves look almost translucent from underneath Under the waterfall Baobab grove – Katima Mulilo, Namibia “Worms for Sale” spotted along the main road between Harare and Kariba Mulobezi Express maintenance crew The Victoria Falls Abandoned to the Scrapheap Midges dancing in the setting sun – Zambezi River The end of the peanut season Master of all he surveys That’s one way to keep these kids out of mischief Camps Bay, Cape Town A candid moment Victoria Falls I THINK THESE BLOGS ARE PRETTY AWESOME! * Funnylass * The Marine Detective * Butterflyminder * Next Gen Herpetologist * Going Medieval * FranklyWrite * The Logic of Science * BEN TROVATO – Durban Poison * Writings of a Furious Woman * Tonight my Fingers Smell of Garlic * Shellbell * Ada McVean * Myles Power * Sceptical Mechanic * LivingwithN24 * Life Stories and Beyond * blindwilderness.wordpress.com/ * Pride's Purge * LIT.GAZ. * vaccinesworkblog * sonofabeach96 * MINDING MY P'S WITH Q * One Woman's Quest II * Jennifer Mishra * XingfuMama * citysonnet.wordpress.com/ * BRASHLEY PHOTOGRAPHY * "On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea" * Zimmerbitch * Little Pieces Of Me * ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/ * Weekly Prompts * The World Is A Book... * P.A. 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FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER * View @elrolyat’s profile on Twitter RECENT POSTS * Flower of the Day – Pretty in Pink * Nature’s Alarm Clock * Revival! * Silent Sunday * Mr. Bean Finds His Voice ARCHIVES * July 2023 * June 2022 * May 2019 * April 2019 * December 2018 * September 2018 * August 2018 * February 2017 * December 2016 * March 2016 * October 2015 * September 2015 * August 2015 * July 2015 * June 2015 * May 2015 * April 2015 * March 2015 * February 2015 * January 2015 * December 2014 * October 2014 * September 2014 * August 2014 * July 2014 * June 2014 * May 2014 CATEGORIES * Africa * Birdlife * Cats * Cats, Dogs and Other Pets * Elephants * Farming in Africa * Five Photos Five Stories Challenge * Flowers * Hippo Series * My Travels Abroad * Namibia * One Word Challenge * One Word Photo Challenge * Photo Challenges * Poetry * Seen Around and About * Share Your World * Silent Sunday * Six Word Satruday * Sunday Trees * The Daily Prompt * Throwback Thursday * Wait. 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