Lilac Breasted Roller
This beauty has to be one of my all time favourite birds. It is quite common in sub-Saharan Africa; in fact it’s the national bird of both Kenya and Botswana, but I never tire of seeing it. Linked to...
View ArticleMonochrome Papyrus
Discovering the shaggy, slightly fluffy, papyrus plant was one of the unexpected delights of last year’s trip to Botswana. I particularly like this monochrome view with no colour to distract from the...
View ArticleNew Country Adventure
Every year I try to visit a new country. In 2012, it was Croatia and Bosnia In 2013, it was Botswana and Zambia So where will this year’s adventure be? I haven’t decided yet and I’m running out of...
View ArticlePlane Reflections
Our trusty steed for the hop between Maun and Hunda Linked to Weekend Reflections and Planes.
View ArticleMischief Personified
“Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t’will be virtue.” – Ben Jonson (English playwright, 1572 – 1637) This mischievous pair liked to use the roof of my tent as their playground!...
View ArticleFloating Lilies
Afloat on the Okavango Delta. Linked to Today’s Flowers. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 11 April 2015
View ArticleSky High
Hiding in the Trees, Tubu Tree, Botswana, August 2013 The wildlife does its best to hide, and sleep, but with a zoom lens ….. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 April 2016 Part of Hiding and...
View ArticleTouch of Nature
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin” -William Shakespeare Linked to Shoot and Quote: Touch.
View ArticleI’m a fan of elephants
Botswana, June 2012 Tanzania, January 2017 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 January 2020 Posted as part of Fan Of…
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