Huge Croc Surprised in Lake Baringo
On the Lake on Sunday morning in two boats, ours was the first to get close to a sleeping crocodile in the reeds. We pulled up so close to it, about 12 feet away, that I was able to take this photo of...
View ArticleGreat Kenya Blog Discovery
From the Expat Blog Directory comes a fantastic blog: Tales From Kulafumbi. Those who would like to know more about Kenya, its wildlife and its lifestyle, will do well to peruse the knowledgeable...
View ArticleLions and Elephants–A Call for Help!
Good friends Helen Dufresne and her partner Pete Ilsley are calling for support in their fight to save elephants and lions in the Matthews Range of Kenya through the work of the Milgis Trust. Pete is...
View ArticleDay Out in Africa
If you happen to be headed for Kenya, make sure you put Lake Nakuru Park on your list of "must-do's." And Lake Nakuru Lodge was fine! It's a lovely place with excellent service, good food, and an...
View ArticleBreakfast at Baringo
esterday morning, Jonny and I joined US friends Donna and Thor Thorson and friends of theirs, along with their hosts Ross and Caro Withey of Samatian Island, for breakfast on the island where Ross...
View ArticleI Earned a Patch!
I follow a blog called Project Noah. Yesterday I posted a photo there of some creature I found in our garden. Imagine my surprise when I received this lovely patch and the designation of "Tadpole"...
View ArticleRains Bring Uninvited Guests
With the long rains comes Scorpion Season! They don't like the wet, either, so they come into the house seeking dark dry and safe places. This fellow, stretched out flat, would have been almost 5...
View ArticleFace to Face with a Hippo
6:15 a.m. shlurffff shlurffff shlurffff It took me fully five minutes to wake up and wonder what was that noise outside my bedroom window. Who was doing what at that time of the morning to make such a...
View ArticlePython Devours Kob in Uganda
My son-in-law, Maciej Sudra, took, published on Facebook and shared with us photos of a 15-foot (or longer!) python devouring a kob (a small antelope, 140-200 pounds!) in Queen Elizabeth National Park...
View ArticleRhino Hoot
The rhino is in a painting by Terry Frost that hangs on our sitting room wall. Continue reading →
View ArticleLake Baringo Update: Paradise for Pythons and Puff Adders
Apart from the ecological changes I mentioned, another phenomenon is proving imminently threatening to me and mine. These floating islands are temporary hosts for a variety of wildlife, but we have had...
View ArticleOl ari Nyiro Burns!
Now we learn that our friend, Kuki Gallmann, of "I Dreamed of Africa" fame and so very much more good work that she has done, has all but been burned out of her home and foundation at Ol ari Nyiro....
View ArticlePlastic Trash Rampant in Kampi ya Samaki
Today, I'm having a meeting with the local public health officer to discuss the problem in our area and see what might, if anything, be done to clean up Kampi. I already know the Baringo County Council...
View ArticleTalking Trash!
The next thing I knew, I was introducing myself to the assembly of about thirty-five officials and business owners, and presenting for the first time in a formal setting my personal agenda to clean up...
View ArticleHippo House
Given that our house is pretty much open to the elements, and now that we actually have a family of hippos living "on the property," so to speak, I think our home should be called "Hippo House." After...
View ArticleTropical Heat Wave at Lake Baringo
The usual weather pattern of a typical year at Lake Baringo is to begin in January with hot, dry weather, perhaps a little rain interspersed, with gradually increasing temperatures and decreasing...
View ArticlePlastic Trash: Stuck on Hold
I've been doing a little homework, learning about what other communities are doing to manage excessive amounts of predominantly plastic trash. Continue reading → The post Plastic Trash: Stuck on Hold...
View ArticleNan Baker’s Purrfect Spots: Guest Blog Post
People often ask me to tell them more about my “story.” They want to know more about how I came to live in Kenya, when and how I got started quilting and then teaching. Some of that information is here...
View ArticleNight Noises
This is a brief recording of night noises I heard from my sitting room late on the evening of May 28, 2015, remarkably captured by my mobile phone! The post Night Noises appeared first on Dena Crain:...
View ArticleCobra for Lunch?
Enjoying a lovely, relaxing Sunday morning--sunny but with cooling breezes--sitting on the verandah with my back to the door. I stood up and turned to go into the house only to find . . . The post...
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