tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post7515086691142396921..comments2024-03-20T09:13:33.916+02:00Comments on monkeys on the roof: Summer ColdValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-87429126800047344522008-11-20T18:49:00.000+02:002008-11-20T18:49:00.000+02:00Fire Byrd - I love that your son cuts up those pla...Fire Byrd - I love that your son cuts up those plastic beer holder things to save hedgehogs! every little helps for sure.<BR/><BR/>CJ- elephants are amazing creatures - dont know how they put up with us!<BR/><BR/>hi Reya - wow maybe it was mudflu? plastic is useful though...<BR/><BR/>karen - yup i am also a bag lady of note! so sad about those trees! just have to keep planting...<BR/><BR/>CBJ nice to see you! <BR/><BR/>Rob, hey - am all better now thanks! and ready for the meme...<BR/><BR/>Stevyn - thanks for the visit :-)<BR/><BR/>xxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-43540368221611576752008-11-20T00:43:00.000+02:002008-11-20T00:43:00.000+02:00Fascinating blog. I shall be popping back for my A...Fascinating blog. I shall be popping back for my Africa fix regularly. xStevyn Colganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152745065245344159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-65459103217302072312008-11-19T18:57:00.000+02:002008-11-19T18:57:00.000+02:00Val, hoping you're feeling much better already and...Val, hoping you're feeling much better already and ready for a meme. Yes, it's true, I tagged you. Do it only if you feel up to it. Take care of yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-8028673151210461342008-11-19T17:30:00.000+02:002008-11-19T17:30:00.000+02:00I haven't visited in a while and am so glad to hea...I haven't visited in a while and am so glad to hear you're finally getting rain. I'm sorry, however, about the cold. Blech.<BR/><BR/>I would never have guessed in a million years that elephants would ingest plastic bags but that gives me one more reason to hate them (the plastic bags, not the elephants). I get paper whenever I can, but not every place offers paper,i.e. Wal-Mart.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-69511302621934274272008-11-17T16:19:00.000+02:002008-11-17T16:19:00.000+02:00hi val, hope you feel better soon! Hate that rubbi...hi val, hope you feel better soon! Hate that rubbish dump, and wish that they would hurry up and get it finished, with elephant-proof boundaries...(i hope) will try and get some more info on it to see what's really going on. Sadly, it has to be Somewhere, and anywhere in Kasane would really probably have the same problem.<BR/><BR/>Yes, we also noticed the beautiful ring-barked trees near Kavimba,and were horrified!!! Do you remember the lovely huge trees outside the old Northern Elecrical, which all got chopped down and there is now a concrete slab in their place as part of their warehouse/storage... despite people's best efforts to prevent them cutting them down.<BR/><BR/>I watch people in the shops here, and they never seem to think twice about buying their plastic bag, even for the smallest purchase. I look like a bag lady with all my re-usable bags. anyway, off my hobbyhorse for now! keep up with the healthy vitamins! lol xxkarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-22983803553354406712008-11-17T15:08:00.000+02:002008-11-17T15:08:00.000+02:00Maybe some dormant virus got stirred up out of the...Maybe some dormant virus got stirred up out of the sticky mud the other day ... I do hope your cold clears as soon as possible.<BR/><BR/>What a great post. I feel like I'm right there with you (as always). All those exotic animals! And I love your descriptions of the weather which is (as you know) of great interest to me. I think of weather as the emotional body of the earth.<BR/><BR/>I feel sad about the elephants, the dolphins and anything else that suffers because of all the plastic in the world. Our species, too, eats and drinks plastic all the time. We, too, suffer from it.<BR/><BR/>Opposable thumbs are a great evolutionary device, but sometimes the things we do with those thumbs, like make plastic bags, is no good for any of us.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-35727191638722626022008-11-17T14:07:00.000+02:002008-11-17T14:07:00.000+02:00I was watching a program the other day about Eleph...I was watching a program the other day about Elephants - majestic creatures that they are. I would be thrilled to see one in real life and to have wildebeast charge past my house would make me ecstatic!<BR/><BR/>CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-14450173171501493882008-11-16T19:17:00.000+02:002008-11-16T19:17:00.000+02:00Over here supermarkets now sell plastic bags, to g...Over here supermarkets now sell plastic bags, to get us to recycle our shopping bags. I have a lovely French one that I wander round clutching my greens in.<BR/>And even my son alwas cuts up the plastic rings that hold four cans of beer together as they are a hazzard to hedgehogs.<BR/>Every bit helps I guess.<BR/>Hope the cold gets better soon.Fire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-56609673092810920952008-11-16T10:36:00.000+02:002008-11-16T10:36:00.000+02:00thanks guys for your kind messages - i have some V...thanks guys for your kind messages - i have some Vit C stuff which does seem to be helping.<BR/>Lori - we do a lot of that school clean up groups thing here but still.. probably because its not the kids doing it in the first place. its adult training we need :-)<BR/>Ab Van - i think the idea of charging for plastic bags has made a big difference here and SA, but still the problems exist. its shameful.<BR/>I wondered about hayfever - its not a normal thing for me though..<BR/>Rob - thanks for that - am feeling a bit better today already<BR/><BR/>xxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-78674037698982064102008-11-15T22:16:00.000+02:002008-11-15T22:16:00.000+02:00Cal-C-Vita! That's what my dear Mother always advo...Cal-C-Vita! That's what my dear Mother always advocates. I remember only when I have a cold, but even then it does help. Take care and feel better soon.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the look at your post rain world, just sad it's tempered with yet another sad story of man's wanton selfish destruction of our blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-17806162414021004882008-11-15T20:34:00.000+02:002008-11-15T20:34:00.000+02:00What a powerful post, Val - so glad that the rains...What a powerful post, Val - so glad that the rains are causing the grasses and buds to shoot, so glad that food is becoming available for the animals.<BR/>But, oh, oh, oh, plastic bags and the like - instant death for animals - as you say, would that we wake up and realise we are not alone and all our actions have consequences. It's strange how the idea of introducing a fee on plastic bags has done little to cease the flow of things - and it's appalling how bad we still are about recycling. As for having a dump so near a nature reserve, that just reeks of madness.<BR/>Hope the cold passes soon - if it's any consolation, the hayfever season down here has been the worst ever and even non sufferers have been suffering. Build your immune system up on zinc and vitamin C if you have any.<BR/>xxx<BR/>PS done your meme :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-28743256442431080982008-11-15T19:14:00.000+02:002008-11-15T19:14:00.000+02:00Take good care of yourself Val, i hope your cold i...Take good care of yourself Val, i hope your cold is over soon. You are right about the plastic bags, I know they have a place, but i agree they are devastating on the environment. We have beach/creek community cleanup days here.Kids learn the effects of litter and carelessness.There is so much more to this,thanks for sharing.Feel Better!<BR/>xxxLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.com