tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post7060893558820033973..comments2024-03-20T09:13:33.916+02:00Comments on monkeys on the roof: The Dry Season Rolls On... and on..Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-20198254998518377782008-10-03T21:34:00.000+02:002008-10-03T21:34:00.000+02:00I just love finding out about your world, it's so ...I just love finding out about your world, it's so far from wet England.<BR/>It's like having a mini break every time I pop over.Fire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-16096330221338347952008-10-03T17:11:00.000+02:002008-10-03T17:11:00.000+02:00Yep, also tried mopane worms once - also not somet...Yep, also tried mopane worms once - also not something I'll rush to do again! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-56454877420276498052008-10-03T11:52:00.000+02:002008-10-03T11:52:00.000+02:00Hi ValYou came to mine via the Black Box - and I'v...Hi Val<BR/><BR/>You came to mine via the Black Box - and I've come to yours in reciprocation. Wow, Botswana? Monkeys in the passage? That's pretty exotic too.<BR/><BR/>Nice to meet you. JJxJenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-77414923615144005202008-10-03T11:12:00.000+02:002008-10-03T11:12:00.000+02:00hi chesapeake bay woman! it is fascinating to read...hi chesapeake bay woman! it is fascinating to read about your area too - am enjoying your blog! and those photos.... and the efforts involved in getting them :-) all so appreciated. I think i read an author who came from your area once ages ago, and since then the name has always nudged at my imagination. It does sound like a very beautiful natural area and the 'not normal neighbourhood' part is appealing too. :-)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-39994808120530484192008-10-03T09:10:00.000+02:002008-10-03T09:10:00.000+02:00Absolute Vanilla - where are you that you are gett...Absolute Vanilla - where are you that you are getting somuch rain?? heat brought in some clouds today... sky watchingValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-51039436100740988672008-10-03T04:22:00.000+02:002008-10-03T04:22:00.000+02:00You have an incredible gift for telling a story. I...You have an incredible gift for telling a story. I find myself riveted for multiple reasons - your beautiful words, your pictures and your world which is so vastly different from mine. <BR/><BR/>It is different in most ways, but we do have one thing in common, and that is we are living in places that are not your "normal neighborhoods." Where Starbucks and Macy's are non-existent.<BR/><BR/>In other words, incredible places.<BR/><BR/>What a great blog--and great life-- you have.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-34196999140330340882008-10-02T21:49:00.000+02:002008-10-02T21:49:00.000+02:00hi Absolute Vanilla - will get you some tree pics....hi Absolute Vanilla - will get you some tree pics.. though we really need leaves and/or flowers/fruits for ID purposes. and then the same tree can look different in different areas.<BR/>yup its either drought or flood - everything by extremes. and i did eat a mopane worm once. not something i'd rush back to unless i am seriously hungry. you?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-45446594524010653982008-10-02T21:13:00.000+02:002008-10-02T21:13:00.000+02:00I need to send you some rain, Val. Here it just d...I need to send you some rain, Val. Here it just doesn't stop. We've had an unprecedented amount of rain, this year. But isn't this Africa and we're always at odds with the vagaries of the weather.<BR/>I'm on the side of the ellies too - even though I agree, those trees do look so sore when they've been debarked and tusked.<BR/>By the way, have you tried mopane worms...?<BR/>Would love to see some tree pics - had such a hard time trying to identify them in Kruger.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-81901841059009793072008-10-02T21:04:00.000+02:002008-10-02T21:04:00.000+02:00Thanks Reya - you do make a difference and for sur...Thanks Reya - you do make a difference and for sure rain will come. wind is like an oven door opening today - maybe it will bring a change in the weather,<BR/><BR/>Rob - greetings to the recuperating tree! i love the inukshuks - feel i would like to build one of my own.<BR/><BR/>Lori Ann - i'd love to see a racoon. heard they can be pesky tho. but, like the monkeys, so cute looking you have to forgive :-)<BR/>hey Janelle - how cool you came via the black box this time :-) and the verification word secret message. listened to your CD again today, great stuff, more moreValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-57027539209268195792008-10-02T20:17:00.000+02:002008-10-02T20:17:00.000+02:00hey val..guess what that black box thingy brought ...hey val..guess what that black box thingy brought me here! isn;t that lekker??? man. its sounds really dry eh? and those bloody f*cking monkeys ...love 'n salaams xxx j<BR/>and my verification word is dustlai...ok what's going on?Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125077795925721552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-71507253340558080702008-10-02T18:11:00.000+02:002008-10-02T18:11:00.000+02:00a wonderful post!i love your descriptions val.ever...a wonderful post!i love your descriptions val.everything comes to life...<BR/><BR/> you have monkeys, we have racoons, they will do the same thing if given half a chance. once, i surprised/scared a juvenile racoon in my kitchen, he was standing at the pantry nibbling away.he gave a start and so did i not expecting to find a big hairy creature in my kitchen at midnite. i think the wind nudged the door open, or was it the full moon? <BR/><BR/>like the elles, i LOVE the marula tree, because the fruit can get turned into Amarula. I love this on ice. yum.<BR/><BR/>xx loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-59671837638336378332008-10-02T17:32:00.000+02:002008-10-02T17:32:00.000+02:00Oh how I love your descriptions of your world, not...Oh how I love your descriptions of your world, not entirely unknown to me, but that seems like another lifetime now.<BR/><BR/>I shall go out now and tell the recuperating Tree to count blessings. Things could be worse.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your visit, comment and honoured blogroll spot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-4994681463819319132008-10-02T15:25:00.000+02:002008-10-02T15:25:00.000+02:00Sounds like everything is having a hard time. I'm ...Sounds like everything is having a hard time. I'm praying for the rain to come as soon as possible to your corner of the world. <BR/><BR/>Love the monkey pic.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-20928367911027356162008-10-02T11:32:00.000+02:002008-10-02T11:32:00.000+02:00Geli - I am a tree lover too, and some of those ha...Geli - I am a tree lover too, and some of those hardwoods are ancient. But maybe if people stopped being careless in their attitude to trees - there would be plenty for all.<BR/><BR/>hey Miranda - yes and that smell of mopane woodsmoke from a home fire is one of the best... close to first rain smells. eish, softwood fires, disappointing once you know the difference...<BR/><BR/>xxxValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-78941605192167246972008-10-02T11:21:00.000+02:002008-10-02T11:21:00.000+02:00I never appreciated mopane as firewood until I had...I never appreciated mopane as firewood until I had a winter in Arusha with nothing but pathetic soft wood to burn.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864726025699486938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-36357938966171290582008-10-02T10:48:00.000+02:002008-10-02T10:48:00.000+02:00As a tree lover (we Germans are forest people, but...As a tree lover (we Germans are forest people, but we have oak woods, fir tree-covered mountains like in the Black Forest, and large beech woods, totally different - again - from your acacias and mopanes)I am always sad at seeing dying trees, but a dying elephant is worse. Trees will grow again, they always have. Thanks for your beautiful description, and hello to your mischievous monkeys!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.com