WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY - Malawi

 This Hoopoe I saw on one of my early morning walks with my daughter in Malawi.  It has been on the ground near the road but on seeing us approach, it flew high into this tree.  I am linking to Wild bird Wednesday.

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THROUGH MY LENS - Malawi

These butterflies I saw on one of my early morning walks with my daughter in Malawi.  I thought this basically brown butterfly was very clever landing on a brown leaf as it is very good camouflage although part of it is missing.

I am linking with Through My  Lens

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

It’s a Sabbath of rest for you on which you are to humble yourselves starting the evening of the ninth day of the month. You are to observe your Sabbath from evening to evening.

Leviticus 23:32

Photographed on September 2017  

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SATURDAY CRITTERS - Malawi

Just before I arrived in Malawi, my daughter had purchased 6 laying chickens and Annika my granddaughter really loves them.  I have named one Annabelle and although they all look very similar, she has more white on her wing than the others.  Also, they got 3 cockerels and they also have another hen called Star who when I arrived was sitting on 12 eggs but on the day before I left 2 hatched but one died. I am linking to Saturday Critters.

This is Annabelle above but can you pick her out from all the other hens below?

Star is sitting on her eggs in Nelson, the gardener’s house.  

Can you see how small the chick just born is and Nelson let Annika hold it for a few minutes before he put it back after Star.

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FRIDAY'S HUNT and WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

I am linking with Fridays’ Hunt and Weekend Reflections and today the letter is P, surprise and looking up and all three are in the video below. 

We all had a wonderful SURPRISE 

We  all had a wonderful SURPRISEwhen we were LOOKING Up into the tall trees and spied these PRIMATES. 
 Can you see the baby Central American Spider Monkey?

 Above is a REFLECTION image at sunset.

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Spider monkeys are almost completely arboreal, spending most of their lives in the top of the tree canopy. They are among the most agile of the PRIMATES, they walk along the upper surfaces of branches as easily as most humans walk along an even sidewalk and are able to pick things up with their tails.

Most feeding takes place during the early morning, with the remainder of the day "devoted" to rest.

Sorry I got the letter out of order however if you wish to see Q,CLICK HERE and I have a video of a very unisally bird called the Resplenent Quetzal from Cosa Rica.

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GOOD FENCES

 Today only one image today to fit in with GOOD FENCES taken at sunset.

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Night out in Malawi

The night after I arrived in Malawi, my daughter told me we were going out for a meal where Jon my son in law was playing in a band called Rusty Nails.  I had never heard this band and was very pleasantly surprised that they played 60’s, 70’s and 80’s music. Below is a photograph of us and other volunteers who all work at the Cure international Hospital.  The food, company, atmosphere and music were excellent.  Judith is on the front right and I am on the front left.

Now I had never seen such a good use of Coca - Cola bottles.  

These bottles were made into this chandelier seen below.

Jon is on the left and plays the bass guitar and he works as a Biomedical Engineer and the other two men are teachers while the lady at the back is a very talented musician and a Paediatrician and the female vocalist is an Paediatric surgeon.  Not sure what the drummer does.  My grandson, Daniel with be given a number to play with Rusty Nails as a drummer tomorrow when Jon and Judith are celebrating their 20^th wedding anniversary and Jon’s 50^th Birthday. 

There is a short video of the first piece Rusty Nails band played that evening.

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I am linking with Saturday Critters.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY - Malawi

As I said yesterday I have just returned from Malawi and every morning at 5.30 am my daughter and I would go for a walk and one day I saw this Stripped Kingfisher sitting on a wire.  I am linking this post with Wild Bird Wednesday.

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THROUGH MY LENS - Malawi

I am home for visiting my family in Malawi.  Every morning my daughter and I would go for a walk at 5.30 am for half an hour as Daniel had to be taken to a bus stop around 6.00 am for school.  These are a few photographs I took on my first mooring and I lovely all the Jacaranda Tree that were blooming and leaving purple carpets beneath their boughs.  I am linking with Through My Lens.

We often walked to Annika’s school grounds and she is still in the junior school however the school are building a High school and these are some of the classroom.  Along one path there were always a lot of butterflies but they were very busy first thing in the morning and difficult to photograph.

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish in order to gain the Messiah.

Philippians 3:8

Photographed in Costa Rica.

February 2016

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SATURDAY CRITTERS - Mount Stewart Outing on Strangford Lough (Part 5 )

Throughout this boat trip we saw Seals either in the sea or relaxing or sleeping on the seaweed. All the seals in these shots are Grey seals although we did see one Common Seal.

I am linking this post with Saturday Critters.

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FRIDAY'S HUNT and WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

I am linking with Fridays’ Hunt and Weekend Reflections and today the letter is Q, orange and animal.  We will start with this beautiful ORANGE butterfly from Costa Rica and then the ANIMAL I am showing you is very special as anyone who goes to Costa Rica will know and want to see it.  I had the privilege of seeing it on two occasions during my trip to Costa Rica.

It is the Resplendent QUETZAL and although it was difficult to photograph, I managed a short video of it.  Look out for its very long tail.

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This is my REFLECTION image taken in Costa Rica.

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GOOD FENCES - Mount Stewart Outing on Strangford Lough (Part 4)

In this first image, is another National Trust property called Castle Ward and the other shots were taken as we were approaching the town of Strangford.

I am linking with GOOD FENCES.

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Mount Stewart Outing on Strangford Lough (Part 3)

Today I will showing you winter Razorbill and winter Common Guillemot.

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