Monthly Archives: October 2011

This past week I set out a scouting camera (a.k.a. remote camera, stealth camera, camera trap).  The camera is triggered by heat and motion, and when attached to a tree, will record the passing of warm-blooded creatures day and night. … Continue reading →

I love having a bicycle.  At least between rainstorms, I can pedal my way just about anywhere.  The “Terminal” offices where Lisa works are approximately four kilometres away and a bicycle trail follows several production roads from Yenzi to the … Continue reading →

After nights of heavy rain there is a welcome morning lull.  The sleepy camp comes alive in the soft light, the sounds of dripping leaves, the dance of moths, squawks and whistles from the gray parrots, sunbirds buzzing in the … Continue reading →

For a moment in the early morning light, a scattered snow fills the air. On a shimmer of translucent wings, white moths spill from the grasses like pearls of a broken necklace, to disappear among the leaves.  

Africa must have a thousand words for rain.  Like snow to Eskimos, there seems to be endless variety.  There is rain, light and delicate that whispers through the leaves, falling like aerosol.  There is rain moving in from the distance … Continue reading →