Category Archives: African Safari

Baobab skins get a coat of chain mail; Elephants get something else to eat…..

Posted on August 26, 2017 by

I am always tickled by the look-alike skins of baobabs and elephants…from baobab trunk… to elephant trunk… and the wrinkled limbs such as this foreleg… and this tiny little leg disappearing into the baobab trunk below…has that baby really just … Continue reading →

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Bees, Baobabs and Baboons……

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

Bees, baobabs and baboons -a wonderful trio of treats for us at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge… Surrounded  we are at Chilo and in the Save Valley Conservancy, by baobabs of all sizes and characters, some awesomely misshapen, some stately… All … Continue reading →

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Miombo Woodlands inspire colour and drama….

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

Our unique Miombo Woodlands inspire my art at this time of year as we head into our Zimbabwean spring colours… Msasa leaves will soon burst forth in all the deep warm tones of a Northern hemisphere fall! Interspersed with splashes … Continue reading →

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Mahove means “Fish” and it is also the name of a special camp on the wild Runde River….

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

Mahove means “Fish” and it is also the name of a special camp on the wild Runde River…. Here is an afternoon view of the that wild and fish-filled river from Mahove tent number 4, just to whet your ‘appetite”! … Continue reading →

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Burnt Earth and Wild dogs go together…..

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

My artistic collaboration with Burnt Earth ceramics at The Studio is wildly exciting, and involves Wild dogs! Ceramics was aa deep interest for me at art college, and at last I get to combine it with my wild dog art….Yay! I … Continue reading →

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The Road Less Travelled is ours; River rescues and Boating on the mighty Save River ……

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

The road less travelled is ours… we have boated across the mighty Save River, Mahenye Island in the distance… and have been the only human adventurers to explore the newly washed landscape of Gonarezhou….along rain-puddled  green-flanked roads inhabited by rolling … Continue reading →

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Baobab Blitz-Fruit Bats and ethereal flowers

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

In late November, after watching flower buds develop on the baobab trees at Chilo, we got down to some “citizen science” with our entranced guests.. … so much fun was had, watching baobab flowers opening at night and eating baobab-themed meals. Rain … Continue reading →

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