WPC: Otherworldly

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge this week is “Out of this World.” Plant, San Antonio, TX Tree roots, San Antonio, TX Icicles outside my house, Des Plaines, IL

Tanzania Safari Journal: A hike and a drive in Arusha National Park

Saturday. Feb. 3. 2018 Today, our first full day in Tanzania, I awoke to a loud, animal sound, “Brau, brau, brau, brau, brau, brau, brau!” I didn’t know what it was but found out it was one of the colobus monkeys that hangs around our lodgings, Rivertrees Country Inn. I got lost looking for the […]

FOTD: Scorpion Flower

This Tanzanian flower is called “Scorpion Flower” because of the way it curls up like a scorpion’s tail. It reminds me of a fern. And it is not just one flower, but a lot of tiny white blooms. I saw it quite often aton Tarangire National Park but this picture was taken on the Serengeti […]

FOTD: Tarangire Flower

I don’t know the name of this flower, but it may be related to the morning glory. I took this photo at Tarangire National Park. The close up is first, and the second picture is a group of these flowers in the foreground, against the backdrop of beautiful green grasslands, baobob and acacia trees in […]

Thursday Doors: Some Amsterdam Doors

Before our trip to Tanzania, we spent four days in Amsterdam. It was winter and gloomy, but not too cold to walk around. Amsterdam is a great city for walking! I took more photos of doors than I have here, but I lost my phone at the end of our trip and for some reason, […]

Tanzanian Pairs

Paula at Lost In Translation has a weekly challenge “Thursday Special.” This week’s topic is pairs. Elephants (mother and offspring) in Arusha National Park after a mud bath! A pair of Bare-Faced Go Away Birds up in a tree Curious mongooses check out what’s going on from the safety of their hole in a termite […]

FOTD: Jasmine

On our first full day in Tanzania, we started the day with a hike. This gave us the opportunity to appreciate the small things, that usually one doesn’t notice from a moving car. We all stopped to smell the perfume of the jasmine. I didn’t expect a flower so famous for its scent to be […]

CFFC: Birds of Tanzania: Arusha and Tarangire National Parks

I did not expect to see so many beautiful birds while on safari in Tanzania! It was hard to choose the best of these, and I will showcase more birds in future posts that we encountered on our safari. The birds included here were sighted at Arusha National Park and Tarangire National Park. One of […]

WPC: Sweet

Our recent trip to Tanzania began with four days in Amsterdam, Netherlands. My brother has been there several times and recommended a place to find the best poffertjes – a famous Dutch sweet that is something like a small doughnut but soft inside. They are served with butter and powdered sugar, and at De Vier […]

CFFC: Tanzania Z’s

I’ve just returned from Tanzania! Just in time to contribute to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge’s last letter of the alphabet, Z! TanZanians…are Maasai, Chaga, and many other tribes. They are proud of their ethnic identities but are first and foremost Tanzanians. Zebras are often seen migrating with wildebeest. The zebras remember the route and […]