As anyone who has ever lived in Africa will tell you, when it rains – the termites fly! I don’t have a clue about exactly why, maybe all the termite eggs hatch all of a sudden when they are covered in water? I know this is going to sound really Read more…
Okay, so he was not found in our backyard, but a friend found him and thought our kids would have fun with him. Supposedly if you keep him on cut flowers or greens on your table he won’t go anywhere. I had some lilies brought in for a treat, so Read more…
Well, you’ve made it through the first half of my week about bugs –surely it’s not that bad! =) These fuzzy friends are deceptively cute, but cuddling up with them can be mildly poisonous. There are many varieties, and we don’t see them in the city often. This group was Read more…
I always wanted to see one,so it was exciting times when the boys found this guy outside by the car! They said he walked slowly like a praying mantisand when he flew he had beautiful blue and yellow wings like a butterfly.Never would have guessed!He hides them pretty well, don’t Read more…
After alluding to snails and puppy-dog tails yesterday, I thought this one fitting for today. My Joelie loves his snails. In fact, one day after a heavy rain, he grabbed an empty honey jar and filled it to the brim with little snails and moved them right into his room. Read more…
Okay, every time Africa comes up inevitably someone asks me the critters-question:What are the bugs like?Aren’t there spiders there?How about the bugs?How big are they anyway?Are there LOTS of bugs? Regardless of what I say in response, they almost always reply:Oh! I could never live there!Wow, I don’t know how Read more…
There are lots of good books many of you have probably already read about this beloved continent, Out of Africa being one of them… (NO, the movie does not count!) {Side Note: The first place Kent and I lived in Africa in 1999 was in Karen, about 1 mile from Read more…
About one year ago, as we were moving into this fixer-upper with a great yard in a great location, Kent spotted a tiny plant hidden between the dilapitated outhouse and back wall we share with the mosque. Familiar little leaves, like those of a ROSE. Surely roses are not indigenous Read more…
Obedi is the brother or cousin of one of our Congolese colleagues. We hired him as our night guard, but he always did lots of gardening and extra jobs too. He had not been feeling well for a day or two and was taken to the hospital and treated for Read more…