Understanding
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.”– Rudyard Kipling It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote inspires a pictorial or wordy post from you, do...
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We’ve created some wonderful collective nouns in English. There are some very ordinary ones, such as group, herd and flock; and some fascinating ones like a sloth (of bears), a shrewdness (of apes) and...
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Yes, I’m back with another collective noun. This is an unusual one, but I really didn’t invent it! It is thought that this term is related to the exuberant and erratic behaviour of the wildebeest,...
View ArticleTower
I’m weaning myself off my recent obsession with collective nouns, but gently, as you see. Why this tower was disguised as a giraffe, I do not know, but it caught my attention because tower, is used for...
View ArticleRhythm and strength
Masai warriors demonstrate their strength and skill with their jumping dance, or adumu. Straight, narrow, and immobile, apart from their feet and legs, is key to this competitive dance. The height and...
View ArticleThe sleeper must awaken
“Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.” Frank Herbert (1920-1986), author of Dune, and much more Time for my weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote...
View ArticleIn search of a cooling breeze
– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 July 2019 Posted as part of July Squares
View ArticleGrocery shopping in Zanzibar
Grocery shopping in Stone Town, Zanzibar, January 2017 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 October 2019 Posted as part of Tuesday Photo Challenge
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Every experience is exploration
“In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.”Ansel Adams Exploring in Tanzania, January 2018 It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote...
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Birds in Africa
Tanzania, January 2018 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 March 2020 Posted as part of Cee’s B&W
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Sky over the plains
Tanzania, January 2018 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 April 2019 Posted as part of Skywatch Friday
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Rooftops of Stone Town
Stone Town, Zanzibar, January 2018 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 23 April 2020 Posted as part of Squaretops
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How many smiles
It’s a grey and very wet day here so I decided to count smiles rather than statues today. Just click on anything in the gallery and you can scroll through, and hopefully smile back. Copyright Debbie...
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Reflections in Tanzania
Tanzania, January 2018 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 11 December 2020 Posted as part of Weekend Reflection …
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An upside down bird
Black-headed weaver, Tanzania, January 2018 And some music to get you into the upside down mood: And to learn more about the black-headed weaver, pope over to Becky in Portugal – Copyright Debbie...
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Hanging out to dry in Stone Town
Washing day, Stone Town, Zanzibar, January 2018 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 February 2021 Posted as part of Monday Washing Lines …
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Yes, we have some bananas
Tanzania, January 2018 And a spot of music to contradict my title: Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 February 2021 Posted as part of Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge …
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Ugly
Marabou stork, Tanzania, January 2018 – Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own ugly post.To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link in...
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