The food, yard and gardens of Casa Kumasi – March, 2013 LAYING HENS Jeremy’s chicks have become hens and are laying eggs with rich, yellow yolks. Their eggs are small compared to the ones we buy up the street. LOCAL FOOD Amy and Bob are continually planting seeds in the […]
Two parties on two consecutive days, one at our place and the other at Steve and Laura’s. – March 16 and 17, 2013 POST HARMATTAN POTLUCK BARBECUE AT CASA KUMASI This party has been on our radar since Andreas’ barbeque in November. With a little bit of planning and preparation, our first party turned
Amy and Jeremy venture into the Eastern Region to meet up with Laura and friends for some camping – March 29-31, 2013 MOUNT ODWEANOMAA We set up camp at the base of this beautiful mountain in an area well grazed by cattle herds that pass through. EARLY MORNING Such a lovely morning, waking to the waning moon and
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Mid-week getaway to The Green Ranch at Lake Bosumtwi to spend time with our friend Elodie. Great vegan meals, two long walks and a swimmingly fun horseback ride – February 12 and 13, 2013 WALKING WITH MIDNIGHT Young Midnight has been newly gelded and benefits greatly from long walks through the villages surrounding Lake
February was the end of the dry season for our project – the bulk of our funding finally became available to us in Kumasi here (as they say in Ghana here) THIS IS WHAT SERIOUS PURCHASING LOOKS LIKE Jeremy, Bob, and Justin got busy buying all the things they had put on hold while
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Phase I of our Mole National Park vacation – A drive north to Tamale where our landing spot was the Asempa Lodge – February 18, 2013 PLAN B The original plan involved a one hour plane trip Tamale, an overnight stay and two and a half hour drive into Mole National Park
A two and a half hour drive to Mole National Park where we settled in for some elephant watching, swimming, three walking safaris and poolside wildlife viewing – February 19, through 22, 2013 THE JOURNEY It takes about two and a half hours to travel the road from Tamale to Mole National
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Two Safaris – 7am Walking Safari with Christopher on February 20th and 6am Birdwatching with Osmond on February 21st SAFARI #1 FEBRUARY 20TH RARING TO GO 6:29. The sun is up and we’re ready to go. Christopher led us down the escarpment towards the water hole. EARLY SWIM Within half
Our third and final safari with guide Zach Warrie was all about plants until a surprise showed up… February 22, 2013 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PLANTS Zach took us on a wide upland loop and showed us dozens of trees and shrubs. He spoke to their uses and demonstrated some of their
Our trip to the Northern Region was full of wonderful plant encounters. STATELY TREES The few tall trees of the Savanna are striking indeed. These two majesties are heralded for their medicine and energy. On the left, a baobab (Adansonia digitata, Malvaceae) shines in the morning light across from the Asempa Lodge. The African mahogany
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