We had a nice drive yesterday from Windhoek north to the fabulous Mondjila Safari Camp, which is just 30km south of Etosha National Park. Unfortunately, the wifi was out. Today, we had a great visit to the park, and now the wifi is back on, but it is slow and unsteady. Thus, I only getContinue reading “Kshhh Namibia shhh wifi bzzz…”
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Greetings from Namibia!
We flew from Johannesburg, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia today, and when we got to our lodging at the Trans Kalahari Inn, there was still plenty of daylight, so we strolled around the grounds to see who else might be here. Things were quiet at first, but eventually this character popped up to sing usContinue reading “Greetings from Namibia!”
Pilanesberg National Park!
This is gonna have to be quick, because it’s been a long day, it’s already late, and I am beat. As I mentioned yesterday, Anne booked us a safari for today at the fabulous Pilanesberg National Park, and it’s gonna take me days to sort through all the pictures I took, so here’s a tinyContinue reading “Pilanesberg National Park!”
Greetings from South Africa!
After 27 hours of travel, including stops at JFK and Nairobi, we finally arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa this afternoon. Woo hoo! Even better, the area between the terminal and the shuttlebus zone was quite nicely landscaped with trees, plants, and a bit of lawn, so there was plenty toContinue reading “Greetings from South Africa!”
Here we go again…
It’s gonna be a long day of planes, trains, and automobiles, not necessarily in that order, so I’m afraid I won’t have any new pictures for you today, either. Instead, here are a couple of birds I hope to see again when we finally reach our destination. Hamerkop Violet-backed starling My sister is joining usContinue reading “Here we go again…”
Just enough to be better than nothin’, or so I hope…
Well, the wet weather we’ve been enjoying in Wisconsin lately must have followed us to Connecticut, because it rained on-and-off all morning here. If I were home and had dry shoes I could switch into, I would have gone out in it, but I’m traveling light, so that wasn’t an option. Instead, Anne, my siblings,Continue reading “Just enough to be better than nothin’, or so I hope…”
Wheels-up again…
It looks as though it’ll be a nice enough morning in Estabrook Park, but I won’t be there to enjoy it today. Instead, Anne and I are off to Connecticut to visit my family for a couple of days. Luckily, I’ve had a couple of great outings lately that produced some backup pictures, so hereContinue reading “Wheels-up again…”
A soggy April makes a valiant effort to redeem itself…
It was a perfect morning in Estabrook Park. Sure, it was a little cool, a few degrees below the average low for this date, but the sky was crystal clear, and the air was nearly calm, so the sun warmed things up pretty quickly, and it was just a fabulous time to go looking forContinue reading “A soggy April makes a valiant effort to redeem itself…”
One last April shower, or so we can hope…
Let’s try something new. Here’s a link directly to this post on my WordPress website, in case the images are not coming through correctly in your email client:signsoflifeinestabrookpark.net/2026/04/29/one-last-april-shower-or-so-we-can-hope It was cool, cloudy, and rainy this morning in Estabrook Park, but at least it wasn’t too windy. The main story today is that we have ourContinue reading “One last April shower, or so we can hope…”
I learned a lot today…
It was cloudy and breezy in Estabrook Park this morning, but it felt a little warmer than yesterday, and it didn’t rain on me, so it was not a bad morning for April. My first treat of the day was hearing and then finally seeing a brown thrasher again. This time it was by theContinue reading “I learned a lot today…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 