Snapping Africa







This is just to get to know my new camera a Nikon D90. I am endeavouring to challenge myself in adding one photo daily for the rest of the year. I do live in an interesting part of Africa, Tete, Mozambique where lots is going on and happening. Enjoy

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

18th Jan 11 - derelict - the meaning in the dicitonary......deserted, abandoned, run-down, dilapidated - neglectful of duty or obligation. Africa, is much like this. A little of the past remained standing, but most is crumbling, beyond repair!

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Saturday, 8 January 2011

8th Jan2011 - Past splendour from the Portugese era.....This is the Governor's house for the Angonia province...

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Thursday, 6 January 2011

6th Jan 2011 - Our local butcher.......one little goat neatly chopped up and wrapped up in their own skin for sale on the side of the road....

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Wednesday, 5 January 2011

5th Jan The incredible skies we experience everyday........

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Tuesday, 4 January 2011

3 Jan - a little patch of flowers that the heat allows me to grow

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Now I am back in a slightly more "civilized" country....... far away from the wide open spaces and exciting daily adventures, but I can hope I can continue to show you the beauty from this very populated little Island, Mauritius, just a speck in the Indian Ocean....
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  • the Tete bridge, spanning the Zambezi............this crossing used to b dreaded a few months ago........we used to drive up to this bridge with knots in our stomachs, wondering how long we would queue to get across. It could have been anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours..........thank goodness the repairs are now done :)
  • These trees may be the oldest life forms on the African continent. Many still standing today have certainly been around since the birth of Christ; others for far longer. Baobab trees flower for the first time at about 20 years of age. In mid-summer, dozens of luminous white blossoms—the size of saucers—open at sunset. Their strong musky odor attracts fruit bats and hosts of insects. Large bats seek out the sweet nectar and collect and distribute pollen as they move from flower to flower. The life of the flower is short-lived; it drops to the ground within hours after the bats and insects feast on the nectar. The seeds are housed in a hairy pod that resembles a miniature rugby ball, inside of which is a white pulp from which “cream of tartar” is derived. Once the flowers fall to the ground, the pods are fed upon by baboons, monkeys, antelope and elephants, who disperse the hard baobab seeds inside the pod. The baobab’s branches, with their hollows, dents and bloated stems, provide shelter and home for a great many animals: bushbabies, squirrels, rodents, lizards, snakes and tree frogs, as well as spiders, scorpions, and insects may live their entire lives in a single tree. Holes in the trunk provide ideal nesting sites for birds, such as rollers, hornbills, parrots, kestrels and spinetails. Larger cavities are often occupied by families of Barn Owls or Ground Hornbills. Eagles, vultures and storks frequently build their large stick nests on the outer branches. The nests of red-billed Buffalo-weavers are more often found in Baobabs than any other tree.
  • BOROMA CHURCH MISSION - This magnificent Jesuit Church, in a rather crumbling state, was built at the end of the 19th century and I think, it's by far Tete's most interesting feature. Being only 30km's from the city, it's a place I often visit and snap away.....

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