Category Archives: Namibia

Video – Elephants at Okaukuejo

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

We spotted the first elephant in the distance, and soon noticed he was followed by many more, all neatly in line, ears flapping and trunks swinging in that crazy, bouncy, elephant way.  Eventually 32 of them arrived at the watering hole at … Continue reading →

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Photos: Reflections at Etosha NP

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

It’s fun to play around with reflections off a body of water – though in my experience, it’s rare to come across a body of water (a) that’s calm enough to reflect without too much distortion (b) at the right … Continue reading →

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Supporting Africa’s Dwindling Wild Dog Population

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

Today I’ll be participating in N/a’ankuse Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary’s “Corporate Eco-Challenge” to help raise money for their efforts to advocate on behalf of Africa’s dwindling wild dog population.  African wild dogs, also known as “painted dogs“, are the second … Continue reading →

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Focus on Southern African shrubs and trees

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

Spring has sprung in Namibia, and that has caused all sorts of things to flower.  The mostly brown-and-dark-green, relatively drab city we arrived to in July (winter in the southern hemisphere) is turning all sorts of colors.  The purple Jacaranda … Continue reading →

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Sandboarding. Swakopmund. Sony Vegas

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

For years, I’ve been editing with versions of Adobe Premiere and Premiere Elements, and the one complaint I’ve always had is its tendency to lock up on most computers.  The exception has been my old desktop running XP with 512 … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung in Windhoek

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

Spring is definitely in the air in Namibia.  At least that’s what my daughter tells me – she informed me that September 1 was “spring day”.  Apparently in South Africa and Namibia, it’s not the 21st that heralds the coming … Continue reading →

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Photos of Namibia

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

Now that internet access has become somewhat reliable (and not prohibitively expensive) I’ve started uploading some of the photos I’ve managed to collect from our travels in Namibia.  The original photos were taken by my family, but I did some … Continue reading →

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Moon over Windhoek

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Tom (Admin)

This morning when I woke up, the moon appeared full and orange in the sky just above the horizon.  Here are a couple of shots of it.  

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