Category Archives: Africa

Lewa Conservancy & Maasai Mara Animal Gallery

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Marien Grace

This gallery contains 13 photos.

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Serengeti Animals Photo gallery

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Marien Grace

This gallery contains 21 photos.

Safari these days means capturing photos instead of kill, thank goodness. Although it felt sometimes a bit petty to be in this glorious and exotic landscape fiddling with our technology, I must admit that I am thrilled to have the … Continue reading →

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The first animal – a totem

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Marien Grace

  This blue and red lizard, the Mwanza Flat Headed Agama, was our first animal sighting on Safari in Africa. On reviewing my pictures I am suddenly struck at the possible symbolic appropriateness for this creature to be totemic for me. … Continue reading →

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Along the road in Tanzania; on the track in Kenya

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Marien Grace

(The following was written on August 22, 2014.) This morning we journeyed by van out of Tanzania into Kenya across the border towns. Along the highway is the commercial aspect of all the villages that occupy the region. This narrow … Continue reading →

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Across the Mara in the Serengeti

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Marien Grace

(The following post was written on August 20, 2014) Mt. Meru, viewed from our cabin door at the Legendary Lodge in Arusha, in the picture below. As they say, objects in mirror are much closer than they appear.  After traveling today … Continue reading →

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Divining before the journey, and early impressions

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Marien Grace

I have a dear friend who is trained (“merged” is the word used) in the way of the African Dagara tribe to divine for others counsel from the unseen realm. I remembered that this was available to me just a … Continue reading →

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Before leaving for Africa, some considerations

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Marien Grace

(The following was written about two weeks before leaving for Africa, upon realizing that I had really not considered why I would go on such a trip beyond being of service to my mother’s dream. But I was going to … Continue reading →

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