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Malawi Backroads
Malawi Backroads On the Sunday drive from Ntschsi Forest Reserve to Kasungu National Park people were walking the roads in unusual...
Heather Simonds
Sep 12, 20191 min read
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Walking Safari, Kasungu National Park
It is 5:30 am and I am off with my rifle toting guide looking for wildlife. In Malawi, in early October at the end of the dry season. The...
Heather Simonds
Aug 13, 20193 min read
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More Elephant Encounters at Lifupa Lodge, Kasungu, Malawi
More Elephant Encounters at Lifupa Lodge, Kasungu, Malawi Oh, you will see Elephants at Lifupa!” was the promise I was holding to when I...
Heather Simonds
Jul 22, 20193 min read
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Malawi Elephants Close Encounters
Adventures at Lifupa Lodge, Kasungu National Park How close do the elephants come to the resort? That seemed to be a fair and reasonable...
Heather Simonds
Mar 27, 20192 min read
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Gulu Wamkule and other Malawi Adventures
“There is something interesting up ahead that I know you will want to capture.” The tour notes I had briefly skimmed made specific note...
Heather Simonds
Dec 18, 20185 min read
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Moose Musings
Moose Musings Have you ever wondered why some species are the embodiment of conflict? Take the North American moose, Alces alces, the...
Heather Simonds
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Foxy Photography Part 2
In the Field – Know Your Prey Northern red fox populations breed from February to April. Monogamous males supply food to females up to...
Heather Simonds
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Foxy Photography
Some speak of a return to nature. I wonder where they could have been. Frederick Sommer Why Foxes? They are cunning yet endearing, and...
Heather Simonds
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, Golden Fall
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, Golden Fall Everything has been shaping up mellow yellow at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. The park is...
Heather Simonds
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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The Dog Days of Winter
The Dog Days of Winter The dog lies sprawled by the fire, both eyes closed, feigning disinterest. And, ever so careful not to stir human...
Heather Simonds
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Porto, Portugal Street Photography
Porto, Portugal Street Photography Porto, at any time, is pure Portugal street photography pleasure. If you like an old European feel of...
Heather Simonds
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Pet Replacement Therapy
Some days life deals you lemons. Heartbreaking ones. The death of a family pet is one of those times.
Heather Simonds
Aug 2, 20191 min read
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The Robin
Except within poetic pale I have not found a nightingale, Nor hearkened in a dusky vale To song and silence blending; No stock-dove...
Heather Simonds
May 25, 20191 min read
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Armenia Independence Day Military Parade - Alone in the Crowd
Armenian Independence Day is September 21. It is widely celebrated with lots of flags and citizens enjoy a day off.
Heather Simonds
May 21, 20192 min read
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Mongolia Wrestling - Nadaam Games
Mongolia Wrestling Costume– Nadaam Games Of the three “manly skills” in Mongolian culture, wrestling is the most important. It has been...
Heather Simonds
Feb 24, 20191 min read
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On To Mongolia, Trans Mongolian Train Travel
On To Mongolia, Trans Mongolian Train Travel The Trans Mongolian train from Beijing to Ulan Bataar, Mongolia takes 31 hours. It is not a...
Heather Simonds
Feb 9, 20192 min read
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Goodbye Berlin Wall
Goodbye Berlin Wall With over a million visitors attending the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this week all eyes have...
Heather Simonds
Jan 29, 20191 min read
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How Was Your Blue Monday?
How Was Your Blue Monday Third Monday in January The third Monday in January is the saddest day of the year. For some folks it is the...
Heather Simonds
Jan 25, 20192 min read
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Moose on the Loose Winter Moose Exercises
Moose on the Loose - Winter Moose Exercises Have you noticed lately that moose are flexing their limbs in positions akin to gymnastics?...
Heather Simonds
Dec 15, 20182 min read
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Dog Meetup At The Park
Dogs love parks. Run, social, solace, walk, trouble, refuge
Heather Simonds
Dec 1, 20181 min read
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