All of my recent attempts at writing have come out ponderous, introverted, and, quite frankly, rather dull to read. So in lieu of boring you, I will instead post pictures. * * * * * As of yesterday, I have exactly three weeks left in South Africa. Strangely enough, I'm nervous about returning to the…Read more Pictures and Ponders
Month: October 2015
Proofs of a Small World
The world is sometimes a very small place.When I first arrived in the Drakensberg (already more than three weeks ago; the time does fly!), I could not believe my eyes. The landscape of rolling hills, dry grasses accented with the lushness of Spring and agriculture, the fences along the road to keep out the cattle……Read more Proofs of a Small World
Shots
*** I try not to get angry or political online. This is an exception to both. *** I heard on the news this morning of yet another school shooting in the U.S., uncomfortably close to home. Reactions: horror at the news and a moment of terror when I heard it was an Oregon college, immediately…Read more Shots