A Kapama Safari – Part Three

It’s the afternoon of our second day at Kapama Private Game Reserve in Limpopo (Day 4 of our South Africa garden tour). The calendar says October 12th and the temperature is very hot, in the mid-30s or 90F+ with humidity. … Continue reading

A Kapama Safari – Part Two

It’s Day 4 of our South Africa Garden tour. After our first game drive yesterday at Kapama Private Game Reserve outside Kruger National Park in Limpopo, we’re raring to go for our second (full) day here and two 3-hour game drives. … Continue reading

A Kapama Safari – Part One

Although our South Africa trip is essentially a garden tour, happily for us Donna Dawson has included a 2-night safari stay at Kapama River Lodge a 20-room eco-resort set in the 32,000-acre Kapama Private Game Reserve outside Kruger National Park. … Continue reading

Singing Malaika in the Serengeti

I have been very fortunate to travel to Africa three times. In October 2014 (my second trip), we visited South Africa as part of a garden tour hosted by Donna Dawson. Apart from visiting Table Mountain and Kirstenbosch National Botanic … Continue reading

Kodachrome – A Life in Photography

When I first listened to Paul Simon’s ‘There Goes Rhymin’ Simon’, released in spring 1973, I was swept away by the rollicking cadence of ‘Kodachrome’, the first song on the album. It was obviously metaphorical, but I loved the bouncing rhythm … Continue reading