My dad has been wanting to figure on my blog for a while, so for today’s MyWorld post, I thought I would share one of our favourite rides featuring another favourite elements of ours: camels! My dad loves to ride amongst boulders, and behind the airfield is a large stone-clad area. On one of our [...]

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The word for foal in Hausa is ”dukunshi, and we have two of those at Isthar’s Ark. It’s such a treat to come back from work and find these two baby equines about in the garden, busy discovering every detail of their little world. Diva (the darker one) is the more self-confident of the two, [...]

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Tabita and Priscilla are leaving for Holland this weekend, so I thought this skywatch post would go to them! Remember Tabita’s birthday ride in the bush? I saved the best for last. Renate and Priscilla turned about halfways, while Tabita, Peter and I continued forward. The dogs stayed with us, not wanting to miss out [...]

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One of the things I love about solar cooking is the variety of meals that can be prepared just reflecting the heat of the sun. Although there are few solar cooking recipe books, everything that can be cooked at a low temperature in the oven is perfect for solar cooking. I recently tried making solar [...]

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Remember last week’s Monday post, “A Ride into the Heart of the Zinder Bush”? I promised there was more to come. On our way back, we rode by the Dadin Serki tapki – another beloved place in the heart of the Zinder bush. We dropped in just as a herd of zebu cows was leaving, [...]

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It’s cold at nights and Sheba is asking to be wrapped up at bedtime. She used to have a black fleece blanket, but she’s given that one up to Dennis. The yellow bedspread is much wider, warmer and perfect to snuggle up in. Dogs may be colourblind, but Sheba certainly knows the difference between the [...]

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Remember the Karin post from earlier this week? Here’s my favourite camel shot! For other skies around the world, visit Skywatch!

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On this day last year, my friend Karin was visiting from Sweden. An experienced horserider, we made the best of her two-week long stay by riding out as often as possible. The weather was wonderful and the temperatures perfect for long ambling tours throughout the Zinder bush. On this particular day, we started with a [...]

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What can be better than a warm canine smile?? Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Esther, Sheba & Co! For more animals around the world, visit Camera Critters and Pet Pride!

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For the past two months, we’ve been working a lot with Isolde. When I first started breeding, I said we would wait until the horses were at least two years old (which is “shockingly late” according to Hausa culture, but the absolutely earliest, if not too early still). When Isolde’s second birthday passed in September, [...]

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Have you ever cooked beetroots in a solar oven? It’s the simplest possible. You simply put your beetroots, peel and all, in a black pan and place them in the solar oven, without adding any water. Then you let the sun do the cooking. When you take them out, the peel slips off naturally, leaving [...]

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It wasn’t long ago that Sheba detected a mystery. A man on Eden Street whom she had never met before acted suspiciously upon Ordinary RR Scrutiny and escaped inspection by running back from the gates he had come from. This was not the first time Sheba found a gate being closed to her, but it [...]

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Diva & her herd wishes you all a wonderful weekend! Anette has already dubbed the little one “le bébé d’Esther”, which is no surprise, for little Diva is as outspoken as Sheba and I am sold horsewise… Warm greetings to you all from us here at Ishtar’s Ark! If health and time permits, we’re hoping [...]

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