The funny thing about Sheba is that although she is skeptical of cameras (or of me taking pictures of her!), she is such a photogenic creature! Here are a few varieties of her many expressions! “Your camera bores me.” “But even though it bores me, it does not keep me from looking gorgeous at any [...]

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It is no secret by now that one of my favourite places to go to in Zinder is the local market place. Not only is it good for a tissue hunt, but it’s a busy place to enjoy with a unique merge of colours and smells. It goes without saying then that it is a [...]

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When we went into our store the other night, I suddenly looked at the ventilation windows and saw the following: View from Ventilation Window #1 View from Ventilation Window #2 View from Ventilation Window #3 View from Ventilation Window #4 View from Ventilation Window #5 Closeup on Ventilation Window #5 View from Ventilation Window #6 [...]

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Copyright Eden Foundation I miss my mother so much. Sometimes I have words to describe it, but other times I don’t. Back in the old days, I used to be able to paint emotions with endless words, beautiful words, powerful words. Today, my heart is still. What is there has not changed, and will not [...]

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…is Jojo, the family’s pet monkey (not ours). Anette took these cool facial shots of him when we were there last, and I just had to share! He’s bit me twice already and will be having some goods removed soon (I have yet to meet a male monkey who did not suffer from serious megalomania!), [...]

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The Zinder bush – end of rainy season… Life is beautiful, when you stop to look at the little things!

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The Zinder marketplace Today, I’m spending the day in Kano and will hopfully get back to Zinder before dark!

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Sheba in a very relaxed pose Deep sleep! Sheba is a wonderful dog! If I ever thought highly of the Rhodesian Ridgeback as a breed, I am amazed by its character after being a first owner for less than 48 hours.  She’s an independent soul who doesn’t want to be told what to do (but [...]

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The picture of the day this week is none other than a photo of Isolde saying hi to Tabita for the first time! Isolde loves people, and people just love her! Right now, Tabita’s games are all centered around “Arwen the horse” and “Isolde the foal” and Isolde is happy to have so many people [...]

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There’s no one to light up a room like smiling children! Niger says hi, and I can’t wait to be back in two weeks!

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As many of you know by now, Niger is in the middle of its yearly three month long rainy season. According to the unofficial aid calender, this time of the year (up until the millet harvest in October) is considered the true “hunger season”, and yet Niger’s nature’s pantry is (as always) in full bloom. [...]

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At the Zinder market (2008)

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The rainy season is a cool thing. There is so much action in the sky all the time! I am pretty sure that a professional photographer would have a field week just walking around and documenting different angles of the landscape! As for myself, I was having fun the other day coming down from the [...]

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Copyright Eden Foundation 2008 Camels are very cool beings and one of the animals that amazes me the most. Especially when you look up close, you wonder how they’re put together! As for my experience with camel riding, check out the following posts: Learning the art of riding a camel (17th December 2006) For other [...]

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