2009-09-08T02:33:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Blogo.it, P. IVA 04699900967. http://lewana.us.splinder.com/ Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/795185/Living+without+a+Garden 2009-09-08T02:33:00+00:00 2009-09-08T02:33:00+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com Balcony Gardening is on my calendar. IF you are like me and a little bit of a compulsive gardener you can ...

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/794765/%E2%80%9CThe+lake+smiles%2C+so+inviting+to+bathe%E2%80%9D 2009-09-05T04:45:06+00:00 2009-09-05T04:45:06+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com   No thank you, I’d rather not even dip a toe into the lake right in front of our ...

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/793439/The+Other+Side+of+the+Rainbow 2009-08-28T08:39:38+00:00 2009-08-28T08:39:38+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com AT some times the river of my life seems to flow so much faster ...

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/709763/We+are+moving%2C+not+once+but+twice%E2%80%A6 2008-04-10T19:31:30+00:00 2008-04-10T19:31:30+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com Yes, I know I'm not the first person to move house, but two moves in a row is almost more than I can take.  It's been a couple of years since I last moved with half of our belongings from Karachi to Niamey and I'd almost forgotten what it was like but relocating ...

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/707909/African+Fish+Eagle 2008-03-26T06:43:06+00:00 2008-03-26T06:43:06+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com Pictures like  that I would like to  achieve myself eventually, given I can afford better equipment and apply myself a lot harder... This photo was made by my mate Ulf Lieden...

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/705022/The+Village+on+Kanazi+Island. 2008-03-01T17:00:08+00:00 2008-03-01T17:00:08+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com Three weeks ago I paid a visit to Kanazi Island, a small island in the middle of the river near Niamey. We were carried by a small pirogue across the river by our staunch piroguier and golf caddy Hama Hassane, who lives on the island with his

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/703031/Spur-winged+Lapwing 2008-02-13T16:40:32+00:00 2008-02-13T16:40:32+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com By the river's edge....a bird in a black-tie

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/702870/Red-Cheeked+Cordon+Bleu 2008-02-12T14:58:19+00:00 2008-02-12T14:58:19+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com It is Monday morning in Goudel, some 5 km from Niamey. I am walking ...

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                                                        ]]> http://lewana.us.splinder.com/post/702399/Bulbuls+and+lovebirds+%E2%80%A6 2008-02-08T15:03:56+00:00 2008-02-08T15:03:56+00:00 Lewana http://lewana.us.splinder.com Bulbuls and lovebirds, nightjars and malimbes -- the quirky names of some of the birds of Niger intrigued me long before I boarded the plane for West Africa.  To me, they sounded more like names straight out of the “The Lord of the Rings” than real ...

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