AS I WAS PASSING

Living without a Garden

Lewana — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:33:00 +0000

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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“The lake smiles, so inviting to bathe”

Lewana — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:45:06 +0000

No thank you, I’d rather not even dip a toe into the lake right in front of our ...

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The Other Side of the Rainbow

Lewana — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:39:38 +0000

AT some times the river of my life seems to flow so much faster ...

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We are moving, not once but twice…

Lewana — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:31:30 +0000

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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African Fish Eagle

Lewana — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:43:06 +0000

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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The Village on Kanazi Island.

Lewana — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:00:08 +0000

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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Hooded Vulture

Lewana — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:21:44 +0000

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Spur-winged Lapwing

Lewana — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:40:32 +0000

By the river's edge....a bird in a black-tie

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Red-Cheeked Cordon Bleu

Lewana — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:58:19 +0000

It is Monday morning in Goudel, some 5 km from Niamey. I am walking ...

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Bulbuls and lovebirds …

Lewana — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:03:56 +0000

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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