Friday, January 16, 2015

Grey Tanzanian Skies

It's summer time in the Southern Hemisphere. It's rainy season in Tanzania. Yet, although the skies are grey and overcast most of the time, the rain is minimal. The temps hover between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius: warm summer temperatures. But without the sun, it feels cold to me! 
Grey murky skies are the order of the day
I focused on an African Grey Hornbill  huddling against the cold 
Misty and grey ! Ewgh! 
While I snapped the depressing weather, Michael arrived home with a bag of sawdust (not heavy, only bulky) This commodity is obtained for free from the woodworkshop nearby and is for the cats' litter trays. Note how Nando is howling while Princess watches anxiously for Michael to return to the safety of the garden. Msichana runs towards her mum
Meanwhile I felt a tug at my shorts cuff
Mvulana's mischievous look
Then he tugs at my shorts again! 

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13 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl16 January, 2015 03:32

    cute pups making sure their humans are okay and accounted for. :)

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  2. Joyful16 January, 2015 04:00

    Hi dear Jo, I think if I lived in Africa I would like the odd day of rain. It seems to freshen everything up and make the air clean. Where I live we have the opposite problem. Not enough sunshine where it rains though where I grew up we had lots of snow and sunshine almost every day. Can't win, lol. It's all good. I'm thankful for the rain, snow and sun, lol. I try anyway :-)

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  3. Anonymous16 January, 2015 04:39

    That sounds like a perfect temp to me.

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  4. Indrani16 January, 2015 09:14

    How they try and get all attention!
    Great pics.

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  5. Margaret Birding For Pleasure16 January, 2015 09:35

    You ought to be here to really know 'dull' days! The dogs are very playful.

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  6. Lina Gustina16 January, 2015 10:10

    We have rainy days too. You have comfy temperature there.
    Like seeing the kids. Your dogs are cute.
    Thanks for dropping by; I'm your new follower.
    www.womenandperspectives.com/2015/01/sky-watch-new-housing-site.html

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  7. Gattina16 January, 2015 11:37

    Still better than in Belgium ! No wonder that so many people have caught a cold !

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  8. MadSnapper16 January, 2015 16:43

    those pups always make me smile and i love how big your yard is. our dogs would just love to run in that space. great idea on the sawdust for litter.

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  9. wildcatwoods16 January, 2015 17:56

    Wild looking bird - thanks for stopping by! Hope to be back doing more blog posts.

    Carolina mountains

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  10. carol in cairns16 January, 2015 18:04

    In this part of the Southern Hemisphere (Far North Queensland, Australia) our wet season is slowly building up. We have some slight rainy days punctuated with 35 degree heat and high humidity.

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  11. Gaelyn16 January, 2015 18:52

    Glad you have those happy pups to brighten the gray days.

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  12. Sylvia K16 January, 2015 19:19

    Ah, I do miss my Sam Schnauzer!! Great look at your world, Jo, and I do love your captures for the day!! The doggies get cuter by the day!! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  13. Photos by Stan18 January, 2015 22:39

    Well, 21-23 C sounds pretty warm to me!! LOL Guess it's all relative. Speaking of nice headers, yours is quite impressive! But, I have to ask: you still have Pterodactyls in E. Africa? Cheers, Stan

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