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Monday, January 5, 2015

Princess' Pups update

Many of the regular followers of this blog will remember that every Friday when Michael has his day off, Joshua is my relief askari. Of all the people who have helped me raise the pups, Joshua has taken his job as nursery assistant the most serious of all. However, Joshua is now on leave and Alphas Moto is the stand-in askari on Fridays. Ironically Alphas and Zechariah (my night-askari) were present at the birth of the pups so these two men take their jobs as pup-carers most seriously as well!  

On Saturday, Alphas stood in as day askari for the Guest House on Edward 's day off. He came into the garden to ask Michael something while the latter was washing the dogs bowls at the outside tap.  Of course, the pups were thrilled to see him and he played with them for a while until he left again. 

I also recorded this video to show my friend, Gattina of Writer Cramps that even though we'd woken up to a thunderstorm earlier that day, the sun rose bang on time (6.30am) and the weather was perfect all day. 




To all the my friends in the Northern Hemisphere who are in the middle of winter, please take a minute to walk through my East African garden with me, listen to the bird calls and the sounds and activities at the beginning of a day in a mining town. 

Here's wishing you all a wonderful new week in 2015!



7 comments:

  1. The pups are almost fully grown now (almost as big as Nando). I watched and listened to your video after you mentioned the bird calls. I still remember my first visit to Kericho, Kenya. That is what made me fall in love with the place. The beautiful light in the morning, the dew on the grass and the bird calls. It reminded me of Spring in my childhood town. Big hugs. xx

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  2. so big and so cute they are. :)

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  3. I like your summer sights and sounds. Plus who can resist the puppies.

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  4. It is too hot here to go in the garden.

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  5. HI Jo You are getting better at these video. Loved see the pups and there surroundings however the best part was the birds! Only trouble was I could not ID them. Have a great day.

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  6. JO, thank for the puppy update. They are growing so quickly and they are all adorable.. I loved listening to the birds singing, what a pretty day.. Have a great day and week ahead!

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  7. my walk through your garden made me feel happy, seeing the pups and hearing the birds and watching a grown man play with the pups is heart warming. those pups make me want to hug them so bad.

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