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Joy, we last met you at the hideout where you had taken our father to keep him out of reach of the people who love him deeply. You were wearing the Jade bracelet that our father gave you on his first visit to Taiwan (at a time when he also gave you a new pair [...]
For all my life, I have known my father as an alert driver, with whom I have always felt very safe as a passenger. He would never drive recklessly, as he taught me to have respect for traffic, and taught me more generally in life, that risks should be taken for causes that are worthy [...]
Many of my favourite skywatch moments this year have taken place with my dad.
Since I came back to Niger after summer, we’ve been riding out just about every weekend, discovering new places and enjoying the expanse and change of scenery.
There’s something about the Niger sky that just speaks right into my heart.
My mother grew up [...]
We met these cute little guys when visiting our tailor Ringo…
I may not have a thing about adult sheep (and they are indeed sheep),
…but there is something irresistible about lambs!
There being two of them only adds to the level of cuteness…
Unfortunately, Ishtar’s is not looking to expand (not sheep-wise, at least!) for the time being [...]
Getting to spend two weeks with a very dear friend who enjoyed sitting in the saddle as much as I did was an exclusive treat, and I enjoyed every moment of it.
During the thirteen days that Karin was in Zinder, we started or ended most of them in the Zinder bush.
We have been fortunate to [...]
Last week, I took Karin on an fabric hunting excursion at the Zinder market.
Although the market is open every day, starting from around 9-10 am, there’s always something extra about going there on “market day” when new goods have (or are meant to!) arrived.
We started at the beginning of the Fabric Lane,
…and slowly made our [...]
Last week, I went for the ride of my life when Karin and I decided to amble all the way to Mirriah and back - a 50 km journey all in all.
Not knowing exactly the capacity of our horses, we decided to have a long lunch in Mirriah’s beautiful baobab forest together with Anette, Renate [...]
The red billed hornbill leads a fascinating life.
Enjoying the deep blue Nigerien sky, he looks first to his left,
…then to his right. All is well and life goes on as usual.
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Last week, I went to Nigeria to drop my sister off at the airport, and to pick up my dear friend Karin who has come to visit for two and a half weeks.
As we did not have any work-related shopping to do in Kano this time, we were able to take our time heading north [...]
The Zinder race track might not be where I normally go to skywatch, but an action-filled setting is only a bonus when the sky happens to be in a particularly beautiful setting mode.
Staffan and Inger - our friends from Sweden - were lucky that Zinder hosted one of its few major racing event during their [...]
Welcome to the waterhole of Dadin Serki.
Sheba, the Rhodesian ridgeback from Sweden, is developing her hunting skills.
As the launch is the objective,
the alarmed birds need not fear.
Sheba is only working on her skill of running through water.
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My world changed dramatically last week when I invited 14 year old Ramatu - my mother’s protegee - to come and live with us so that she could go to a propper school. “She’s will be all yours,” her father said after he had told me how happy he was about the offer, and although [...]
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