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I was working quietly with my back to the window when the lights suddenly went reddish, and voilà, another dust storm passed by. Unfortunately no rain, but it rained this weekend, so some of the farmer’s crops here in the Zinder area might actually make it to the rainy season!
Was planning to go to the […]
The Sahara desert (1985)
The Sahara desert (1985)
I’ve never been in love with the desert as some of my other family members are, but I do fancy the idea of turning it all green one day!
I can’t even tell you what it is with this picture that makes me love it so much, but there’s just so much of Niger in it. So much of the socialization, the calmness and the taking of the day as it comes…
Anette took this picture while we were visiting Dogo with our friend Aaron […]
We have some funny visitors from time to time. Recently, two woodpeckers came and “felt” the big gao tree outside our gate. They jumped around for a long time and seemed to be utterly enjoying themselves. Haven’t seem them since, though!
Despite the sometimes overwhelming heat, I’ve come to appreciate the warm season. The nature is so beautiful! Many trees have renewed the leaves, and the contrast between the reddish sand, the green trees and the blue sky is amazing…
With Aïssa and her relatives (1987)
Aïssa and I (2007)
Just left wondering… Where has the past two decades gone?
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Dressed up and showing his new watch, Saadu poses between his Eden trees in the heart of the Tanout department: trees that he has sown himself and that are now generating an important income for his family.
Trees in Niger are an asset, and fruiting trees even more so. Eden has an […]
We are going back to the field station today to finish off the work that was started when we were there last.
Will probably have some nice pictures to blog about when we come back.
In the meantime, I leave you with a fresh picture for the field taken by an Eden field worker as he […]
He lives on the office veranda and so we see him every day
He attacks the window, licking it, biting it - it’s really hard to tell
He’s recently replaced an old champ, who was accidentally chased out of the open door
He is young but getting more colorful by the day, and is cute to watch
But I […]
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I am trying to figure out what is the best: goat milk or sheep milk?
Being Scandinavian, I am used to goat milk in the most delicious of fashions: Norwegian goat cheese! What I am not accustomed to however is sheep milk. Here in Niger however, sheep milk seems to be prefered over […]
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