Sumwe Journal

The End of the Game Something I am deeply connected to and concerned about.  I have used photographs taken from the book, The End of the Game,  written by one of my favorite artists and authors, Peter Beard. Since a little girl I have had the privilege of visiting the Kruger National Park. It is a place of peace and beauty, a place where I have learnt an infinite amount and been able to observe African wildlife from a safe and close distance.  I am here to bring up a topic which has occurred in the past in other parts of Southern Africa and what I am sadly observing here in this special place. A hugely increasing population of elephants. Now, elephants are one of my favorite to see in Kruger, their huge stature, wise eyes and just the incredible feeling you get when being close to them. Unfortunately due to their large population in Kruger, which is ever growing,  it is leading the Eco-system to destruction. Now I don't know much about this topic and invite anyone wh...

june  back in the land of blood red sunsets, elephants in your front yard and a fast beating heart. it is so good to be back, to hear the thousands of different species of birds, to smell the smokiness of the fire and watch the sparks drift amongst the sky littered with stars. i stare into the embers of the fire, it's like staring into a soul, a soul full of life, just like africa. letting an ice cold beer slip down your throat as you listen to the low whooping of the distant hyena. the coolness of the night makes its way into your bones, but you don't care, you need to be out, out beneath the stars and with the sounds of the nocturnal animals. and then, hot, very hot. the dry air of the day and glaring sun, beams down on you through the open window. the dust fills your nose, but it feels so good to be in the bush again, using all your senses. watching and observing the signs of the bush, you discover so much more. the alarm call of a francolin and the staring eyes of prey into...