Daily Archives: June 22, 2015

21 June 2015 – Sunday at Potchefstroom…

Another beautiful day at the Potchefstroom Branch….between meetings and after church they gather in yard to enjoy the sun…

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Church 6/21/15 - Menzi, Kea

Church 6/21/15 – Menzi, Kea

Church 6/21/15 - Philip, Simon

Church 6/21/15 – Philip, Simon

Church 6/21/15 - Meisie

Church 6/21/15 – Meisie

Church 6/21/15 - Adam Laboba - Sister Nebo

Church 6/21/15 – Adam Laboba – Sister Nebo

Church 6/21/15 - Dorcas, Georgina, Viona, Merriam

Church 6/21/15 – Dorcas, Georgina, Viona, Merriam

Church 6/21/15 - Merriam

Church 6/21/15 – Merriam

Church 6/21/15 - Primary Children

Church 6/21/15 – Primary Children singing and dancing to ‘Follow the Prophet’ with lots of spirit and smiles.

Church 6/21/15 - Nomsa

Church 6/21/15 – Nomsa

Church 6/21/15 - YSA

Church 6/21/15 – YSA gather for a picture…

Church 6/21/15 - Ncapayi, Philip, Kwaikwai

Church 6/21/15 – Ncapayi, Philip, Kwaikwai

Church 6/21/15 - Priesthood meeting outsdie

Church 6/21/15 – Priesthood meeting outside

Church 6/21/15 - Primary Fathers Day

Church 6/21/15 – Primary Fathers Day Singing

Church 6/21/15 - Menzi, Lebo, Kea, Meisie, Adam

Church 6/21/15 – Menzi, Lebo, Kea, Meisie, Adam



Kruger Part 7 – Sunrises, Sunsets, Scenery…and anything else that is left!

With the large amount of pollution in the air, sunrises and sunsets in South Africa can be spectacular…especially with the low mountains and stark trees to add interest…

June2015 - Kruger - Bill at Sabie rest area

June2015 – Kruger – Bill at Sabie rest area

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June2015 - Kruger - view from deck

June2015 – Kruger – view from deck

June2015 - Kruger - Sunrise with tree

June2015 – Kruger – Sunrise with tree

June2015 - Kruger - Sunset drive - sunset

June2015 – Kruger – Sunset drive – sunset

June2015 - Kruger - another view from our deck

June2015 – Kruger – another view from our deck

June2015 - Kruger - Dead Tree

June2015 – Kruger – Dead Tree

June2015 - Kruger - colorful large rock

June2015 – Kruger – colorful large rock

June2015 - Kruger - rocks and water

June2015 – Kruger – rocks and water

June2015 - Kruger - View from our deck

June2015 – Kruger – View from our deck

June2015 - Kruger - Riverby Kruger

June2015 – Kruger – River by Kruger

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June2015 - Kruger - Gods View 2

June2015 – Kruger – Gods View 2

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Unusal Rocks

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Unusal Rocks

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15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Mary at Pinnacles

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Mary at Pinnacles

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Mary at Sabie close

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Mary at Sabie close

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - A last Look at our tent

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – A last Look at our tent

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - View from our deck

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – View from our deck

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Sunset - First Night

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Sunset – First Night

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Looking out of park to the cane fields

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Sugar Care fields from the park

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Toilet Sign - Ladies- Gents

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Toilet Sign – Ladies- Gents

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15June15 -Kruger Trip - Mercure Hotel Sign

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Mercure Hotel Sign

15June15 -Kruger Trip -Mercure Hotel

15June15 -Kruger Trip -Mercure Hotel

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15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Happy Anniversary

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Happy Anniversary

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Sunset 3rd Day

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Sunset 3rd Day

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Sunset on Palm

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Sunset on Palm

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15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Sunset Tree

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Sunset Tree

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Lower Sabie Beds

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Lower Sabie Beds

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Landscape Cliff

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Landscape Cliff



Kruger Part 6 – Hippos

June2015 - Kruger - hippo going into water

June2015 – Kruger – hippo going into water

June2015 - Kruger - hippos from tent

June2015 – Kruger – hippos from tent

June2015 - Kruger - Hippo Pod

June2015 – Kruger – Hippo Pod

June2015 - Kruger - Hippos

June2015 – Kruger – Hippos

June2015 - Kruger - Baby Hippo -

June2015 – Kruger – Baby Hippo –

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15June15 -Kruger Trip - Hippo But

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Hippo But

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Sleeping Hippo

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Sleeping Hippo

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Pod of Hippos Resting

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Pod of Hippos Resting

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Hippo Family in morning

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Hippo Family in morning

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Hippo Pod Clese

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Hippo Pod Clese



Kruger Part 5 – Zebras, Wildebeest, and other Antelope…

Mary has a thing for zebras…I enjoy them also but we have seen so many zebras on our drives that I have reached a point where unless there is really something special about the scene I do not even get out my camera…I would like to see a mother with a brand new colt but other than that or one with three legs I am done with zebras.  The same thing is true of Wildebeest and Cape Buffalo…I did get a great shot of an old bull lying on the sand…



Kruger Part 4 – Rhinos – Warthogs

We saw tons – no pun intended – of white rhinos but of course no black rhinos…people claim to have seen them but no one has a photo that they took – “it was too far away” – it went into the bush before I could get a shot” etc. I think black rhino sightings are a myth. On a game drive during our first mission to South Africa one of the guides pointed out across the plains to a disappearing dot and said “There goes a black rhino” – right!

Warthogs are among the ugliest animals on the earth and I have come to love them. That is why  Mary had a special picture of a family of warthogs custom made for my birthday…

June2015 - Kruger - First Rhino

June2015 – Kruger – First Rhino

June2015 - Kruger - Rhino crossing road

June2015 – Kruger – Rhino crossing road

June2015 - Kruger - Rhino eating

June2015 – Kruger – Rhino eating

June2015 - Kruger - full sixe rhino

June2015 – Kruger – full sixe rhino

June2015 - Kruger - rhinos pair

June2015 – Kruger – rhinos pair

June2015 - Kruger - First Rhino

June2015 – Kruger – First Rhino

June2015 - Kruger - 3 Rhinos

June2015 – Kruger – 3 Rhinos

June2015 - Kruger - Rhino Head and Horn

June2015 – Kruger – Rhino Head and Horn

15June15 -Kruger Trip - White Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip – White Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip - 2 Rhinos on Road

15June15 -Kruger Trip – 2 Rhinos on Road

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Mom and Young Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Mom and Young Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Young and Old Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Young and Old Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Rhino along Road

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Rhino along Road

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Rhino Side View

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Rhino Side View

15June15 -Kruger Trip - 3 Rhinos

15June15 -Kruger Trip – 3 Rhinos

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Big Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Big Rhino

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Rhino with sun shining on it

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Rhino with sun shining on it

June2015 - Kruger - Rhino crossing road

June2015 – Kruger – Rhino crossing road

June2015 - Kruger - Rhino eating

June2015 – Kruger – Rhino eating

June2015 - Kruger - full sixe rhino

June2015 – Kruger – full sixe rhino

June2015 - Kruger - rhinos pair

June2015 – Kruger – rhinos pair

June2015 - Kruger - 3 Rhinos

June2015 – Kruger – 3 Rhinos

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Rhino Crossing Road

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Rhino Crossing Road

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15June15 -Kruger Trip - Keeling Warthog -

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Keeling Warthog –

June2015 - Kruger - Warthog 2

June2015 – Kruger – Warthog 2

June2015 - Kruger - Warthog close up

June2015 – Kruger – Warthog close up

June2015 - Kruger - 3 Warthogs

June2015 – Kruger – 3 Warthogs

June2015 - Kruger - Warthog = good

June2015 – Kruger – Warthog = good

June2015 - Kruger - Warthog

June2015 – Kruger – Warthog



Kruger Part 3 – Giraffes

Coming soon to this spot – lots of great giraffe pictures…



Kruger Part 2 – Elephants, Cats and a Hyena!

We have some great shots of elephants with the best being a series showing a week old calf with its mother and one where an elephant is drinking from a cistern that is about 6 feet tall. We saw lions everyday but only got one really good photo opportunity because most of the sightings were at night…but we did finally see a leopard and got one photo! We also saw three cheetahs but once again it happened so fast and at dusk that we have no photos. Is a hyena considered a canine? We did get to see a couple and got one photo of this very shy animal.

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Elephant Taking a Dump

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Elephant Taking a Dump

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Elephant on Sand

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Elephant on Sand

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Little and Big Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Little and Big Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Elephant Herd

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Elephant Herd

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Elephant at Cistren

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Elephant at Cistren

15June15 -Kruger Trip - Elephant Drinking from Cistren

15June15 -Kruger Trip – Elephant Drinking from Cistren

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Week old elephant under mother

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Week old elephant under mother

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Week Old Elephant side view

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Week Old Elephant side view

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Week Old Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Week Old Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - elephants at water hole 2

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – elephants at water hole 2

15June15 -Kruger Trip - LS - Last Elephant

15June15 -Kruger Trip – LS – Last Elephant