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Mouse
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Musings of a Mouse, September 2023
Rocky Hollow A hot and dry Laikipia, though they keep telling us El Nino round the corner – but all we can see is sunshine and blue...
Mouse
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Musings of a Mouse, June 2023
Rocky Hollow June 2023 Green grass and full dams Milo and I arrived back from our “Grand Tour” and we had so much fun. Something like 15...
Mouse
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Musings of a Mouse, September 2022
Rocky Hollow La Niña Huge great fluffy rain clouds come flying across the skies and we all get a little excited, but then they melt into...
Mouse
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Musings of a Mouse, March 2022
Rocky Hollow Windy and dry, pale blue skies with not a cloud in sight. I can see that I started my Musings last year in almost the same...
Mouse
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Musing of a Mouse, September 2021
Rocky Hollow Dry as a bone - Blue skies, brown grass and dusty dams Thank goodness for intrepid travellers. We have been so lucky to be...
Mouse
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Musings of a Mouse, March 2021
Rocky Hollow, Laikipia. March already, hot, dry and windy. Our and our safari crew's heartfelt thanks go out to those wonderful families...
Mouse
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Musings of a Mouse, September 2020
Rocky Hollow, Laikipia. The grass is gloriously green, with so much leaf on the trees, bees in every hive, and 10 happy horses in the...
Mouse
Apr 6, 20203 min read
Musings of a Mouse, April 2020
Rocky Hollow, Laikipia. Hot sun and dry wind, but quite a lot of grass after good rains. Milla and Richie chose to get married at home in...
Mouse
Sep 14, 20193 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - September 2019
Takaungu creek, south of Mombasa Cool sunny days and small rain squalls every now and again. The Indian Ocean swell brings a glorious...
Mouse
May 22, 20191 min read
From the archives - Cats Don't Like Water!
April, 2014 Masai Mara, in the beginning of the rains. A last minute game drive on the way to to catch a charter home led us to the banks...
Mouse
Apr 1, 20192 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - January 2019
Summer is really here, hot and dry and a little windy. Thirsty elephants and giraffes are drinking huge amounts of water every day from...
Mouse
Mar 19, 20192 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - September 2018
Rocky Hollow-Spring is in the air – the cold weather finished and delighted to be in the sunshine again. How lucky are we to have lots of...
Mouse
Mar 19, 20192 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - February 2018
Talek River, Masai Mara Rain storms building and since had the most spectacular floods. Camps too close to the rivers have been washed...
Mouse
Feb 18, 20192 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - May 2017
Laikipia, Kenya – Mount Kenya covered in dark, heavy, rain filled clouds. We have lovely gentle rain this morning, which is wonderful for...
Mouse
Feb 18, 20193 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - January 2017
Nairobi – Kenya – Not a cloud in the sky. Christmas eve – sitting under the Mogwooni rocks on Laikipia was such fun though we talked too...
Mouse
Feb 18, 20192 min read
The Musings of a Mouse - September 2016
Laikipia, Kenya – Slightly hazy view of Mt Kenya. Sitting in our mess tent this morning, I watched as Rambo, a six year old Masai boy...
Mouse
Feb 18, 20192 min read
Musings of a Mouse - March 2016
Laikipia, Kenya – Fabulous view of Mt Kenya Last week started with a wonderful stay at Laragai House, with our great friends Valentine...
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