Category Archives: Wednesday photo

Wednesday photo: Beans

Posted on May 17, 2017 by elliewick

My first rounds of beans started great, was annihilated by the cows, and managed to finish with some salvageable beans.  Here’s my harvest:   The spots where the cows were able to break in were repaired and then covered with … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Emachicks 

Posted on May 10, 2017 by elliewick

My hens had babies! Here’s Thandi and her five babies.     Sitfwatfwa’s eggs hatched and has six emachicks (siSwati for chicks). I haven’t seen them yet but make reported back that they are doing ok. 

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Wednesday photo: Chitenge in Zambia

Posted on May 3, 2017 by elliewick

I love shopping for fabric and dreaming about hand-made clothes.  A week in Zambia has given me the opportunity to continue shopping after my week in Mozambique.    

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Wednesday photo: Maize harvest

Posted on April 26, 2017 by elliewick

The maize has been harvested the last few weeks. I didn’t know how to visualize in  cobs the amount that was planted and growing.  Now I can.     This is only about half of our maize. Some has already been … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Maputo

Posted on April 19, 2017 by elliewick

I had only heard negative things about Maputo before traveling there. I experienced nothing negative and was so happy to be in a bustling place for a few days with endless blocks to walk.     Maputo is a fishing town … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Veggies and trash

Posted on April 12, 2017 by elliewick

As I have been double-digging beds in my garden here in Swaziland, I have encountered lots of trash. Trash in the garden, you say? Why, yes, because in rural Swaziland there is no trash pickup service, so people either burn … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Butternut harvest

Posted on April 5, 2017 by elliewick

I could not believe how many butternuts I harvested after their rocky start.    I was wishing I could preserve one of these for the Canfield Fair for my first-ever vegetable entry, but alas, I’m few thousand miles and seasons … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Snake in a bucket

Posted on March 29, 2017 by elliewick

Peace Corps Volunteers need to learn how to have no expectations. You never know what will happen, who you might meet, or what ideas you might have.  Having no expectations means that when you show up at the post office … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Wildflowes

Posted on March 22, 2017 by elliewick

I saw these beauties on Sunday and was very happy to walk past them again this morning.       Just before these flowers I walked past a few open fields, and with the mountains behind them, I couldn’t help but … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Baby elephant

Posted on March 8, 2017 by elliewick

Just because I wanted to share some more elephant love this week before my trip to Kruger, here’s a photo of a darling baby at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust nursery in Nairobi. To me, there is no place I … Continue reading →

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