animals · Congo

erring sheep

I am very disappointed with this picture, I didn’t have time to set up the shot calmly, there were kids, and trucks and taxis, and I  somehow managed to take a picture that made the street look empty when it wasn’t but it’s not graceful or well-framed. Still, the sheep are cute and they are… Continue reading erring sheep

animals · Congo

art market

You can find anything here, from malachite jewelry:   to supposed rhinoceros bone miniature busts:     to stuffed pangolins (scaly anteaters) and dwarf freshwater crocodiles:   and a few close-ups of the pangolin, for eye candy. I LOVE the scales, too bad it was 800 US Dollars as a starting point for bargaining… Also,… Continue reading art market

animals · tommy

mirabeau

I’m not a very enthusiastic cat person, because fundamentally, I don’t understand them, something, oddly, that cat owners cherish about their pets. Mirabeau came into our lives after a brush with death sparked by Tommy’s basic hatred of all living things that are not our family. At the beginning, Mirabeau was Mirabelle. Then one day,… Continue reading mirabeau