Flotsam / Jetsam

On the move

The Mara Conservancy, a non-profit organisation, depends entirely on tourism revenue for the protection of 510 km2 of an area known as the Mara Triangle. Widely recognised as one of Kenya’s most efficient and transparent conservation authorities, in seven years the Mara Conservancy has virtually eliminated heavy poaching, which had previously made the area unsafe for tourists and rangers, as well as building over 150km of roads and employing 75 rangers and auxiliary staff from the local communities.

Joseph Kimojino is a conservationist for the Mara Conservancy. He has a Twitter account, which is where he posted this link to a video of migrating zebras. All of the stripes make me a little dizzy.


The Start of the Great Migration, Masai Mara from Joseph Kimojino on Vimeo.

blessings

Role reversal

Sometimes Poppy likes to pretend to put me down for a nap. Unlike “Squish Mommy” — in which she squashes my faces — I like this game quite a bit. First, Poppy says, “Mommy lay down!” and points to the couch. While I’m getting comfortable, she runs to her room for a blanket. “Spread the blankie on Mommy” comes next. Then Pi sings a lullaby (culled from an Elmo story) while I close my eyes. If I try to get up during any of this, she uses one little finger to gently push my head back onto the pillow. It’s the best game ever.


Prayer

Addison update

Addison and family are not coming home from the hospital today, as I’d previously thought (and posted). The doctors believe she has severe acid reflux, which should be relatively simple to treat. Addison’s weight started dropping again when they took her off the IV, though, so she’s still at the hospital.