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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 18, 2026August 3, 2026

This photo is of home, taken by my dear friend Jack McLeod, who I will…

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South African trip: Spinning Reel Beach Cottages, Vermont Chalet, Port Alfred

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 25, 2026August 24, 2026

The last booking we had to do for South Africa fell into place last week.…

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Huntshoek Lodge, Makhanda, South Africa

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 15, 2026August 14, 2026

As regular readers know, last winter in Sweden almost did me in. November is always…

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Saving a starfish

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 25, 2026June 20, 2026

I come from the poorest province in South Africa. You are faced with poverty every…

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Update: My rarest animal sighting – African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 18, 2026June 11, 2026

The first time I ever went to the Kruger National Park, I wanted to see…

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Old four legs, aka the Coelacanth

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 30, 2026May 27, 2026

I had a student the other day who said ‘let me tell you about the…

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South African national parks

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 5, 2026February 6, 2026

I received an email a while ago regarding a post I made recently about South…

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Snapshots from my week

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 3, 2026January 26, 2026

My brother-in-law Justin took this beautiful photo in Port Alfred/Kowie in South Africa. I really…

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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 19, 2025December 18, 2025

I found this photograph, taken in the 1990s, of the Physics Department at Rhodes University.…

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Dr Christiaan Barnard

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 3, 2025
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