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(Message started by: Jasmyn on Aug 29^th, 2005, 5:46pm)

Title: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 29^th, 2005, 5:46pm

I want to give you a peak of where I live.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/d41a02bb.jpg
The old colonial house, with WW1 plumming and alot of candle-power

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/6d1973b4.jpg
Some of my back yard, the salt pans and the neighbours

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/a48a80e6.jpg
Some of my front yard, with local shop and the neighbours

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/81ebf987.jpg
The local shop and liquor store

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/98179d4c.jpg
Some neighbours and their Christmas dinner

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/344e12a1.jpg
My cock named Chief who's gonna be my Christmas dinner if he doesn't watch his watch

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/DVC00045.jpg
The street at my front gate and it is still has more tar than most roads here

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/DVC00029.jpg
The salt pans from a balcony

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/DVC00042.jpg
The sun setting while the clouds just tease

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/jazzdebeer/DVC00050.jpg
The sun sets and now Africa comes alive!

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Redd715 on Aug 29^th, 2005, 5:56pm

Wow, that is just lovely. I've always dreamed of seeing Africa some day. Who knows...maybe I will one day.

Thank you so much for sharing these. The sunset pics are especially nice.

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Langa on Aug 29^th, 2005, 5:57pm

Great Pics Jasmyn! 8)

By the way, I could have a field day with this:

Quote:

My cock named Chief who's gonna be my Christmas dinner if he doesn't watch his watch

But I'll be good... ;)

Langa

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Aug 29^th, 2005, 5:59pm

Beautiful photos - thanks for sharing. Jasymn, explain to this poor dumb Canadian what "salt pans" are all about? ;)

Carol

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 29^th, 2005, 6:10pm

on 08/29/05 at 17:59:19, Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote:

Beautiful photos - thanks for sharing. Jasymn, explain to this poor dumb Canadian what "salt pans" are all about? ;)

Carol

Carol these are sections in the salty sea lagoon that they partition off, then they drain the water and the heat and sun here also helps to evaporate the moisture. What is left is salt. They shovel this up, clean it and Whalha!... you've got your table salt!

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Aug 29^th, 2005, 6:17pm

Well, we live and learn. Guess I had never before thought about the devil table salt came from.

Thanks Jas - your country sounds fascinating but I get an impression you haven't always lived there?

Do you live in that whole huge house or is it done into apartments. It's beautiful. Makes me want to come sit on that upper balcony and drink my morning coffee while watching the sun come up.

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 29^th, 2005, 6:29pm

Only lived here for the past 3 and a half years (Mozambique) but lived in Africa all my life.

Live in the whole house which is good if you have teenagers who all want to listen to their own music, at top volume at the same time and each have their own friends over at the same time and have their own hormonal problems at the same time while I'm not sure if I have pre-menopausal hot flushes or just teenage hormonal overload or if it is not just a bloody hot day! ;;D

Title: Re: Africa
Post by nani on Aug 29^th, 2005, 7:30pm

Thanks for the pics, Jas. Africa is one of the places on my dream vacation list. The real Africa. When I win the lottery, you're town is on the list. :)

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 29^th, 2005, 7:35pm

Wanted to go to Kinshasa or Kigali for lots of years now - since probably 9th grade. Kinshasa's kinda off the list at the moment - but maybe by the time I'm qualified enough to go with MSF, they'll stop killing each other... :-/

Absolutely beautiful pics!!! Can we have a convention at your place? hehe

Hugz,
Carrie :)

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Kevin_M on Aug 29^th, 2005, 7:38pm

Now that's a little shop. :)

And a big rooster

That is a blaaazing sun. That's bigger too!

Title: Re: Africa
Post by broomhilda on Aug 29^th, 2005, 7:58pm

What a beautiful home you have and the village is lovely. I too have always wanted to visit, I have good friends whom have moved here from Africa and I so love hearing the stories and the history and pics of course! ;;D

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 29^th, 2005, 8:09pm

on 08/29/05 at 17:57:49, Langa wrote:

Great Pics Jasmyn! 8)

By the way, I could have a field day with this:

But I'll be good... ;)

Langa

I knew someone as crafty as you will pick up on that but I think you should be good for a change and let sleeping dogs lie [smiley=laugh.gif]

You are all welcome to come and visit, I have enough space and it will be my absolute plessure to have clusterheads around!

Title: Re: Africa
Post by cootie on Aug 29^th, 2005, 10:36pm

Totally FACINATEING !!! I have always been "infatuated" with Africa.........is it sorta 'backwoods' so to speak everywhere or do you have big fancy cities ? I know that sounds stupid but I am only familiar with our kinda lifestyle in my own areas. I like the more primitive ways also of the country but must admit I am spoiled with how it is here......a Walmart and liquor store on every corner practically. Fast food resturants are a dime a dozen here too. Do you ever see lions and tigers......or is that a more remote area ? Questions questions questions Pam

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Charlie on Aug 29^th, 2005, 11:14pm

Many thanks Jas.

What I know about Africa is not much but your pics are wonderful. Some people have such interesting lives.....

I love the sunsets. We can use more if you have the time. Pretty cool place you have too. http://www.industreal.spb.ru/smiles/photos.gif?SSImageQuality=Full

Charlie

Title: Re: Africa
Post by mcf69 on Aug 29^th, 2005, 11:31pm

Awesome pics Jas, looks absolutely beautifull. I'd like to visit Africa someday, maybe go on a safari, but I think I've watched Tears Of The Sun one too many times. Maybe someday.........

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Frank_W on Aug 30^th, 2005, 8:33am

Beautiful, Jasmyn... I love your house, too!

Title: Re: Africa
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Aug 30^th, 2005, 8:44am

That is awesome!!!

Title: Re: Africa
Post by ghost62 on Aug 30^th, 2005, 11:09am

So when can I move in? ;;D

Now that should draw a response. 8)

Well HEN? :-*

Only one problem, I would never be allowed in the country for any lenght of time. Got kicked out of Kenya already. 8)

And Japan, something they didnt like about my sense of humor at the time.

and Singapore, bennie boys can run fast in heels.

and Iran, ok got shot leaving, I guess they didnt want me back.

Oh yea and Jamaca, something about beating a guy renting sailboats almost to death.

Other than that Europe and most of americas and most of asia I can still visit. Just wish I had a chance to go to Australia.

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Ronny on Aug 30^th, 2005, 11:14am

Beautifull m8,
wish i could come on a vacation there.

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Sandy_C on Aug 30^th, 2005, 11:19am

Great pics, Jas. I've always wanted to visit Africa, you know, do the photographic safari thing, visit the cities, towns and villages, just to see Mother Nature at her best. The salt pan thing is really interesting. I never would have thought that was what you were talking about. Also, the Christmas dinner picture with the lady carrying the blue bowl on her head - was she looking at dinner, or was she carrying it already? ;)

Thanks for sharing

Sandy

Title: Re: Africa
Post by rickyshot on Aug 30^th, 2005, 6:54pm

Looks like a lot of parts in Jamaica. I would love to go to Mama Africa one day.......

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 30^th, 2005, 7:14pm

on 08/29/05 at 22:36:38, cootie wrote:

Pam this is like most of Africa but there are big and very modern cities in nearly all African countries. But here where I live no, as this country has been through a terrible war not so long ago and you can still see it everywhere. Maputo is the capital and only real city in this country with here and there something modern.

Because of the war, there is no wildlife left. There is an Elephant sanctuary but that's it. South Africa has extended the Kruger National Parks boundaries into Mozambique to re-introduce the wild into this country. We just hope they educate the locals before all the introduced wild becomes food. Everywhere in Africa you still find wildlife but they are only there if their Goverments protect them.

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 30^th, 2005, 7:16pm

Jasmyn,

Speaking of wildlife - did you hear the latest about the elephants? They are getting too numerous and it seems there is some uneasiness about how to take care of this! It's quite sad, really!

Carrie

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 30^th, 2005, 7:22pm

My dear goatie if you are so much trouble as your namesakes I cannot blame countries for banning you. Here they don't even care about your sweet stories, they just throw you in jail, with no phone call, no food and no women.

You do the math. You might get out eventually, say about 10 years if they found your paperwork but by then you won't be a billy goat anymore and your voice would have changed!
;)

Title: Re: Africa
Post by Jasmyn on Aug 30^th, 2005, 7:31pm

Quote:

Carrie, culling is a natural part of animal control here but it is done by experienced game rangers that assess the health and age. It is very sad but elephants eat an enourmous amount and destroy vast pieces of habitat. If they become overpopulated there will be an inbalance and other animals will die out because of no food. But alot of elephant herds are also re-located to African countries with very little herds left. So culling is not the only option but it becomes sometimes the only solution.

Title: Re: Africa
Post by cootie on Aug 30^th, 2005, 10:05pm

There are still WILD areas out there aren't there.....where the lions and zebra and all roam and live free ? Gosh that's the only Africa I have ever known but then I only know what I see or read. Descovery channel and others have had some AWESOME specials on Africa and wild life.....hope all that still exists in vast areas ? Be a scarey place to be left alone as a human (food) but it'd be so dam cool to visit and see them all in there natural habitat. Hopein it is still real Pam

Title: Re: Africa
Post by sandie99 on Aug 31^st, 2005, 1:19am

Lovely pics, Jasmyn! :)

Thank you so much for sharing them! I just love the color of your house... and the balcony! And those sunsets... wow. :)

Sanna :)

Title: Re: Africa
Post by ghost62 on Aug 31^st, 2005, 8:54am

on 08/30/05 at 19:22:11, Jasmyn wrote:

Hey how did you know my Dad's name? Billy.
Thats what I mean I coulnt go there. there would be food, Hannibal aint got s$1t on me when I get to hungry, we would be Bar B Queing in the cell. Slow cook anyone long enough and the meat just falls off the bone. ;;D MMMmmmmmm
It would be kinda like going camping with no supplies. And the voice change thang never would happen, Cause I would kill or be killed. really simple.
Now the women thing 10 years shoot no problem been married 18 what is the difference. Havnt you heard wedding cake kills a womans sex drive. [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]