I have had many people write to me about the locust ‘invasion’, and mention how terrible it is.. First may I mention, that Locusts are part of nature so can not be that bad..!? Its the way people are living in this modern world in that we have split the land up into small parcels […]
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Happy, HAPPY days from all of us up on the ‘ Milgis ‘ … and it really is paradise at the moment.. the sense of peace, calm and complete relaxation reigns over our land!.. thanks to the marvelous rains! We had a wonderful christmas out there with the camels.. I hope YOU are all jealous!! […]
I took this picture!! Yes I was there! I haven’t been out of the country for over 10 years and I nervously went to Paris for 2 days!! A VERY important mission! And after a loooooong queue at passport control, 2 hours! I was rethinking my crazy escapade!!! A beautiful film, part of the […]
SONG in the AIR and people walking home with a SPRING in their step… some of them have 200-300 kms to go BUT they are taking it all in their stride, enjoying the moment …. Finally the burning inferno of heat and drought is gone… the clouds finally gathered and the things are really […]
This magnificent Verreaux eagle came to join the ravens over our hill one morning.. What a fabulous sight it was!! Just lately we have had around 300 ravens every day using the up drafts caused by the position of lkanto hill towering above the windy Milgis Lugga, for practising their flying skills.. There was some […]
I dont know of many places on our earth that one could wake up with a view like this ! along with peace, quiet.. just the birds singing.. D4 and Uni enjoying the most incredible view of their life time!.. The Ndoto mountains, at dawn, with the Milgis lugga winding its way below.. taken from […]
Milgis Update 2018/19 Here with the Milgis collective report for the last year, compiled by Digby.. April 2018-May 2019 Please click on the above! Now for the latest unbelievable scenes we have been seeing up north!!! Sometimes these northern tribes call rain ‘Ngai’, the same word that they use for ‘God’ .. RAIN IS GOD […]
Its hard to believe that people, yes people, who live off the land, can be so uncontrolled and destructive.. Once again.. the Ndoto mountains have been burnt, not once, not twice BUT 4 enormous fires have raged across the west side of the mountain destroying every thing in their paths… We are even doubting our […]
Drought again.. Sadly.. Times are tough again up in the Milgis… No rain to really speak of now, since May/June last year and its really dry… One of our main concerns are just to make sure no elephants or other wild life get stuck in the wells dug by the people for their own use […]
Mt Nyiru .. The holy mountain for all maa speaking peoples.. The Samburu, the Maasai and the Njemps… It is the home of the great man who prophesizes whats coming, when the rains are going to be good, and security issues, and much more! Also the orders, for all maa ceremonies come from there and […]
