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Leon Mare
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THE RAREST RHINO RUBBING POST ON EARTH.
There is no other like it - not even close.
Painstakingly crafted by Mother Nature herself over millennia, the rubbing post stands over 70 cm tall with a circumference of 119 cm (28 x 47 inches).
It has a very interesting history:
The tamboti tree grows extremely slowly - in all likelihood it took this tree hundreds of years to reach its maximum height of 18 meters. It probably died of old a Read more of this blog post »
Painstakingly crafted by Mother Nature herself over millennia, the rubbing post stands over 70 cm tall with a circumference of 119 cm (28 x 47 inches).It has a very interesting history:
The tamboti tree grows extremely slowly - in all likelihood it took this tree hundreds of years to reach its maximum height of 18 meters. It probably died of old a Read more of this blog post »
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Poacher (Sam Jenkins Trilogy, #1)
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2012
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Cheetah in the Rain (Sam Jenkins Trilogy, #2)
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2012
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Fighting AIDS (Sam Jenkins Trilogy, #3)
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2012
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The Devolved (Sam Jenkins Trilogy Book 5)
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2015
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Sasquatch (Sam Jenkins Trilogy, #4)
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2014
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The Lion at the Sperm Bank: and other illustrated tales on the wilder side of Africa
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2014
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Show me a Reason
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2012
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the devolved
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Karma van ivoor
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“There's only two kinds of people in this world - those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.”
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“There's only two kinds of people in this world - those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.”
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“Sonnet XVII
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:
where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep. ”
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I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:
where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep. ”
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“It is important that we know where we come from, because if you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.”
― I Shall Wear Midnight
― I Shall Wear Midnight
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Debbie "DJ"
Jul 16, 2014 05:59AM
Hi Leon, Thanks for the Friendvite!, Love what you do! Keep me posted if there is anything I can do to help. :)
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Hi Rikki,Welcome to my world.
You obviously love the wilder side of Africa.
Do look at Leonmare.blogspot.com. - I am sure you will like the wild stuff. The content is now being updated in eight newspapers.
Also look at my profile for books about the real Africa.
Hope you enjoy.
Please comment.
Kind regards,
Leon.
Riki wrote: "Awesome thanks for adding me! I'm a big Wilbur Smith fan, hence my African Fiction section. If you have any suggestings along those lines please send them along..."Riki wrote: "Awesome thanks for adding me! I'm a big Wilbur Smith fan, hence my African Fiction section. If you have any suggestings along those lines please send them along..."
Awesome thanks for adding me! I'm a big Wilbur Smith fan, hence my African Fiction section. If you have any suggestings along those lines please send them along...
Thanks for the feedback, James. Please invite your new dean on my behalf to visit Leonmare.blogspot.com and read about wild stuff in Africa. Eight regional newspapers are starting to run some of the postings next week.
Elated - got another 5 star rating for Poacher this morning on Amazon.com.
Wishing you good reading and writing,
Leon
Hi Leon: Thanks for linking up on Goodreads. In addition to writing fiction about Viet nam, I teach law school in Albany, New York. Our new Dean, Penelope Andrews, hails from South Africa, something which I thought you might find interesting. Hope all is well. Best,
Jim Redwood
