Living in the wild, one might think that Samantha du Toit’s main concern would be predators, but it’s actually snakes and scorpions. When her eight year old daughter gets stung…
Notes From The Bush
As we settle into the New Year, Samantha du Toit wonders why we like to think of it as ‘new’. Out in the bush, from the zebras on the plains…
It is almost time; quick or we will miss the bats!’ came the cry from the lawn as we grabbed our drinks and headed for the river. True to form,…
After a visit to Olorgesailie prehistoric site, Samantha du Toit wonders how to break the centuries down to young children who still think waiting for two ‘sleeps’ for a beloved…
It seemed a slightly strange request from our soon-to-be eight-year-old; to take her ‘proper’ camping for her birthday when she had spent most of her life growing up in a…
As the moon illuminates the earth, scorpions crawl out of hiding, their exoskeletons glowing bright green/yellow under a UV torch due to the special fluorescent pigment in their exoskeleton, writes…
Cornflakes forgotten, Samantha Du Toit’s children listen wide-eyed to an ancient African folktale about the largest of land animals being afraid of a tiny honey bee, and how this is…
Having seen her family through major milestones out in the wilderness, Samantha Du Toit‘s Jack Russell terrier may be gone but not many canine companions would have as many stories…
It is that time of year again. Things have slowed down as the heat and hardship intensify, writes Samantha du Toit. The river is usually low towards the end of…
When a little warthog is discovered along a river, and with no mother in sight, Samantha Du Toit and her kids quickly take her in, but the joy this piglet…
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