About my last blog

hey! We are back in Zambia, and I have to admit I am glad to be back! Seriously, though, it is nothing personal! There are some downer things about Zambia, though. And one of them are snakes. Black Mamba's, Cobras, all those. You know, I think our black mamba buddy there was really missing freaking us out every once and a while, you know, he couldn't, because we were gone. He was so glad we were back, he got a little cocky and came up and waited on the front porch for one of us to come out so he could say welcome back, and then see us scream and run away. Unfortunately for him, though, dad knew what to do when he saw him out there at 3:00 in the morning(jet-lag, ughhhhh). Dad grabbed the nearest thing to him and jammed that on top of black mamba buddy. And the nearest thing to him was a rubber maid plastic container! Well, get what you get, and don't have a fit!

P.S. When our guard got here in the morning, he(black mamba) was executed for his horrible crimes.

 

 

 

Welcome back!

Thanks!

OR NOT!

SNAKES!!

You guys want to be freaked out? I hope so, because, If you dont, I advise that you do not read this blog!!! Some one asked me to do a blog on the snakes of Africa, so here it is! First I will list all the poisonous snakes in Zambia, and then I will list all of those poisonous snakes that we have seen/killed in our yard, and If you dont mind, I might list all the non-poisonous snakes, and maybe a couple funny stories, too!

Here I go!

Here is the list of all the Poisonous and non poisonous snakes!

Poisounous:

Cobra
Black Mamba
Green Mamba
Boomslang
Spitting Cobra
Puff Adder
Bon Viper
Icipili
Lukuni Luma
Icilele
Umwenda Kawa

Non poisonous:

Mole snake
Brown house snake
Python

 

As you see, there are not very many non poisnous snakes in Zambia! So, I little tip for you! If you see a snake in Zambia, please avoid it carefully, because there is a high chance that it is poisonous!

Here are the poisonous snakes we have seen in our yard:
Cobra, spitting and non sptting,
Black Mamba
Green Mamba
Puff Adder( not in our yard, thankfully!)

And thankfully, that is it. But for the non poisonous snakes we have:
Brown house snake
Mole snake( At our friends house.)

Now for a couple funny storys concerning snakes!

One time, the first time we came to Zambia, a couple years ago, We had found a snake near our front patio, who was a cobra, and, the poor little fellow, was killed by Mwape during his( the snakes) lunch. He was feasting on a fat toad, near our front patio. After he was dead, he was still trying to swallow the hug frog. maybe If I can find the picture, I will blog it! It is quite a sight! Any way, to get to the funny part! We had the picture on the computer,and our land lady had come over to see how things were going. We were showing her the picture of the snake who had a frog, half eaten, still in his mouth, and she was intently inspecting it. All of a sudden, her phone rang, and I think she broke the world record for jumping that high with out a trampoline! Oh, man you should have seen her face!

Here is another:

One time Julia and Bradyn were playing out side, Bradyn was on the swing, and Julia was playing near the wall. Julia was playing house or somthing around these big Flower pots. Julia was inspecting one pot to see if it would work as a stove, and she looked behind it, and she skreamed with delight," Oh Bradyn! Come look! I found I big snake!" And if Aunty Miriam had not come up, and grabbed her away, I think Julia might be dead right now! The snake that she saw( And almost picked up) was a Mommy King Spitting Cobra!

I will rack my brain for some more stories( And check the computer for pictures!)

--
  Kamryn Allen
  "Go into the world and preach the good news to all creation."  Matthew 3:14

HELP!

Hey guys!  I need some help!   I have run out of things to blog about!   If any of you have somthing you would like to know, could you email me or comment on my blog, so I can blog about it, and then I can have something to blog about?  

 

Thanks!
--
  Kamryn

Horse (bare) back riding!

     Hey guys!!!!   Guess what!   At horse back riding yesterday, I rode bare back two times!  Here is the story,

                The first time I asked the groom if I could, and he said," Sure.  Put this bridle on Merry Legs( a tiny little white horse!)   So me and my friend  Sarah put the bridle on her, and just swung our leg over her back( she was THAT small!)   And we just rode her around.   So one time when Bradyn was on her, she said,"  I want to trot.   So Sarah grabbed onto the bridle and started jogging.   So when Merry Legs started Jogging, Bradyn wasn't ready, and just fell right off, onto her bum!!!   Thankfully, Merry Legs is only 2 feet tall!   

      So, after a good ride,  Rachel( our teacher) came up and said it was time to start our lesson.  We jumped half of the time, and did gymkhana the rest.  But for once, the horse that I was riding( called Twinkle Toes, who is known for how fast she is,) would not go fast!   I mean, I was kicking and squeezing with all my might, but she would NOT canter!!!   But after Rachel smacked her on the bum with a riding crop a couple times, she cantered heartily!

                Now, the second time I rode bare back was when I finished taking off the saddle, and I was about to put the horse in the stable, when one of the grooms told me," Do you want to ride the horse up to the paddock( pasture)?   Then I replied," But I already took the saddle off!"   " No!" He said," Bare back!"    DO I?????!!!!!!!!!!    So after a little help from the groom, I got on the horse and rode it up to the paddock, BAREBACK!!!   It was awesome!!!   But, the groom told me I wasn't aloud to go faster than a walk, so just in case you are wondering, I didn't gallop up! 

 

I will share my adventure next week!

 

Kam

What does creation tell you about God?

 

O.K.   Just take one minute and go into your back yard.   Look at the sky.  Look at the flowers.   Look at the trees.   Look at the birds.  Look at the people walking on the side walk or driving their car on the road.    What does creation tell you about God?  I am sure most of you know that God created every one and every thing.    He made the sky.  He made the ground.   He made the flowers.  He made those trees.  He made those birds.  He made those people walking on the side walk and driving their cars on the road.  He even made the earth that those side walks and roads are now covering!  

           Now.  Look at all these things.   Now, ask your self, What does creation tell you about God?    

           Well, by looking at the sky, you would know that he is thoughtful.  God knew that we couldn't care for His plants that he created all by our selves!  So he made rain.  Now, the sky is very important for that very reason.   If the sky wasn't there, than were would the rain or snow fall from?   It might come up from the ground.  But that wouldn't be rain.   Then we would have to walk in soggy ground all the time!!!   The roads would be ruined.  You see, God was thoughtful enough to make it fall, not rise!!

 

Part 2 tomorrow!

           Now, take flower for example!!   You could be the smartest person in the world.  You could know all the points and joints in the flower.   You could know all the fancy names for all the flowers in the world.   You could be the brainiest brain in the hole wide world, but no matter how had that person worked and worked, he could never make a flower.   Sure you can make fake flowers out of fabric ad things!   But you could never make a flower.   A real flower that could gather sunlight in its leafs, gather nutrients from the ground, and have all the brilliant, beautiful colors like all other flowers do!  So what do you think God is by this?    You would think he was smart.   You know, if the people who can make fake flower out of fabric are smart, God is really smart!!!!

        Now,  we have the birds.  

What is different between Africa and Bellingham, Part two

Here is the part two I promised!!

1. They call soccer football( it make sense!)
2. The skies are sunny all the time!
3. Beautiful and many species of birds.
4. Every one that can afford it has a gardener, and a house helper,
who helps around the house.
5. Every one has a wall around there property for protection.
6. There are very few two story houses.

That is about all I can think of (for now!!)

Kamryn