Magdalena-Gómez Family

Thursday, April 28, 2011

African rock monitor lizard

Veranus albigularis

Moringa tree @ The Ghost Tree Forest (Sprokieswood)

Moringa tree (Moringa ovalifolia)
San legend recounts that after God had found a home for all the plants and animals on earth, he discovered a bundle of leftover moringa trees. He flung them into the air and they fell to earth with their roots pointing skywards - and so they remain.

Etosha National Park - 2011

Andersson's Gate

Okaukuejo

Etosha Pan converted by this year's rains into an immense lagoon.

Sunset @ Okaukuejo

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Haven Zoological Park @ Windhoek

Sara & Ana

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Sevillanas

Sara

Ana

Sevillanas (1/2 Gallegas + 1/2 Peruvians) in Namibia ;-)

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter 2011

Easter wreath

Lily & Sara's clay creation

Dyed eggs

Sara, Ana, Lily & Gabe after the Easter egg hunt

Cocoon

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Diaz Point (Lüderitz, Namibia)

Lighthouse @ Diaz Point

Tea, cake & beer

Monday, April 04, 2011

Aus

Gemsboks

On the desert plains west of Aus live some of the world’s only wild desert-dwelling horses. Among the several theories about the origins of these eccentric equines is the one that suggests they’ve descended from German Schutztruppe cavalry horses abandoned during the South African invasion in 1915. Others claim they were brought in by Nama riders moving north from beyond the Orange River. Another claims they are shipwrecked horses en route from Europe to Australia. Still, others maintain they’ve descended from the stud stock of Baron Captain Castle, who set off for Germany in search of more horses but was killed in battle in France and never returned to Namibia.
At present, the population fluctuates between 150 and 160, but there have never been more than 280 individuals. Their only source of water is Garub Pan, which is fed by an artificial bore hole.