Lori Robinson Interview
Moving At the Speed of Nature {Interview with Lori Robinson by Katherine Sanders} I sat with Lori Robinson on the Caretaker’s Cottage deck, situated just below the Garden Nursery at […]
Best Gifts for Animal Lovers This Season
I’ve got three ideas for the best gifts for animal lovers on your shopping list this Holiday season. Best Gifts for Animal Lovers #1 My first gift is something I […]
Sit Spot Practice
One of my favorite ways to deepen our connection to nature and animals is through a ‘sit spot’ practice. I first learned about this method from author Jon Young, and […]
Birding Africa – A Father/Daughter Trip
Since I was a young girl, conversations with dad were more often than not interrupted by him raising his hand like a stop sign and announcing with great importance, “Listen, there’s […]
Jane Goodall: Spreading Hope
Jane Goodall: Spreading Hope is her bailiwick. But I’m getting ahead of myself. On an April day in 1934 a new mother was discharged from a London maternity home, along […]
What is the Best Place in Africa For a Safari?
The most common question I get asked by clients is this – “What is the best place in Africa for a safari?” I imagine you’re reading this post because you […]
Animal Communication with a Horse – A Sad Story with a Happy Ending
My Animal Communication with a horse named Salvadore was one of my most memorable sessions I’ve had in the seven years I’ve been working in this field. From the minute […]
Tanzania Safari – the top 11 things to do
A Tanzania safari is one of Africa’s most popular destinations. And for good reason. This east African country is a great choice whether you’re taking your first African safari, […]
Giraffe Dies in Unusual Circumstances
I’m watching a spotted hyena whittle away at the slimy, saliva softened, sun-bleached jaw-bone of a dead giraffe. It’s all that remains from a giraffe that likely died after a long chase and fatal […]
Becoming The White Masai
While reading The White Masai several years ago, I was shocked by the author’s decision to leave her home in Germany to marry a Masai man and acclimate to his culture […]
Meeting Max the Rhinocerous
Rhinocerous have always appeared to me to be elusive, other-worldly beings. Most people, including me, who have been lucky enough to see a rhinoceros in the wild don’t usually speak […]
Greeting Jane Goodall’s Chimpanzees of Gombe
Our boat lands on the sandy shores of Gombe Stream National Park where 26 year old Jane Goodall and her mother Vanne first arrived in July, 1960. Soon afterwards Dr. Jane’s ground […]