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In Visions I See Africa

    Hey, everyone. It's a beautiful morning here on the mountain. It's 56 degrees and a nice blue sky. Reminds me of a morning in Trinidad, Colorado after a big storm. That was in July.
    I wanted to tell you gamers about a site called You Tube Plants vs. Zombies Channel. I suppose it's an official site for that game, which you know I really like. There's a fun video from their fan convention. I'd recommend it to anyone, really.
    I'm getting a real lesson in geography here on the blog. As you know from previous posts, Google allows us to see the number of hits from different nations, although not anything
specific about the folks. (Again, I have no desire to intrude on anyone's privacy.) So, I noticed the other night that I had a visitor from Burundi, which is very cool. It's my first viewer from the African continent and I dug out my encyclopedia and read about this East African nation. It was very interesting and as I went to sleep that night I wondered what this person's life was like? Did they live on a farm or in the capital city? Did they have really cool stories to tell about lions or elephants? Since I was a child I've dreamed of going to Africa. I read almost any novel I can find on the subject, with the great Wilbur Smith being my favorite. Recently, I've found a number of free books by H. Ryder Haggard on the Stanza book app for the I-Pad. I started a novel of my own about Africa but have failed to complete it. I'd prefer to go there and get the 'feel' of the place before I finish the book.
    Well, I hope y'all have a fine day. I have some chores to do.
Goodbye from the author's green retreat. CE Wills.

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