THE HOUSE - around and about our Kulafumbi home > Around and About the House (46)
Pictures of Kulafumbi House...built of sticks and stones from the land, and a good deal of creativity!
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The House in Evening Light (22 October 2007)
A Spur-winged Plover stands in the river, with the house in the background. (This shot was taken from the riverbed, looking downstream.) What else happened on 22nd October 2007? -
View of House from Behind
The house as seen from behind (the river is beyond, on the other side - what we call the front of the house). 22 October 2007 -
Fig Tree Nursery on the Upstairs Balcony
We had to move the Fig Tree nursery onto the balcony behind my father's bedroom, to keep the new seedlings safe from the Dik-Diks who would devour all the new leaves overnight, given half the chance. 22 October 2007 -
Septic Tank
OK, so I know this is our septic tank, and it's not very exciting, but it's meant to demonstrate how we have to be self-sufficient for everything, from power and water to internet communications and sanitation. 22 October 2007 -
Upstairs Balcony Garden (23 October 2007)
This is the garden which borders our upstairs balcony all the way around the house - seen here to the left of the main verandah, and leading past my father's room. More news from October 23rd 2007... -
The view from our bedroom (23 October 2007)
It's not a bad view to wake up to, you've got to admit. Because our living areas is all on the top floor, we are able to sleep with all our windows and doors right open, which is lovely. It's almost like we are just another part of the Great Outdoors. More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Side view from bedroom (23 October 2007)
This area to the side of our bedroom will become the Hippo Lawn eventually, but at the moment it's being used for everything from a car workshop to a building site...so the view will improve in time, once it's allowed to grass over to attract the hippos and buffalos...More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Back / side view from bedroom (23 October 2007)
If you stretch around the corner of our side window in the bedroom, you can see the Commiphora thicket, where we water the trees (and have planted some new ones too, like Terminalia, Sterculia, Figs and Baobabs). This is a great place for photographing birds of all shapes and sizes which come to feed there. More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Loo with a View (23 October 2007)
Our toilet looks out over the river, so we call it our 'loo with a view' - no need for reading material to keep you amused here! More news from October 23rd 2007... -
View from the loo (23 October 2007)
This is what we see when we sit on our toilet...a view out over our fabulous bath and the even more fabulous view beyond. More news from October 23rd 2007... -
The Loo Owl (23 October 2007)
This beautiful little Scops Owl sculpture was given to us as a wedding present - we really love it and feel it was made to sit, watching over our bathroom and the river... More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Don't forget to tuck in the loo roll! (23 October 2007)
We have to remember to tuck in the end of our loo roll, otherwise the wind unravels the whole thing! More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Bathroom Mirror and Sink (23 October 2007)
The bathroom mirror is framed by small river pebbles, and the basin is moulded around a natural wood fringe...it's a great design but it doesn't beat the river view in the mirror! More news from October 23rd 2007... -
The River Bath (23 October 2007)
This is our open-air bath, perfect for star-gazing on a clear night...even better to use as a plunge-pool in the midday heat. The view out over the river is breathtaking...More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Bath Plants & Taps (23 October 2007)
I've planted various succulents and other plants in the 'nooks and crannies' around the bath taps...in this case between the taps and where the water actually runs into the bath through its rock "doorway". News from October 23rd 2007... -
Open-air Shower (23 October 2007)
Our shower is open to the river view too - a great place to end the day...More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Shower Rose (23 October 2007)
I love the way the pipework around the shower rose is disguised by natural wood...More news from October 23rd 2007... -
Moon-House (25 Oct 07)
The moon, like the sun, rises in the East, and then passes over the top of the house on its journey westwards...Writings from this day... -
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Candlelight cooking (27 Oct 07)
During the rainy season, when millions of bugs hatch out and are attracted to the lights in the house, it is easier to cook by candlelight...thus cutting down the number of insects in our dinner! -
Shower by candle lantern (27 Oct 07)
The same goes for showering...unless you want to take a shower with a thousand bugs, in the rainy season it's better to shower by candlelight... -
Fish Eagle in front of house (3 Nov 07)
An African Fish Eagle landed in the river in front of the house, while we were walking further upstream, so I grabbed a quick shot...See what else happened on this day... -
The House in the Evening Light (3 Nov 07)
A long shot of the river in the evening light, looking downstream with the house up on the right. See what else happened on this day... -
Evening View of the House from the riverbed (26 Nov 07)
Looking cosy with the lights on...More news from today... -
Lashed by the wind and rain...(29 Nov 07)
It's hard to depict wind and rain in a photograph, but even the aloes in our balcony flowerbeds looked like they were being blasted sideways in the gale-force winds and heavy rain that fell this evening. More news from 29th November 2007... -
Wind-blasted Acacia (29 Nov 07)
The little acacia tree we had planted by the birdbath looked like it might be uprooted by the ferocious wind, followed by stinging rain, but it stood its ground... More news from 29th November 2007... -
Balcony Garden in the Rain (29 Nov 07)
Looking through the door from the living room, across to one of our balcony gardens, patterned by the rain... News from 29th November 2007... -
Rain on dead tree in balcony garden (29 Nov 07)
Close-up of the water patterns on the beautiful old gnarled tree in our balcony garden. News from 29th November 2007... -
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