Monthly Archive for May, 2008

Ben and Daddy on bike ride



Ben and Daddy on bike ride, originally uploaded by afrikers.

Hanging out in the pine forest road.

Henry feels mild



Henry feels mild, originally uploaded by afrikers.

At the Nando’s in Lilongwe, Henry is happy.

Nando's Screentest



Nando’s Screentest, originally uploaded by afrikers.

Benjamin sees visions of stardom.

Ellie after a swim



Ellie after a swim, originally uploaded by afrikers.

Waiting for lunch, Ellie is perfectly content at the beach.

Lake Malawi: Nkhotakota Pottery Lodge

Over exposure



Over exposure, originally uploaded by afrikers.

The Afri-Kers get some much needed sun at Lake Malawi.

Traditional pots



Traditional pots, originally uploaded by afrikers.

The instructor for making traditional pots. She is scraping the inside with a seashell.

African Pied Wagtail



African Pied Wagtail, originally uploaded by afrikers.

A wagtail perches on the fence while hunting bugs.

Henry ponders the sunrise



Henry ponders the sunrise, originally uploaded by afrikers.

Henry starts the day with a stroll on the beach.

Henry and Ellie take the Nkhotakota pottery course

Ellie and Henry had two days of instruction in everything from throwing pots and making figurines to painting pottery and doing raku firing.

Andrew and Benjamin throw pots



Andrew and Benjamin throw pots, originally uploaded by afrikers.

Although they didn’t do the formal course, Andrew and Benjamin also got to take a turn at the potter’s wheel.