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fermentedphil (77)in BEER • 2 days ago
Having One Too Many Beers at a Beer Festival for #BeerSaturday
It is a day both me and my fiance dread: Beer Festival. We dread it for two different reasons. She dreads it because she needs to deal with me for the rest of the night as a…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 3 days ago
"A Savannah Afternoon" - Photographs and Musings
There is nothing like a bushveld (Kruger) or savannah sunset and sunrise. It is one of the most beautiful sightings, for myself, and for many others as well. You always hear…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 5 days ago
Photographs of the Kruger Without "Stories": Musings and Thoughts
The funny thing about visiting the Kruger National Park as a photographer is that you will essentially have a "graveyard" filled with photographs that you do not have a story…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 7 days ago
Driving Into Lions on a Desperate Search for a Bathroom - Photographs and Tales from the Kruger Part 5
It was halfway through the second day in the Kruger National Park. We were desperately looking for a stopover, a place where we could get a bathroom. In the Kruger, you…
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fermentedphil (77)in BEER • 9 days ago
Waiting Two Years for a Special Edition Fresh Hop IPA for #BeerSaturday
I waited about two years to try a Fresh Hopped IPA from my almost favorite brewery, Jack Black. By sheer unluck, I always saw the advert for their two special beers, the Fresh…
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fermentedphil (77)in Hive Book Club • 10 days ago
The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard | A Fermented Book Review
My fiance placed the thin book into my hands and told me to read it. The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard is a short book, or long novella that forces…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 11 days ago
A Baby Hippo and a Buffalo Starts to Fight - Photographs and Tales from the Kruger Part 5
Our second day in the Kruger National Park was indeed one full of adventures. It is incredible how many moments you can capture in 12 hours. Imagine if you spend a week? How…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 12 days ago
An Elephant Taking a Normal Bath - Photographs and Tales from the Kruger Part 4
On the first day of our trip to the Kruger National Park , we saw an elephant taking a mud bath. Now, on the second day in the Kruger we saw another elephant but this…
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fermentedphil (77)in Feathered Friends • 13 days ago
The Many Birds of the Kruger National Park
In the two days that we were in the Kruger National Park ( Day 1 and Day 2 ) we saw countless bird species. Sometimes they were far away, only a small dot on the horizon…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 14 days ago
An African Harrier-Hawk and a Stupid Driver - Photographs and Tales from the Kruger Part 2
I try to never really lose my temper, especially with people driving badly. In South Africa, we have various modes of "public" transport, and these drivers drive incredibly…
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fermentedphil (77)in #travel • 15 days ago
Day 2 in the Kruger National Park: Driving to Tindlovu Restaurant Berg-En-Dal Rest Camp
The second day of our Kruger National Park drive started as the previous one: early morning arriving at the gate with the sun barely breaching the horizon. It was again looking…
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fermentedphil (77)in BEER • 16 days ago
An "Old Unclassified Beer" and an IPA for #BeerSaturday
Whenever I buy beer, I always look at the label. Sometimes I buy beer just based on the label. Some weeks ago, I bought a couple of cans just because the artwork on it looked…
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fermentedphil (77)in Hive Book Club • 17 days ago
Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum | A Fermented Book Review
My fiance gave me a short book, Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum, to read. It took me less than two days to devour. And it was one of the strangest books I have ever read. When I…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 18 days ago
An Elephant Taking a Mud Bath - Photographs and Tales from the Kruger Part 2
If there is ever a story to write about something moral and metaphorical, it must be the elephant taking a mud path. Spraying your body with mud (generally seen as something…
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fermentedphil (77)in #philosophy • 19 days ago
Leaving Behind 2025: Thinking Back on a Crazy Year
Thinking back on the crazy year on the eve of the new year has become a normal part of ending the year off. Maybe this is because of the ingrained normalcy of thinking about life…
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fermentedphil (77)in Feathered Friends • 20 days ago
A Couple of Lonely Ostriches in the Kruger National Park
In all my years, I did not know that there were ostriches in the Kruger National Park. I am not sure why I did not think this, but it makes obvious sense that they are there as…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 21 days ago
Vultures, A Crocodile, and a Fresh Carcass - Photographs and Tales from the Kruger Part 1
Yesterday, I wrote about the trip we had to the Kruger National Park. In this first day trip, we saw so many things happen. At one of the "lookout points" we heard some…
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fermentedphil (77)in #travel • 22 days ago
Day 1 in the Kruger National Park: Driving to Tshokwane Trading Post & Picnic Site
The Beginning of a New Journey We woke up early, as always. Kruger National Park vacations are always linked to getting up early in the morning. We had some precious memories…
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fermentedphil (77)in BEER • 23 days ago
A Coconut IPA and a Double Hazy IPA for #BeerSaturday
It felt like I needed a holiday, and I sure did get a holiday in a can! Have you ever heard of a coconut IPA? I have never. But as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to try it. But…
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fermentedphil (77)Philosophical-Photographerin Photography Lovers • 24 days ago
The Photogenic Southern Red-billed Hornbill
The movement was quick. I saw the bird. I am not sure if it saw me. I jumped into action, changing my lenses. It jumped from tree to tree. I managed to sneak up on it. I let my…
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