I was going to write about our excavations, but I had to change topics after the spectacular moonrise we had this evening. It's a full moon tonight (or nearly so), and early this evening this soft glowing orange orb was visible just above the horizon after sunset, rising ever higher, and becoming ever brighter, into the starry night sky. There is nothing like watching a moonrise in the African bush. I would have taken a picture of it after it rose, but I don't have the photographic expertise - here's one I took of the full moonrise last year. Last night, the moon was so bright that when I got up in the middle of the night to pee (a sign I'm keeping well hydrated!), it was casting shadows everywhere, and I didn't even need my flashlight. It's perfectly gorgeous. The moon isn't the only gorgeous thing here - beauty can be found growing delicately among the rocks, or singing a song in the trees, in the form of a colorful red and yellow barbet.
My travel adventures. Read at your own risk -- of wanting to join me. Details (names, institutions) are real and true, but usually left purposefully vague.
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Congratulations! What a gorgeous ring and a great story! I was just catching up on your blog, and I can't get over some of the similarities that we have with our engagements... so bizarre.
(So, yes, I just got engaged last week, not in a foreign country, but in Boston!) Too funny, right? But, the even funnier thing is the ring. I share your sentiments about diamonds, and the only reason I have one now is that my mom gave Tom her mother's ring! It's absolutely beautiful, and it means so much that she gave it to Tom when he asked for her blessing.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my news... and the uncanny coincidence. I look forward to reading more about your adventures, and congratulations again! Bryn Mawr was clearly even more important to you than you ever realized!
(Cornell is becoming more important to me... since Tom and I met there. Ha!)
Love,
Pam