Mike

@knottinbotswana.org.bw

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Civil and structural engineer via Wiltshire and Yorkshire. Emigrated to Botswana at the turn of the century. Built some roads, built some mines, built a family, building a farm. Runs, cycles, reads. Proudly woke. Cats, dogs and misc. wildlife.

The famous plasticene duo Wallace and Gromit
A large brown cow hiding behind a mophane tree overload with a Garmin Connect workout summary showing 33km in 4.5hrs titled "31 on 31 2025 Matshelagabedi Trail Edition.
Glass fronted Huawei store in a Beijing shopping mall displaying an electric car for sale.
A 1.2m (4') long monitor lizard moving through undergrowth in a garden in Botswana.
Promotional flier for Gaborone Striders Runners Club annual 10x10 Challenge event: 10km in a single workout every day for 10 days. Usually starts in late November.
Night time CCTV image of a backyard with a bright flash and transient shadows from a bolide meteorite. Image faces roughly north-west, timestamo shows it is just after 3am on 3rs August 2025.
Sunset over an industrial location turning the clouds orange, red and purple. There are electricity powerlines, floodlight towers, security fences and buildings in silhouette. The picture is taken on an industrial site near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
White fluffy cumulo-nimbus storm clouds over a 33KV powerline and yellow flowers near Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, DRC.
Ventral view of a large green insect seen through a window in southern DRC.
Children watching an elephant at South Gate, Moremi National PArk, Botswana.
A sign fixed to the concrete wall containing a sewage treatment plant aeration basin. The sign reads, in red text on a white background, "Warning: Avoid falling in sewage."
A white cat with an open wound on his chest where a large acacia thorn has been removed. The cat is having its first contact with humans. He was later named "Frosty."
A white cat standing on grey sandy dirt with dry grass and leaves. His fur is full of the same grey sand.
A shabby Tesla dealership in Beijing 2024. The dealership is obscured by a slightly less shabby Chinese light commercial vehicle.
Person pretending to sharpen the teeth on a chainsaw blade but doing it completely wrong. They are holding a sharpening guide which has a file fixed in it. The guide is supposed to be put flat on the chain so the file engages with the teeth. The person is holding the guide vertically and running the smooth edge of the guide against the teeth on the chain.
Passport page with various immigration department stamps, including departure from Botswana and entry to the Democratic Republic of the Congo both on 5 February 2018.
Book cover of King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild, a story of greed, terror and heroism in colonial Africa.
A cluster of small white mushrooms erupting from a gravel path in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The image has an overlay from Garmin exercise tracker showing 10.1km was run in just under 1 hour and 7 minutes, with a pace of 6.36 minutes per km.
A team of donkeys pulling a plough across a field in Botswana guided by two men. The unploughed area is covered in grass. The sky is blue with many fluffy white clouds.
Meme showing and elephant leaning on a small car with its ear spread over the roof. The caption reads "When you and your elephant have the same tastes in music."
Grey-brown cricket on a grey painted metal surface. Taken in Botswana during the summer season.
Young man sitting on the roof of a battered minibus driving along a bumpy road in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Large trucks are driving in the opposite direction as motorbikes duck and dive in between. The road is lined with basic shops and houses. Everything is covered in dust.
2018 press release from the government of Botswana after Donald Trump referred to "African shithole countries," including the note that the government had asked for clarity from the US Ambassador to Botswana as to whether or not Botswana is regarded as a "shithole."
Cicadas in a thorn tree, North East Botswana.
Toyota Hilux 4x4 1994 model loaded with plastic pipe.
Cover of the book The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
Termites attracted to a fluorescent tube light fitting in Lualaba Province, DRC. The onset of the rainy season provides perfect conditions for them to emerge from underground and take the next step in their life-cycle.
Two very non-pedigree puppies eating furiously from bowls that slide across a tiled floor. They keep swapping bowls, convinced that the other has more viable content. Both bowls are empty by this point.
An elephant's right eye seen from the in front of the elephant, with the top of the trunk covered in wrinkled grey skin. Taken in Chobe National Park near Kasane, Botswana.