Fun With Maggots
Which came first: the maggot or the fly? I never considered this question before moving to Johannesburg. Now that I’m here, I think about it at least once a year. Once every summer, I make the mistake of waiting too long to empty my kitchen garbage. A fly gets...A Beetherfly in My Backyard
I went onto my deck this morning and found a curious insect resting on a green plastic chair. It appeared to be part beetle, part moth, part butterfly. Let’s call him a beetherfly. The beetherfly. His wings were round like a beetle’s. His body was flat...Mom Arrives to a Swarm of Termites
My mother arrived yesterday for a 10-day stay in South Africa. It’s wonderful to have her here. It’s Mom’s first time in Africa and Joe and I want to make her stay as nice and comfortable as possible. Before she came we spent quite a bit of time...A Summer Garden in Melville. And a Large Bug.
Melville is full of interesting houses, lived in by interesting people. I’m slowly integrating myself into the neighborhood but I haven’t had the chance to visit many other Melville homes yet. So when Chris Green, a tour operator who lives around the...
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.