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Eve and Tony Hall: the first flush of Matumi in 1998

Darling Offspring and Spouses, to say nothing of the sprogs Lioness in the Kruger by Holtphoto It's a lovely sunny morning (when isn't it?), the swimming pool's sparkling, birds large and small are darting from tree to birdbath, the coral trees are quietly bursting into bloom... and dad's making an awful row unpacking tumbling plastic bits of a bookcase he's assembling on the diningroom table. There's always one... You've no idea (and this makes us weep!!) how lovely Matumi's looking at the moment. Each season has its beauties, we've now been here through late summer, autumn, and now winter, all are beautiful but so far, this is the best. Lovely colours: the grass is a tawny beige with pink tinges, and the sky's a deep blue, many trees are leafless so you can see right into the bush, the view all around us is liberated, and it's much easier to walk off paths. All kinds of birds have taken up residence, including a pair of magnificent k