How the Kenya we knew and loved lives in our memories

IT DOES not come as a surprise that all around the world there are lots of Facebook pages celebrating our past lives in Kenya, especially the people but more importantly the places and the events that fashioned our lives. What feeds our memories in large doses are the unforgettable places we visited as children and as adults. These memories warm our hearts and soothe the yearning for those old times. When we see a long-lost photo, of ourselves with our cherished friends, of a place or event that speaks louder than words in our hearts and minds it feeds the longing for a long lost past.Appreciate it if you would share your thoughts!

George Adamson with Christian

The First Pupils of the Alliance Girls High School in 1948.

The mighty baobab and its mighty fruit

Chania Falls

Hot roasted corn

Diani Lodge Mombasa

Have not seen one of these elephant hair writlets for a while!

Fort Jesus Mombasa

Time for that quiet pensive thought, hakuna matata!

One of the many shanty towns

No words needed

Once a familiar site mid afternoon

Limuru Native market

Lunch!

Magical

Somewhere in a game park in Kenya

The romantic Kenya coast!

If it works, well .... why not?

Somewhere in Mombasa, Nyali Beach (?)

Earliest of pioneers

Mis those red guava

Green Mangoes with red chilli powder

One of those mighty sandstorms that come on suddenly

Watamu, my own personal dreamland

Don't know this beauty by name

Comments

Mwarabu said…

Thank you very much. each photo touches a longing for the long lost past.

June 21, 2024 at 3:39 PM

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