Days pretty similar (sampling nectar, doing lab work, collaborative meetings) until an African wild dog was found dead on the 29^th…

Highlights of the past week include seeing ants collect all the dead termites after an aardvark digs up a big mound, playing more tennis, sundowners and a farewell party, a birthday phone call with dad, and seeing a zebra carcass, killed by a lion.

Oh, and receiving a necklace from Barnard. Very sweet – he walked quickly to the car, got in and pulled the necklace out of his pocket, and handed it over, not a word spoken. I said “Very nice!” unsure if it was a gift or not, and he kept on holding it out to me. So I asked “For me?” and he said yes! I’ll have to post a picture of it…