Taste of Kiwi: Blog of Author Shelley Munro

I took this photo in Egypt near the St Simeon Monastery. This camel definitely had an attitude.

I think he’s trying to tell his owner he wants a day off. What do you think?

To view more animal photos visit Camera Critters.

Fellow Ellora’s Cave author Tracy Cooper-Posey tagged me with this meme a few days ago. I’m meant to tell you seven things about me, all of them true, except for one.

Tracy and Nina Pierce (the person who picked on Tracy before Tracy picked on me *grin*) both made this meme into a contest and gave away a download of one of their books. Sounds like a great idea to me.

Here are my seven things…

1. A mountain gorilla almost sat on me in Rwanda.

2. A tiger growled and scared me half to death in India.

3. A stingray played with me during a helmet dive in Bora Bora.

4. Our hot air balloon crash landed and my glasses broke in Australia.

5. A baby camel tried to lick me in Egypt.

6. Elephants milled around my tent during the middle of the night in Kenya.

7. Some pygmies took me hunting for dik-dik in Zaire.

Guess which one of the things on the above list is a lie and go into a draw to win a download of one of my Ellora’s Cave or Cerridwen Press books. I’ll draw the winner on Tuesday.

Mr. Munro took this photo at the Auckland zoo. When we visited Africa we saw quite a few hippos. We stayed at one camping ground by a waterhole where they came out at night and grazed by our tents. The hippo is considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa, and the worst thing you can do is to get between a hippo and water or a hippo and its offspring.

To see more animal photos visit Camera Critters.

This photo of two otters playing was taken at Bear Country in South Dakota. They were having a fine old time and enjoying the sun.

To see more animal photos visit Camera Critters.

“Careful! Watch the knot. Do I have to go to work today?”

“Can’t we go faster?”

“Ah! Dinner time at last.”

“And maybe time for a snooze.”

These photos were taken at our local farmers’ market where they give pony rides to the children. To visit more animal photos follow the links at Camera Critters.

This photo was taken at Bear Country in South Dakota, USA. Mr. Munro and I loved watching the bears because some of them were real characters. This one wasn’t letting any traffic past.

To see more photos visit Camera Critters.

Julia tagged me for this meme. It’s a fairly easy one and didn’t tax my brain too much.

Here’s how to play:

1. Pick up the nearest book.

2. Open to page 123

3. Find the fifth sentence.

4. Post the next three sentences.

5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

At the moment I’m reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Yes, I know. I’m miles behind everyone else! I have the Deadly Hallows on my to-read pile as well and figured they’re so big and fat, if I actually read them, my to-read pile would look a lot smaller! Even better, somehow I’ve managed to avoid spoilers and have no idea of the plots for both books.

On page 123 – the fifth sentence: “It isn’t being … kept for anyone?”

The next three sentences:

Borgin squinted at her. Harry had the nasty feeling he knew exactly what Hermione was up to. Apparently Hermione felt she had been rumbled, too, because she suddenly threw caution to the winds.

I’m not tagging anyone, but it’s an easy meme so feel free to have a go.

Julia tagged me last week with a four things meme, so here I reveal all:

Four Jobs I’ve had;

1. Bank Teller
2. Accountancy clerk
3. Company Accountant
4. Barmaid

Four Movies I watch over and over:

1. Romancing the Stone
2. Love Actually
3. The Mummy
4. Ghostbusters

Fours Places I’ve Lived:

1. Te Kohanga, New Zealand
2. Tuakau, New Zealand
3. Taupo, New Zealand
4. London, Britain

Four Shows I Watch:

1. The Dresden Files
2. Supernatural
3. Outrageous Fortune
4. Shaun the Sheep – I can sing you the theme song.

Four Places I Have Been:

1. Rwanda
2. Iran
3. India
4. Cameroun

Four Favorite Things to Eat:

1. Chocolate
2. Pasta – vegetarian
3. Saag Panir – cottage cheese and spinach (Indian)
4. Fresh fruit and vegetables

Four Places I Would Rather Be:

1. Middlemarch, South Island, New Zealand
2. Samoa
3. Hawaii
4. India

Four Things I Look Forward to This Year:

1. Writing and selling!
2. Spending time with my husband
3. Meeting everyone at Nationals
4. Exploring more of USA

I almost forgot – I’m meant to tag four people as well. Consider yourself tagged – if you’d like to be it…