Living in a less economically developed country has its downfalls, yes. But to be honest with you, I love my country, South Africa. I love the rich and diverse cultures of the people and one of my favorite things about my land is the nature and abundant wildlife. NO - lions do not roam wild among the streets here (although they do roam wild in securely fenced reserves) - monkeys however, there's no caging them! They do trot along the streets like they are the leaders of the land!

A few days ago I submitted a post about how the monkeys "broke" into my house, threw a "wild" party (helped themselves to my peanuts) and on departure, left a huge monkey poop on my counter - to welcome me home with! If you didn't see it before, here it is for your ahem, viewing.

Today however I caught one of the perpetrators in action, trying to navigate his way into my home to raid my fridge no doubt! They're super clever like that, they know where food is stored and have mastered the art of turning locks on cupboards and opening fridges! 

This is just one of the guilty suspects, there was a troop of about 20 monkeys surrounding the house, waiting for their buddy to give them the go ahead. Luckily, they can no longer outwit me and although I do forget on the odd occasion, I have made it a habit to close all the windows when leaving the house - to avoid just such break ins!

While these visitors to have a tendency to drive me mad at times, for the most part I really enjoy it when they pitch up. They are so interesting to watch and act just like humans do! In South Africa we are about to enter spring in just a few weeks and the little baby vervet monkeys are already starting to make an appearance! I hope to get some photos of them soon to share with you!

Much love - Hive account@sweetpea