I have had much difficulty phoning Jackson and, in fact, the last time we actually talked was on the drive to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for the March 2008 trip back to the US. Thank goodness for e-mail! However, I realized I was online at the same time as Jackson and was able to phone him. I was so excited that I talked way too fast and am sure he could understand only a little of what I said. Jackson's voice was amazingly clear. He wishes everyone a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Good news! -- He said the Mara has had some rain and the land is now green and Siana Springs camp is busy getting ready for holiday visitors (wish we were among those lucky folks!). The days, he reported, are hot but the evenings "chilly." I told him that his idea of chilly is different from ours, since we have about a foot of snow in the Washington, DC, area today and the temperature is -4 degrees Celius (28° F.). My husband Carl just sent him a photo of the view of white we see from our doorway.I join Jackson in sending holiday greetings and a wish of peace for all people, everywhere.
