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April 10, 2018April 8, 2018

2018-04-10: WPC – Smile

The photo prompt of the week is smile; either an image of a smile, or something that makes you smile. Since baby animals are a universal crowd pleaser, here are a fewer images of youngsters that have made me smile.

I hope you enjoy!

20170512-DSC_4861 — A trio of cheetah cubs braving a late afternoon windstorm. Their mother was nearby, definitely ill at ease because of the weather.

20170514-DSC_5619 — Looks at the big full bellies of these lion cubs. They were going back and forth between the females, greeting each with affection.

20170516-DSC_7766 — A pair of leopard cubs playing amongst the fallen branches in a ravine. These two were all over the place; there Mom definitely had her work cut out for her.

20170516-DSC_6755 copy — The tiniest lion cubs I have had the privilege of seeing. Their Mom had brought down a giraffe calf, but these two were more interested in playing than feeding. They were under 3 weeks old.

20170516-DSC_7263 — An elephant calf having a go at the balance beam 🙂 He came pretty close to ending up in a heap on the ground, but recovered from it well.

20170517-DSC_8340 — I don’t think I have ever seen anyone smiling as much as our ranger when we were at this sighting. To say he was thrilled is a complete understatement. A dream come true, once in a lifetime moment on safari.

20170517-DSC_8560 copy — This is where mama leopard stashed her two youngsters. The hollowed log didn’t make for the best photo opportunities, but it did make for a very safe spot for these leopard cubs to stay hidden and out of danger.

WPC: Smile

April 4, 2018April 1, 2018

2018-04-04: Wordless Wednesday

April 2, 2018April 1, 2018

2018-04-02: Monochrome Monday

Does this bring back memories of childhood for anyone else? Of the times when your sibling was being a complete jerk and Mom looked on and told you to sort it out for yourselves??? 🙂

Happy Monday Everyone!

Got your tail! A pair of leopard cubs play under the watchful gaze of their Mom. Londolozi, May 2017.

March 28, 2018March 25, 2018

2018-03-28: Wordless Wednesday

March 27, 2018March 25, 2018

2018-03-27: WPC Favourite Place

The topic this week and last are very similar for me. Last week, I told you that I’d rather be on safari and this week I’m going to tell you that my favourite place is being amongst the elephants in the African bush. I must admit, I don’t really like the concept of a favourite place per se, because it feels like it discounts so many amazing experiences over the years. But, I have often said if I could only limit myself to traveling to one place the rest of my life (and even so far as if I had to choose only one animal to spend the rest of my days with) it would be in Africa amongst the elephants.

There is just something about being in the proximity of elephants, feeling their rumbles, listening to their calls, watching them interact and go about their days that fills me with such peace and joy.

I hope you enjoy my selection of images this week.

20170501-DSC_1512 — Elephants playing in the Boteti River in Botswana.

20170503-DSC_1904 — A large bull elephant at Nxai Pan in Botswana.

20170511-DSC_4047 — A pair of bull elephants at a small waterhole on Phinda Game Reserve in South Africa.

20170516-DSC_7210 — An elephant family drinking at a broken water pipe on Londolozi in South Africa.

20170505-DSC_2454 — Pushing on the tree to shake down fruits in the Okavango Delta.

20170512-P1030205 — Part of a larger herd that I spent time with one morning on Phinda Game Reserve.

A desert adapted elephant seen near the Skeleton Coast in Namibia.

WPC: Favourite Place

March 26, 2018March 25, 2018

2017-03-26: Monochrome Monday

Jumping into another week, head first!

Have a good one 🙂

A leopard making it’s way down from it’s perch high in a dead tree in the Okavango Delta. May, 2017.

March 21, 2018March 20, 2018

2018-03-21: Wordless Wednesday

March 20, 2018March 18, 2018

2018-03-20: WPC: I’d rather be…

There’s a simple answer to the question posed in this week’s photo challenge “Where would you rather be?”.

I’d rather be on safari!

20180320_WPC I'd rather be3.jpg — I’d rather be watching the sun set over the bush with a glass of wine in hand, and great company to have a chat with.

I’d rather be watching the birds from the shade of a lodge veranda.

20180320_WPC I'd rather be2.jpg — I’d rather be looking out at the vast expanse of the universe, listening to the sounds of the bush at night.

I’d rather be taking the opportunity to discover new cultures.

I’d rather be out learning and experiencing different ways of life.

I’d rather be looking at this view over lunch, than working away on my computer.

201803120_I'd rather be Elephants.jpg — And of course, I’d much rather be hanging around with elephants.

WPC: I’d rather be

March 19, 2018March 18, 2018

2018-03-19: Monochrome Monday

You can’t hide like this lioness, Monday is here.

Wishing everyone a great week ahead!

A lioness obscured by the tall grasses at Ongava Reserve in Namibia. April 2017.

March 18, 2018

2018-03-18: Multiple Exposure Project

I was inspired to create something using local images this week. My multiple exposure composite image of the week is a red fox merged with a night sky image, both captured on my property.

I’ve only had a fleeting glimpse of one fox this winter; perhaps this will bring me luck to start seeing them more frequently again.