Because We Can

Very big day today for a number of reasons. Photo count was 989, so there are many good photos not in the blog. Just another reason for readers to take a trip to southern Africa. Coals going into the tin container means toast will soon be ready. I sit out here early in the morning and type a few words in the blog. In the distance are various animals. What a way to start the day. Leaving camp our guides drove towards a huge dust cloud in the distance. Male buffalo. Seen near a waterhole, the national bird of Uganda. J.C. and Kennedy determining how many lions had walked down the road and where they might be going. Linda and I agree, it’s not enough anymore to just take a photo of an animal. They must be doing something. Only one foot on the ground in this photo . Not bad, though a little blurred. Sometimes what camera setting is and what is needed isn’t the same. Elephant thigh bone. And I always thought Linda had long legs.   Wildebeest dining on the new grass in a recently burned ...

The camps we have been staying at are all off the grid. At this one there is a campfire every night, then in the morning they relight it very early and when it burns down they use the coals to make toast. I just knew Linda would take a photo of this. Secretary Bird. Give me a medal, I finally remembered the name of a bird. Most roads are not like this. And they shouldn’t be named roads as what they really are is dusts. Right off our guide, they are truly guides here, spotted the track of a lion. Unfortunately these tracks were all we saw of lions today. But we did see dozens of these by the end of the day. And those sightings were between our camp and the park. The gate station is off the grid just like our camp. You just have to admire the ingenuity used to charge their walkie talkies. Crimson-breasted shrike. Don’t think the above was my doing. The photo of the bird as well as the photo of the book were by Linda. At least I was smart enough to marry well. Brilliant Bob. The ants go m...