summer – A Tangled Mind In Motion

Kick The Giant Steel Horse, And He’ll Hurt Your Big Toe Without Moving An Inch

August 16, 2016Posted in ScotlandTagged clouds, Fuji X-Pro2, Kelpies, photography, Scotland, sculpture, summerLeave a comment

The bus drives on northward and we land near the Kelpies, a pair of 50 meter high giant stainless steel horses with rivets as big as canned hams and full of relentless silent judgment looking down upon us all. They went up in 2013, so they’re a new anomaly in a stunning land that cherishes its soot stained historic brick masonry. To my dismay so far, Scotland is enjoying an epic bout of summer sun; more blue sky than clouds this first week. I’m melting in it, while Dave the Bus Driver wears shorts instead of his kilt, and he and the other pale skin types turn lobster red, as we’d all prepared for gloom. It can change, so I’m hoping! Weather is all about timing; one lady said her daughter toured 2 weeks ago and they couldn’t see anything through the constant deluge. Dave says it’s been since June that they’ve actually seen anything close to this, and it’s supposed to be like this all week. Bah. My first world heat complaints fall on deaf deity ears.

SAFARI: An African Sunset Worthy of The Lion King

April 27, 2015July 2, 2016Posted in Safari, TanzaniaTagged Acacia Tree, Africa, animals, Arusha, Fuji XT-1, nature, outdoors, photography, safari, Serengeti, summer, sunset, Tanzania, travel, vacation, wilderness, wildlifeLeave a comment

Spectacular Serengeti Sunset From Lobo Lodge

Lobo Lodge was located deep in northern Serengeti, isolated, gorgeous, and completely unoccupied except our group of four and the staff that outnumbered us. But boy oh boy were the views lovely in every direction. As the sun set, we saw the giraffes and elephants amble to the shadows and set down at night. Later on, as we enjoyed cocktails at the outdoor bar by the pool, hyenas yipped and barked. Not a bad evening to go to sleep to.

SAFARI: Majestic Elephants In Tarangire

April 11, 2015April 16, 2015Posted in Safari, TanzaniaTagged Acacia Tree, Africa, animals, Arusha, elephants, Fuji XT-1, nature, outdoors, photography, poaching, safari, summer, Tanzania, Tarangire, travel, vacation, wildlifeLeave a comment

Elephant Cluster On A Hot Day and Baby Sleeping Under Mom

Tanzania is a nation of 40% national park, all of whom contain some elephants, but the Tarangire National Park is home to the majority of them, some 5000 elephants, 1000 of whom have been photo Id’d by the park service. On a warm and dry sunny day, we watched this group of elephants cluster under the great tree for shade. Note that baby is passed out sleeping on the ground beneath his parents to the left. Heavenly, peaceful, and content.