Elegant

The trip to the wild continues...


So graceful, so beautiful, perfect height, perfect size, quiet, friendly, content. Takes time to enjoy the meal. Takes short walks. Runs so elegantly and lies down so peacefully. Everytime I see it I stop to stare and can't stop uttering "Wow". The physique and  the features are outstanding. A statesque figure. If it were a human female the rest of the ladies would have to settle for second place.You don't want to compete with elegant,beautiful,quiet and content; unless you are willing to alter your personality.


The Giraffe!

                                      Wow!

                                       Wow!

Elegance in the wild.how stunning.

The giraffe is one of the most beautiful animals in the wild (my opinion).The photos above are of the reticulated giraffe.The patterns are vivid all the way down the legs.They feed mostly on acacia and are totally vegetarian!how healthy!They sleep with their necks upright;those blood vessels on the neck may not get up if they lie flat on the ground.The horns don't make it any less elegant.They are just for defence and a bit of teasing each other.

Want to be a lady?Observe the giraffe.

The not-so-pleasant

Let's take a journey to the wild; the bush; 


If you have ever gone for a game drive, you are familiar with the not-so-pleasant smell of nature (I guess you know what I'm talking about).Its all over in the air and on land.The animals don't really have washrooms...now you get it.
How bad would it be if you were this close?

Viewers....
introducing....
Dung Beetle!!


The 2 black things are beetles.The brown round thing is dung (no need to cover your nose).


A dung beetle is not exactly one of those things you go looking out for in the wild.There is a probability of 0.7 to 1.0 you will go past a number of them in your bush adventures. Better know; they can be part of the adventure. That tiny (well, for a beetle it's not tiny) creature rolling a ball of dung that it could actually live in as its mansion, is a sight. Probably even a source of motivation for some! How does that insect move all that shit and it moves way faster than a snail doing a sprint? I will leave the how and the why to the scientists and enjoy the moments behind the lens. 
Nature has a way of cleaning up its mess. 
Here is the message: if it's not part of the natural stuff, don't leave it on the ground/in the park/just anywhere.Nothing (I'm talking non-human) has been given the ability to clean it up if it's not natural so take it back with you or use a bin! this is the part you say,point taken!


This is how we begin the journey to the wild.As wild as it can get!