Recent Encounters

A Series of photos taken recently , a privilege to have been there among the animals and the Paradise that is Africa 

New Life ,,,,,

The morning herds were coming in to drink , when we noticed this cow on her own , backed away and isolated from the rest, it became apparent that something had happened as there were vultures circling. The night before we had had lion around the camp, the impact of their roars as always awakening the very core of my soul

The young cow started to run out the bush chasing the vultures away, and on getting closer I realized she had a young one that could have only been a couple of hours old maximum

 

 I think, concerned by the way the predators were gathering and worried they might bring more, she started trying to throw or hide the after birth away, and at one stage she even had it in her mouth and looked like she was going to eat it all

At some Point the Jackals managed to get hold of it and dragged it away from her, and then pandemonium as everyone fought for the scraps

I later saw the little calf that afternoon , his umbilical cord still attached, already dusty and steady on his legs, the incredible ways of nature, 

Another African experience that will sit deep within me for ever

"Tread Lightly on the Earth"

Will Maberly

Recent Encounters

Time

Generations 

As another year has quietly passed us by , the night of the winter has slipped over us and the dawn of the hot months appears , the end of August looms , a month of powerful memories - good and bad , a time of change .

This morning as I watched yet another African sunrise , marveling at the natural beauty of the haze through the early morning light  , it struck me once again how short life is , time seems to be a figment of our imagination , we only have now and we live here In Africa, in this incredible place

 The tapestry of Africa , intricately woven and made up of tales ,adventures , beauty and splendor fits snugly on the shoulders of only those who stop to contemplate -those who take time out to listen . Only away from the noise of the world that we have created, do we truly take in the realities of life ,our impermanence and the beauty that surrounds us  -only here do we question and start to understand . The "knowing " that is life swirls around us on the wind 

Take a breath!!

Will

 

Generations