So, since pictures do really tell more than words, let me introduce more of the many friends we met on our safari to Zimbabwe and Botswana...
~ this little lilac-breasted Roller was spotted on our first game drive. Our guide had stopped to see a herd of lovely Impala, but my view was blocked by a bush. My husband said "Look honey" I whispered, "Okay, but the bush is kind of in the way". He nudged me softly and said "Not there (pointing out on the veld), there"(pointing to the bush). Right in front of my face, in the bush, was this little beauty here. And I remembered right then that if you can't see the forest for the trees, then look in the trees...thank you little Roller for helping me to see... 
...Hwange Giraffe nodding hello...
...lovely big Ellie on the shores of Lake Kariba...
...umm... Large Corn Cricket (harmless!) waving hi!...
...little White-fronted Bee-eaters flying in...
...hippo welcoming committee on the Zambezi River...
...The intrepid travelers...ok, them anyway! I had a couple moments that were not quiet fearless... :)
My sister Lindy, me & Chuck...
...fabulous Zebras came to meet us on a runway...
...Africas "Branch Managers" the Baboons saying Yebo!...
...Thank you for the Grand Welcome Everyone, We are SO Glad to be here!...
...Sunset on Lake Kariba...
...fabulous Zebras came to meet us on a runway...
...Africas "Branch Managers" the Baboons saying Yebo!...
...Thank you for the Grand Welcome Everyone, We are SO Glad to be here!...
...Sunset on Lake Kariba...There is really no way to show how exciting and moving it is to be on safari, I think it was Karen Blixen that said something about champagne and bubbles and that feeling. And I have to agree. The land and sky that go on forever, the animals wild and timeless in their natural surroundings, the smell when walking or driving through the bush, falling asleep in a tent to the sounds of hippos grunting or lions calling.
Anticipating what or who you will meet and see next...
If safari means to journey and life is one too, then i'm glad to do just that...
'till next time...
Love, Lori
So beautiful Lori!Amazing pictures!Makes me want to go there too!Can't wait for more pictures :)
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Dear Lori .... what an incredible adventure you had. I could never, ever tire of looking at your photos and hearing about your trip. Thank you soooooooo much!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOB! How incredibly beautiful. The animals, the sky, the travelers!
ReplyDeleteWowee,wow. And guess what? I got it,I got it! Thank you.
SMOOCH!xx♥
Oh, thank you for those beautiful photos! I sat here with my boys on my lap, and we marveled at the elephant and laughed at the hippos and yelled in excitement at the giraffes!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a wonderful morning interlude.
the world is beautiful Lori and thank you for sharing more of it with us.
ReplyDeletethese photos look smell and feel good :-)
best wishes always
Ribbon
thanks for your welcome to my own adventure in the blog world - you have some amazingly stunning photos yourself. there are such beautiful places in the world that so many people never get the chance to see - what a great way to share!
ReplyDeleteThat Roller was staring right at you! The gaze is so strong coming from a little bird...
ReplyDeleteThese are all fabulous photos! (Me love elephants!)
That "cricket" would have scared me silly though! Yikes! Are you sure it didn't come from outer-space?
Nothing beats bubbles in the bush for THAT feeling.
ReplyDeleteGlad you put the picture of the Cricket - remember my blog "cannibals of the kruger" - same things
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http://underthebloodredsky.blogspot.com/2009/02/cannibals-in-kruger-national-park.html
Absolutely Love your Blog...Fantastic photo's!
ReplyDeleteThankyou for sharing your adventure.
What a lovely post! And yes, it's the journey that it is all about... I am so happy for you that you were able to go to such a wonderful place and add so many nice memories to your lifes diary!
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oh the little cuties you met!! I am in love :) Lori, that last sunset photo...wow, that is ART at the extreme, the colours and the silhouetted shapes of the trees against the sky....SERIOUSLY WOW!
ReplyDeletei love your photography.
very talented.
love to you, heaps of it.
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Gorgeous! Such beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThe sunset photo deserves a prize. It's really that good.
ReplyDeleteZebras on a runway. That can't be anything one would want to encounter. I trust they moved, seeing as how you're alive to write about them
I wish we had crickets that big here--or do I? They might eat EVERTYHING, I suppose.
I always think of when you are in a part of the world like that how hard it is to believe that its the same planet as the hustling, bustling, busy world here!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! How lucky to have that experience. I especially love the sunset picture at that lake.
Wonderful pics Lori. Got to the last one and it just took my breath away.... stunning
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Amazing pictures. The journey must be amazing too.
ReplyDeleteThose are some amazing pictures! Good job. I can't even imagine a trip like that. Wow! I loved that the zebras were on the runway, crazy! The sunset one is especially pretty.
ReplyDeleteDear Chaitra,thank you, I hope you get a chance to go, it's like nowhere else on earth.
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Dear Helen, oh your sweet. Thats good because i've got more!
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Dear Natsy, yay! wow, i can't believe it made it that fast. great!
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Dear Jeannie and boys, oh thank you for telling me that! it gives me great pleasure to know you all enjoyed these photos.
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Dear Ribbon,
thank you, I wish that were all true (smell part)
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Nat, thank you for coming over to my blog. That's just how i feel, I'm looking forward to more of your photos. How are you adjusting to Arusha?
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Dear Tulsa,
Oh then you'll love what i've planned to share next...
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Dear Janet,
Yes i do. hunting for the small five is harder than the big guys! i love it all anyway...
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Dear Syders,
wow, welcome, it is my pleasure and thank you so much for the very kind words.
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Dear Michaela,
thank you, I hope yours is going well and you are feeling at home now.
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Dear Michelle,
There is a series of these, an epic evening for sure.We were on a small boat,there was wine and laughter, I'm really pleased you liked this one. Good memories.
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Thank you Diana!
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Welcome Snowbrush,
Thank you for coming over, and for the really kind compliment. Each runway we flew in or out of had animals on them, this one had a guy that ran out to shoo them away!
I like bugs but this was more like an animal ☺
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Jenn, I think that too, and thanks to jettravel you can be in one place to the other in the blink of an eye(almost)
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Dear Mandy, thank you ♥
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3yearshousewife,
I appreciate your kind words, thank you very much.
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Dear Colleen, you really know your not at home anymore when you find baboons or impala or zebras on a small strip of dirt that is a runway! thanks for the kind words.
I have wanted to visit Africa all my life, and seeing your beautiful pictures cements that want all the more! What a wonderful adventure!
ReplyDeleteCongrtas on your POTD nomination! Come and visit my blog, there is a little surprise for you.xx♥
ReplyDeleteLori, I'm speechless. Your pictures are so much more than spectacular! How do you do it? I love seeing the animals, but I especially love that sunset! Someday that will be me seeing Africa first hand. Until then you are an incredible substitute.
ReplyDeleteyour pictures are wonderful!! they look like something out of a national geographic magazine. :) and ps - that cricket although harmless, looks terrifying!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous pics Lori - when are you coming back? x
ReplyDeletejust amazing Lori - I loved the pictures of zebra on the runway and the last picture is just breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine how it must have felt to be there. The closest I have ever been to something like this is the animal kingdom at Disney :)
Just to know that these pics did not come from the pages of a magazine, but from the person holding the camera is absolutely amazing! That Sunset pic is to die for and to think that you witnessed it first hand! Stunningly beautiful; every single one of them. The beauty of that part of the world is very humbling indeed. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with all of us.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Miranda, thank you for the lovely comment, I know you'll love it when you go one day.
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Haha Natsy, thanks and THANKS!!!
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Thank you Aden for your compliment, it means so much to me. That evening sitting in a small boat watching the sky turn a million shades of red and orange left us speechless too. I know you'll get there one day and then I can't wait to hear of your impressions.
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Bodaat, ahh, that little cricket? scary? haha! you should see him in person, he's huge! but still harmless, and kinda cute I think.
and thank you for the compliment, I am so happy you liked the photos.
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Val, haha! that's exactly what i said to Chuck yesterday. Soon. Thank you.
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Bhavana, thank you, I really like that photo too, those are the ones that say your really not at home anymore...I think you need to go to Africa. ;)
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Bogey, I appreciate everything you said so much. You are right, that night in the little boat on the lake was magic, it'll stay with me forever. (i'm glad to have some beautiful images as a reminder)that it was not a dream. :)
This is why we love Africa and call ourselves Africans!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
Great to have met you guys.
Gorgeous, beautiful images, Lori - your shot of lake kariba is an award winning image - totally stunning!
ReplyDeleteWow!! These are SO INCREDIBLY AMAZING! Fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much for your generosity in sharing these incredible images with us. WOW.
Wow. Zebras on the runway. Wow.
hiya Lori... i just popped back for another look.
ReplyDeleteThe photos that you share here on your blog are always uplifting to me and truely stimulate the senses.
You seem to have the knack of capturing shots that reflect your involvement as opposed to just being the observer.
take care and I hope that you are enjoyng being home again.
best wishes
Ribbon
Heaven. Just sheer, unadulterated heaven. Thank you, very dear Lori, for sharing those absolutely gorgeous images. Gosh, what wondrous beauty is there for all to see.
ReplyDeleteYes, champange, Karen Blixen said it like it is, didn't she. 'There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne — bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive.'
I think you're like champange, too, Lori!
I just loved this, Lori. Reading about a blog friend's travels and seeing the photos is just the next best thing to doing it myself. Thank you for sharing these, and your words describing what it feels like to be on safari. That last photo of the sunset really got me.
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Thank you sooo much for sharing these photos and thoughts for all of us that will probably never have the opportunity or courage to go on safari! What an incredible experience.
ReplyDeleteLori Ann,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos...love the animals...and the connection to Karen Blixen's feeling...I love her writing...the descriptions are so evocative... and the Lake Kariba photo was just perfect to conclude this post. What liquid amber warmth...and the branches are sparsely delicate. Love to you Lori and thanks for including your reader friends on your journey. <3
Hello again Lori; I'm just stopping by to let you know there is a little something waiting for you over at my blog if you want it.
ReplyDeleteHey Lori, I have just tagged you. Do come and visit me when you have time to spare
ReplyDelete♥ Chaitra
Lovely pictures and sensitive descriptors too. Yes, life is a journey: we never know what we'll find around the bend.
ReplyDeleteIt's very beautiful , i like a lot your pix :o
ReplyDeleteYou should visit my blog, it talks about french food, i give recipes and all ^^
And sorry for my english ><
Byee (k)
How beautiful Lori-Ann. I hope you are feeling better and that stomach bug is a thing of the past.
ReplyDeleteLove to you sweet Lori.
Love Renee xoxo
Fabulous!!!
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Hi Tiennie,
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks so much! It was great to meet you guys too, just fantastic. Sorry its taken me so long to respond, still not feeling well.
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Hey Nicky, thats a big compliment. Thank you very much.
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Reya, you are so nice! thank you for the great words, i'm really glad you liked these photos.
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Ribbon, I really appreciate your comment. something tells me you are the same way.
It's always good to be home ☺ (and then look forward to the next trip)
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Tessa, wow. Thank you. Like champagne.wow. I LOVE champagne.Thank you for the wonderful compliments.
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Thank you Sallymandy,
it is really fun to share. I am so glad you enjoyed this.
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Dear Love,
It is my pleasure, absolutly. But, you don't need any courage to go on safari, its thrilling, not scary. Unless...you have a fear of spiders. which i will write about soon...
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Thank you Cynthia,
I am so glad you enjoyed these photos, it really gives me great pleasure to share them, and all the beautiful things we see.
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Got it Bogey, thank you very much. yes,indeed.
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Thanks Chaitra!
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Dear Rosaria,
that is the truth. Thank you for the compliment, i appreciate it.
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Dear K, thank you, and your english is fine!
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Dear Renee,
thank you dear. I wish it were a stomach bug. whatever it is i hope its identified soon and then goes away! love you back.
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Lori Lynn,
Thank you!