Same cheetah as previous picture, only he has struck a different pose. It might look kind like I’m in trouble, but I never felt like he was angry at me. He eventually got up and walked away. He had a big enclosure to wander around in, and he looked well-cared for. [...]
A little north and west of the town of St. Lucia (South Africa) is a little place off the highway where they rehabilitate cats so they can be released back into the wild. This looks like a dangerous picture to take, but there was a wire fence between me and this cat. I [...]
Another double dose this weekend, since I’m again a week behind. This shows our loggerhead going back to into the Indian Ocean after laying eggs. The light shining on the turtle is from someone’s flashlight, and the full Moon shines overhead. One has to be a little careful when photographing these turtles [...]
Here’s the loggerhead turtle we saw on the shores of the Indian Ocean between Cape Vidal and Sodwana, South Africa. The sea turtles come ashore at night to lay their eggs under the sand before going back to the ocean. We found her just after she laid, so we didn’t get to see [...]
This weekend I sat down to make the “Thank You” tags for the wedding favors. I incorporated a few suggestions from my MOH and I think they turned out wonderful.
-Michelle, posting from WI
This may not look like much of a picture, but to me it helps portray/remember an unforgettable experience. This is the moon rising over the Indian Ocean some miles north of the town of St. Lucia, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Only two cars are allowed to drive along these miles of beach between [...]
During our visit to St. Lucia, South Africa, this past January, stayed in a lodge a few blocks away from the town’s busy main street. They had a small man-made pond with some lilypads (and LOTS of tadpoles!). The flowers were very pretty, so I took a picture of one.