My Pemberley: 05/21/11

There you go, the only thing I remember from Shakespear week in high school, are you impressed? :) Pilanesburg National Park in South Africa is where we went on safaris both morning and late afternoon. To say these moments were both amazing and humbling is an understatement. First of all our guide Dumay (sp?) was fantastic and I just felt the love and respect he had for all these majestic animals from the get go. The thrill of racing through the park because we were tipped off that there was a male Lion only 10 mins away was invigorating. Cindy and I hitting our heads on the roof of the Jeeps canopy while our guide fishtailed around corners was hilarious and just so dang fun to be honest. To my now 2 readers, you HAVE to put Africa on your bucket list of things to do, there will be no regrets I promise. I will spare you from the longwinded version of how we found the Lions, who spotted him (me :P) and just how small and insignificant I felt when hearing the Alpha males roar echo through the valley, wow......goosebumps, absolute silence and reverence acknowledging he was totally the King of the Jungle :) I found their eyes peircing and almost haunting in ways but one of the most beautiful animals in the wild. enjoy the pics, still miss you Africa. :( Also an fyi I am a hater of photoshopping my pics or altering them in anyway so what you see is what you get I could change them and Im sure 90% of them would look better but I like knowing its the raw image and exactly what I saw through my lens at that moment, so disclaimer if you're wondering about the quality of the image now you know why. thx for reading my rambles.