It has been a while since I’ve updated you, so in preparation for the next safari(s), a few remembrances of special moments will help us set the stage. I’ll begin with one of my favorites…
Early one morning, we left our lodge at Ndutu and headed out to see who else was also up and about early. The dew was heavy on the ground and we were all a bit chilly with the roof hatches opened for viewing. Thoughts of the damp vanished as we rounded a corner to find a lone bull elephant just standing up.
(A bit of a biology lesson before proceeding: Elephants rarely lie down as their lungs are so compressed by their enormity and it can be more difficult to breathe).
He rose on his large frame, lumbering slowly to stretch and relieve himself and appeared very much like me after a good nights sleep. His eyes still only half open, he took the delicate tip of his sensitive trunk and rubbed away some ‘eye goobers’. I was in awe of the feelings of similarity between his and my waking rituals. Shortly after that he ambled slowly to the nearest bush for a bit of breakfast.
Amazing synchronicity abounds if we are just open to sitting still and feeling those around us. See the photo and you can get a connection with his (and our) mood that early morning. Also notice the dew darkening the upper part of his body and the lower dry area that was in contact with the ground while he was prone.
Hoping this adds a smile and a bit of wonderment to your day.