Water marks, best light and predator.

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1. The stripes on a wildebeast's neck -- they look as if someone has poured water on them.

2. Marabou storks are not the most lovely of birds -- think insincere undertaker: 'I am so dreadfully sorry to hear about your loss; do peruse our coffin selection.' And then -- I know this is going to be difficult, but imagine a sort of scrotum hanging round their necks. And they have bald wrinkly heads like vultures, too. But standing on a yellow acacia tree in front of a dark storm sky, they are wonderful.

3. Finding a lioness on the side of the road with her nose in a fresh kill.

Serengeti National Park, Kenya

Comments

  1. Christine BorneWednesday, February 01, 2006

    oh come on, Clare, those Tunbridge Wells lionesses aren't good enough for you? ;)

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  2. JoeinVegasWednesday, February 01, 2006

    4. Being able to take off TEN WEEKS to go on tour. (lucky so and so)

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  3. SpinsterellaMonday, February 06, 2006

    Hello

    I stumbled on your blog through links from numerous nasty (though funny) sarky ones.

    It's been like walking from a dark underground bar into the blinding sunlight. It's taken me a good few minutes to realise that you are geuninely writing about good things!

    I'll be back for cheering up.

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  4. KatieTuesday, February 07, 2006

    Friends being supportive and lovely just when you really need it. Thanks everyone!

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  5. AnonymousTuesday, January 16, 2007

    I just noticed, at the bottom of your post you've written "Serengeti National Park, Kenya"... but it's in Tanzania :-( Give us some credit :-(

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