On my recent trip to the Kruger National Park, I took this picture of waterbuck during sunset.  The light was golden !  Just the way any photographer likes it.. :-)
I would like to share this image with a verse from the Bible that inspired me today.  At the moment I'm reading a book written by John Ortberg - "If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat"  The book is about to hear from God your calling and do in life what God made YOU to do.  And I read this verse in Ecclesiastes this morning and it just all came together !  "Our God is an awesome God ! "

I've recently been on a trip to Botswana.  We spent a couple of days at Wild at Tuli and it has been fantastic!  Wild at Tuli is in the Tuli block in Botswana. The Tuli block has a "no fence" policy so animals can walk around freely, so you never know what to expect when you visit.  On our last day out we came across this eagle that was hunting for something to eat.  It was amazing to observe how this bird was hanging from a tree to make a catch of what ever was in that tree trunk. 

While I was editing these photos it made me think a little..  I thought of the eagle as an "evil force" that tries to catch and swallow you and me.  Lets assume a little squirrel was hiding inside the tree (I don't know what it was, because the eagle did not manage to catch what ever was inside the tree).  The squirrel represents you and me.  We should build our "spiritual houses" strongly and in relation with God's plan for us so we can be out of reach of the eagles.  The eagles will try to reach us, but we should know that God protects us and helps us every day to over come the evil force.  And eventually (like in the last picture of this blog post) the eagle will fly away !  Have a blessed week.

 

Wildlife | Kalahari Lions

I'm jumping around a bit, but I'm so happy that I finally have a chance to catch up on my photos !  In October this year I went on a trip to the Kgalagadi.  It was just awesome !  It was the first time I visited the Kalahari and its beauty just amazed me every day I was there.  We were so lucky to see a couple of lions, thus I decided to share some of my favourite images I took of these magnificent creatures..

Funny how peaceful they can look and you feel like stroking its back and then the next moment they change into a deadly hunter.. Truly the King of the Jungle.. :-)

Wildlife | Kruger National Park

The bushveld is one of my favourite places in the world !  I love the calmness, but also the mystery the bush holds..  Around the next corner you might see a leopard in a tree.. or a pride of lions.. or you might see a giant kingfisher with the catch-of-day..  I would like to share some pictures I took during our recent visit to the Kruger National Park.  We left the crazy busy city the Sunday morning and spent the night in Sabie.  Before sunrise the next morning we left Sabie for an incredible 5 days in the Kruger.  I was so previlaged to spend these couple of days with great friends ! :-)  Rudi & Colette (my fellow photographer buddies), Charlene and Cobie (see Charlene and Cobie with Cosmos here).  Thanks again you guys for an unforgetable week !  Also, thank you for all you patience while I was exploring different shoots of birds.. :-)  Hope you enjoy the end results as much as I did.

We took a late afternoon drive.. we drove and drove and didn't see a thing !  A last we saw it !! Rudi & Colette !! :-)


Rudi and Colette at Skukuza Rest Camp.  I don't see what they see ?? Do you ?