Lion around

Absolutely no need for that pun. Gym and singing exam both went well, thanks for asking.
I’m watching a bit of Liverpool and Manchester City before we head out for a braai at a friends’ place.

So here’s a quota lion from last year on the Garden Route.

This one was so close to the safari vehicle that she didn’t even fit on the frame of the not ever so powerful lens that I was using. She could have just leapt in and eaten any one of us.

I – very sensibly – positioned myself just behind my daughter at this point. Just so I could get a better angle on the passing animals. No other reason.

Lioness

An amazing game drive this morning at Botlierskop. Well worth the pre-6am wake up.
We saw so much [cheetah kitten!], but getting close – really close – to this lioness was a personal highlight.

Literally so close that I couldn’t even get her whole head in frame from the far side of the truck. My daughter was within a metre of those teeth.

An incredible morning. (And yes, I still have a daughter.)