DAILY PHOTO: Young Tusker in the Marsh

Taken in May of 2017 at Amboseli National Park in Kenya

DAILY PHOTO: Langur in the Green: A Portrait

Taken in May of 2017 at Amboseli National Park in Kenya

POEM: Elephantine

That mammal stands a mile tall.
Far too proud to take a fall.

It lumbers on til days end,
nudging family round the bend.

Water hole. Day’s close. Circled up.
In the center stands a pup.

On infirm legs, the youth shakes
as adults stomp and earth quakes.

Predators stalk, but today’s odds
favor the prey and defy the gods.

POEM: The Humorless Giraffe

So now, tell me, Mister Giraffe:

How come I never hear you laugh?

Are you too tall to hear the joke,

or are you just an uptight bloke?

Human humor is elation

vis-a-vis

circumvented expectation.

Since I never do misconstrue,

I never need let them know I knew.

DAILY PHOTO: Baboon Baby

Taken on June 27, 2017 at Amboseli National Park in Kenya

 

 

 

DAILY PHOTO: Coorg Land Snail, i.e. Indrella Ampulla

Taken on May 27, 2017 near Madikeri in Coorg

 

 

DAILY PHOTO: Shadow of a Camel Caravan

Taken in May of 2016 in the United Arab Emirates

Taken in May of 2016 in the United Arab Emirates

DAILY PHOTO: Old Macaque in Profile

Taken in March of 2014 in Nandi Hills

Taken in March of 2014 in Nandi Hills

DAILY PHOTO: Two Camels in the Himalayas [Yoga Folks Will Get This]

Taken in the summer of 2015 in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh

Taken in the summer of 2015 in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh

 

Taken in the Summer of 2016 in Nubra Valley, Ladakh

Taken in the Summer of 2016 in Nubra Valley, Ladakh

DAILY PHOTO: Galloping Yak, Posterior View

Taken in the Summer of 2016 on the road to Pangong Tso

Taken in the Summer of 2016 on the road to Pangong Tso