CITY DAILY PHOTO-THEME DAY-JAN 1, BEST OF 2018

I missed posting for the November 1 CDP Theme Day because I was still traveling home from my 21-day safari in Tanzania, Africa; therefore, I am choosing to make up for that by posting a few of my favorite photos out of the 10,000+ photos I took from that trip. 

As you can imagine, choosing the BEST photo was difficult, so I include a potpourri of special moments of the safari.

If you are interested in seeing more photos of the people, animals, and sights of the Serengeti and East Africa, I invite you to click on the link to my other blog as I relive and reflect on that trip of a lifetime. Aseenbysusan.blogspot.com 

An Ostrich family on parade.
We saw many single Ostriches, but seeing this family of  mama, papa, and seven babies was unusual.

Of all the animals we saw, the giraffes are my favorite. 

This lion is definitely well camouflaged. 

It's an impromptu photo like this taken from the window of our moving vehicle
that really tells a story of the people. Two Maasai warriors are bicycling to market
as the driver talks on his cell phone and the rider holds on to a young goat.
Also notice the two wooden walking sticks which are iconic Maasai.

Another impromptu "stop the Land Cruiser" moment was visiting with
and learning about a group of  Maasai males who are in their 4-6 month
post-circumcision ritual of becoming a warrior.
The self-applied white face paint is to frighten away evil spirits.  

Children love to play ball, and these Massai children are no different.
In this case, their ball is the nest of a Social Weaver bird,
and the ball-tosser is my partner Doug.

A sleeping leopard

Four young lion brothers

Of only 30 rhinoceros living in Serengeti Park, we were fortunate to see these two
which in turn allowed us to check the Big Five off our list of must-sees.

If you are interested in seeing more photos of the people, animals, and sights of the Serengeti and East Africa, I invite you to click on the link to my other blog as I relive and reflect on that trip of a lifetime. asseenbysusan.blogspot.com