by john7 | Oct 11, 2012 | African Tales
Sometimes the best way to travel is like a bird. These are some photos of such a flight. But before the airplane could land, we had to do a trip around the dirt runway to chase away the animals. Such as this troop of warthogs on the side of the runway. (Did you...
by john7 | Oct 11, 2012 | African Tales
Yes Folks. It's time to play everyone's favorite game.That game is SPOT THE ANIMAL. It's the exciting game where you must see where the animal is. If you do see the animal, then you can take a photo of it.Or, if you don't see the animal, it will kill...
by john7 | Oct 9, 2012 | African Tales
This all played out in eastern Uganda. I was doing a loop tour, through the north, then swinging east to arrive near Mount Elgon. That's a massive former volcano that has left a range of mountains which are now home to lots of people and animals. Still,...
by john7 | Sep 5, 2012 | African Tales
If someone from Africa said to you “my life here is really quite easy and I enjoy it a lot,” then you almost can be sure you are speaking to one of it's despots, dictators, or exploiters. There is and has always been so much loot for the grabbing here...
by john7 | Jul 17, 2012 | African Tales
I've chosen to start with my favorite photo from the many taken at this terrific piece of nature in southern Tanzania. The game reserve is the largest in Africa and has some 4,000 lions along with lots of others that live in a constant state of alert. That's...
by john7 | Jul 9, 2012 | African Tales
Before we get some shots of Kampala, this is a gratuitous shot of Mount Meru and her cousin Mount Kilimanjaro. These photos show the market that's just across the street from my hotel. Like most cities, Kampala has it's ebb and flow of rush hour traffic. And...