The birds and the bees

A few shots from late last week. The weather was kind so I finally had a chance to get out into the great outdoors again!

   

If you are wondering where the bees come in. Simple. You need those for the flowers in the last photo……

Random

I had a few ideas for a couple of photo projects for my recent week’s holiday. They didn’t really come off. But I did find myself taking photos of the random, strange, quirky and funny things I spotted whilst I was walking around Amsterdam.

Some are truly random…..it is amazing what you find when you aren’t looking for it

Amboseli Elephants

Amboseli National Park in Kenya is world renowned for its elephants.

I had the pleasure of spending some time with them on my trip.

Here is one of my (somewhat Nick Brandt inspired!) shots

Sunday morning

Zanzibar

Zanzibar. One of those evocative place names that had me captivated when I was a child. Zanzibar, Kathmandu, Timbuktu, Casablanca. Exotic, far away, full of mystery. I longed to go to such places.

After a few abortive attempts I finally made it to Zanzibar. I wasn’t able to do very much after my accident therefore Stone Town and the rest of the island would have to wait for another visit but with the view and the beach I had enough for a few days of relaxation before heading home.