Monthly Archives: October 2009

Pic of the Day: October 31

Pic of the Day: October 31

No, not an Ent.  Just a burly friend standing amidst giants in the Dandenong Ranges National Park outside of Melbourne. Some of the tallest trees in ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 30

Pic of the Day: October 30

I'm no expert, but I'm thinking this is a Huntsman spider on the wall outside our apartment.  If it is, what a weirdo.  A spider ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 29

Pic of the Day: October 29

Nothing too unusual about the spousal unit tucking into some Pho.  Except, in this case, it had been almost five months since she had her ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 28

Pic of the Day: October 28

The Melbourne skyline, with the nearest beach to our apartment (Elwood beach) in the foreground.  Residing only a few blocks from the water, it was ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 27

Pic of the Day: October 27

Our final wildlife picture from Kruger National Park doesn't even look like wildlife.  That's because you're looking at an African wildcat, the ancestors of today's ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 26

Pic of the Day: October 26

Our evening game drives at Kruger National Park could be frustrating, particularly after dark.  You might spend hours wiggling a spotlight around, with nothing but ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 25

Pic of the Day: October 25

OK, OK, even though we're supposed to be as happy seeing a rare lizard as one of the big cats, leaving Kruger without seeing a ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 24

Pic of the Day: October 24

Of all the Big Five, by far the easiest to see at Kruger National Park is the elephant.  They are everywhere.  We were told that ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 23

Pic of the Day: October 23

Though much of the wildlife viewing at Kruger National Park is driven by the search for the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard), there's ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 22

Pic of the Day: October 22

The only place where photography is allowed in the Livingstone Museum is the lobby, where this giant map resides.  That's a shame, because the museum's ...