all the babies.

When we were there, it was springtime in the Mara. That means babies. We were tremendously lucky (have I mentioned how lucky we were?) sighting lion cubs, leopard cubs, cheetah cubs, baby elephants, baby warthogs, baby zebra, baby cape buffalo, baby gazelle...

So seeing babies meant seeing babies be babies. I can't describe the glow that sets in watching the lion brothers playfully bite each others' tails, or play with a stick (MOM I HAVE A STICK!! MOOOOOOOM, LOOK AT MY STICK!), or nuzzle with their mamas, or teeter-totter on their knobby legs (zebra I'm talking to you), or act tough (lil' leopard I'm talking to you). Some things are universal no matter what species you are.

p.s. these are just a few shots 'cause we're in that lovely purgatory known as moving. with no cable hook-up yet. more baby shots to come.

last night

Steve and I went to bed late re-reading old diaries of mine from high school. There was a lot of laughing and blushing involved--apparently I had a lot of teenage angst.

above is my vain attempt at the party last weekend to squeeze my size 7 feet into lamb's 6 1/2 heels. by midnight i was barefoot.

anatomy of a yawn

when an animal yawns in the mara and there are people lucky enough to witness it, the only sound to be heard is the click click click click of everyone's cameras on burst mode. it is magnificent.

and they shall come two by two

With them went every kind of animal, domestic and wild, large and small. -Genesis 7:15

happy halloween week

it's started. this is the fun list of what i need to do. the boring list is downright depressing; i shan't be sharing.

• put our costumes together, i've barely begun
  

• buy ingredients for the caramel apples

• buy soup and cider ingredients

• get carving tools
  

• start our dia de los muertos altar 
  

I think seeing Where the Wild Things Are will have to wait.

happy weekend.

we are getting out of dodge. celebrating the newlyweds (stateside, for a change) and then on sunday, something very thrilling. we are thrilled to be part of it again. hee. can you guess? or do you need to cheat? 

Above is the advice book we made for Lamb's shower. It's still making the rounds.

today's best moment

it came about 45 minutes ago when my girl ruengie called to tell me she had gotten engaged tonight.

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i love knowing my peeps are happy and in love.