Tuesday, July 25, 2006

CHOBE NATIONAL PARK IN BOTSWANA/TWO IMPALA JUST "HANGING OUT"


I had to insert this photograph of the impala! It's a favorite. They were just "hanging out" by the Zambezi River and their serene beauty was obvious to me. Their lines/form are like a work of art to me. While "shooting" them with my Kodak digital I couldn't help but think how anyone could actually shoot such natural beauty with a high-powered rifle. They were magnificent! Oh well, I already know all the arguments...being from Michigan in the U.S., I am well aware of what hunter's say about such things. The hunting crowd likes to pass off their killing of such beautiful animals as "harvesting" the beasts...yeah, sure. Explain your harvesting euphemism to the mother of this creation!