...that makes you feel like sitting in a swing, on a porch with some sweet tea and a fan. Of course, I drink my coffee winter, summer, spring or fall. That's just ME. And, of course, this Kauai coffee that my friend sent us is darn near addicting. I made a pot of regular coffee last week and it tasted kind of strong and bitter. It didn't use to taste that way to me. It was a breakfast blend...which is not a strong coffee blend.
I watched a lot of programs on Animal Planet, off and on, all day long. I love those. There were programs about how nature provides for not just the big predators when an animal dies, but also the various insects. It's part of nature's balance.
There was also a documentary about the huge herds of animals that make the trip to the Mara River to get to the land beyond shortly after the rainy season starts there. The Mara River is a huge problem due to the cliffs that must be traversed in order to get to the other side. Monstrous crocodiles are there to feast on the animals that must cross. It's called the Savage Migration and it's an incredible story about how Nature sorts out the weak and injured. Many calves of the various herds are also caught, eaten and killed just from the incredible drop they must make in their attempt to reach the other side.
It made me wish I was younger, healthier and wealthier...LOL. I would have loved to travel to see many of the things that I now watch that other people filmed for such as me. We are the ones that never had and probably, at this age, never will be able to see in real life. The Masai Mara is safe from such as we....LOL!
I would also have loved to travel to Australia. I would have avoided Darwin...the area that has the salt water crocs. I've seen the documentaries that have shown how those suckers can really jump and snatch prey like you wouldn't believe. And even man is not safe from them! My son, Mustachio, was on a ship that often stopped in Australia to resupply. That meant liberty for them. He told me that they were actually ordered NOT to get near the water and small piers when they were near Darwin. They saw some of the crocs and it was enough to make them shake in their boots! They were HUGE.
After living in Florida as long as we did, neither crocodile nor alligators had any fascination for me. We had both there and they were everywhere. Sometimes, it was hard to avoid them. No, my fascination is with koalas and kangaroos in the wild. I don't need to be able to pet them or even get close. I would just love to see them in their natural state. But I am only able to sit in my swing, drinking my sweet tea with my eyes closed and envision being there.
I see the koalas in my minds eye, eating the eucalyptus leaves slowly while clinging to a limb and watching for possible predators. They look so peaceful and soft. They have such sweet faces. Makes you want to hold one and just play with them like you would a rather large kitten. But, of course, you can't do that and they aren't kittens by any means. But they are adorable.
A kangaroo comes bouncing by, searching for the grasses they need to survive. It has a young joey in it's pouch. Aww, isn't that adorable? I guess all young animals are adorable and interesting to watch. They are so funny while they are learning the things they need to know to be independent once they are grown. In the animal kingdom, that comes so soon compared to humans.
Now I see the Great Barrier reef. Mustachio actually scuba dived and even took underwater pictures of the huge clams, the brain coral and the incredible variety of fish. It was breathtaking to him and I enjoyed the pictures he took. He was sorry he only had the film he did that day. He felt if he had three or four more times the amount of film, he could have used it all up. He was enthralled. There were large sting rays, lion fish that are beautiful but deadly, too many to even name and some he and I didn't even know the names of. But they were colorful and amazing to watch.
So I watch documentaries and listen to the stories of others that have really been to all these places and I look at the pictures they took. It's all filed away in my mind for these times of reflection. I just open that door in my mind and let things float out for me to enjoy. I can't visit in real life but I have learned to silently reflect on these things that I enjoy secondhand. It will have to do.
Love you all. Be good. Stay safe and be happy. Each day is a blessing. Life is just too short. ***Hugs***
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