Friday, March 14, 2008

The Grace and the Power

The grace of the feline walk;
the grace of the gazelle barely touching the ground in its leaps;
the grace of the flamingos, dark delicate silhouettes on the golden surface of the lake at sunset.
The power of the leopard dragging its prey up the tree away from other predators; the power of the elephant breaking and eating whole branches and bushes at a time; the power of the hyena's jaws instilling fear even in larger predators.

How not to be in awe when seeing all this from close-up in the African savannah.

Nowhere else are grace and power so closely linked to each other, so beautifully blending together and supporting each other.

7 comments:

Marcel said...

Draga Diana,
Adevarat "gratie si putere",de fapt trebue sa recunoastem ca aceste 2 calitati te caracterizeaza pe tine,pe langa multe alte calitati deosebite pe care le posezi din plin.Este grozav ca poti sa gasesti in toate imprejurarile prin care treci partile deosebite,peisagiile frumoase pe care le admiri si ni le prezinti si noua,cei te urmarim din departari.
Multumim mult ca mai ai putere sa ne si scri personal,am primit ilustratele si cuvintele calde pe email.
Te iubim si te admiram mereu.
Cu mult drag, Ioana & Marcel

Unknown said...

It is March 23rd. Easter sunday. Happy Easter Diana. May peace, health and happiness be with you.
Miss you. Be safe. Dave

Unknown said...

Hi Diana... this is Donna in Dave's account...
We just received another postcard from you from Tanzania. Thank you~! Dave is gone to Garibaldi Traverse trip for 9 days. He was very excited about going. My son's baby is due tomorrow so I'm just waiting for the news. We really miss you~!
Donna

Mel's Spot said...

Hi Diana, from Mel in Cape Town. I've just looked through some of your pics. Egypt. You're gifted lady. And it makes me appreciate you more and more. I loved some of the last moments we shared before I left. Thank you.
I'll see you back in Lusaka, hope you're enjoying Malawi.
I've written down one of your pic's numbers. I'd love to work from it to make a mosaic. As I said, you're gifted.
Take care, see you soon
Mel

Janet Alexander and Chris Maund said...

Hi Diana,
This is Janet from Southern Cal..red box kiwi princess...your photographs are amazing and I just wanted to say thanks for making the places we cycled through so photographically beautiful. I didn't see any other folders after Ethiopia..are you still on tour?
Hope you and your camera are well.
Cheers Janet xxxx

Marcel said...

Hello there!
I know that your birthday is coming soon. I don’t know where you are going to have the chance of having internet connection, so: Happy birthday to you!
I wish you a good, rewording celebration in a totally strange and amazingly beautiful surrounding.
From us all;
Michelle, Valentin, Anca &Paul
Draga Diana,mai sus mesajul dela familia Teodorescu,ne-a rugat Mihaela sa-l trimitem noi,ea neputand sa login la tine.Noi iti dorim cu totii "La Multi Ani",multa sanatate si putere pentru terminarea cu bine a calatoriei.De o luna nu mai stim nimic de la tine.Asteptam cu nerabdare vesti si te iubim cu totii.Ioana, Marcel,Ninetta,Renee si Victor.

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