Playing the game

I was tagged by lovely Suzanne at SakuraSnow to "open the 6th picture folder on your computer, open the 6th photo and blog it. Write something about it. Then tag 6 more people to do the same."

Okay, so on this still wintery Saturday where I am, here it is... a little African sunshine.

This is one version of a mosaic I made of photographs taken by my brother on a spring trip the the Kruger National Park a couple of years ago. It was a version I didn't use in the end 'cause I put together another that I preferred but this is the 6th image I saved in that folder, so as per the rules of the game, this is the one I share. And quite appropriate really after all the hankering for spring that's been going on around here this week, that I unearthed a spring collection. 

Kruger is the largest of the national game reserves in South Africa (about the size of Wales) and is situated in the north east corner of the country, bordering with Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It's home to more species of African mammals than any other reserve on the continent (147) and there are six distinct eco-systems identified in the park. It's a truly incredible place and although it's never guaranteed that one will see any animals at all (there are very few roads through it) this was a great year for game and bird watching. This mosaic shows only a small selection captured on film during that trip - very lucky and a great privilege to observe these animals in the wild (albeit a piece of wild with a big conservation fence around it). I enjoyed taking this opportunity to be reminded of what a special place it is.

I don't really like to do the tagging thing (never been very good at following rules to the letter - or number in this case) but if you feel like playing, please do. I'd love to see what your folders reveal...