I say!
Wonderful result for the boys in Bombay the other day. Flintoff captained the side well.
I understand that Cricket Australia, the national cricket body 'downunder' has ruled that shouting "Pommy bast*ard" from the terraces is not an ejectable offence. Fair enough, is what I say.
This brings to mind an event from a long time ago - the 1932-33 tour of Australia by England. It was reported that after a particularly garrulous session the England captain at the time, Douglas Jardine, complained to his opposing captain, Bill Woodfull, that one of the Australian side had called him a bast*rd.
Bill Woodfull went storming into his (Australian) dressing room, and demanded of his team-mates "Which one of you bast*rds called that bast*rd a bast*rd?"
Whilst the Blogger going is good, I have managed to upload three snaps. The first one shows what was round the corner from the hide in my previous posting - some giraffe.
The next snap was taken in Chobe, in northwest Botswana. An excellent game reserve which I wholeheartedly recommend to you if you find yourself in the area. It teams with game of all kinds. At the time that the snap was taken, we were in an open vehicle and feeling rather vulnerable, considering that we were only a few feat from a pride of lions. Henry Morton tried to step down in order to stroke them, but I was able to restrain him.
This final snap was taken at some magnificent ruins near Bulawayo, in southwest Zimbabwe. Menzies IV is inspecting the building work, which is most impressive (if you click on the image it will enlarge and you can see the detail). These structures were built long ago, and no-one is quite sure why. They are certainly not fortifications, and bring to mind other building works at Greater Zimbabwe, a couple of hundred miles away to the east.
MM III
Wonderful result for the boys in Bombay the other day. Flintoff captained the side well.
I understand that Cricket Australia, the national cricket body 'downunder' has ruled that shouting "Pommy bast*ard" from the terraces is not an ejectable offence. Fair enough, is what I say.
This brings to mind an event from a long time ago - the 1932-33 tour of Australia by England. It was reported that after a particularly garrulous session the England captain at the time, Douglas Jardine, complained to his opposing captain, Bill Woodfull, that one of the Australian side had called him a bast*rd.
Bill Woodfull went storming into his (Australian) dressing room, and demanded of his team-mates "Which one of you bast*rds called that bast*rd a bast*rd?"
Whilst the Blogger going is good, I have managed to upload three snaps. The first one shows what was round the corner from the hide in my previous posting - some giraffe.
The next snap was taken in Chobe, in northwest Botswana. An excellent game reserve which I wholeheartedly recommend to you if you find yourself in the area. It teams with game of all kinds. At the time that the snap was taken, we were in an open vehicle and feeling rather vulnerable, considering that we were only a few feat from a pride of lions. Henry Morton tried to step down in order to stroke them, but I was able to restrain him.
This final snap was taken at some magnificent ruins near Bulawayo, in southwest Zimbabwe. Menzies IV is inspecting the building work, which is most impressive (if you click on the image it will enlarge and you can see the detail). These structures were built long ago, and no-one is quite sure why. They are certainly not fortifications, and bring to mind other building works at Greater Zimbabwe, a couple of hundred miles away to the east.
MM III
posted by zomba at 12:29 PM
3 Comments:
Mingin'! Great shots again. Enjoyed the lions. I suppose you're not allowed to have them chasing dead game tied to ropes off the back of the motor? Did you have a gun in case they tried to eat you up? Help you feel secure that would. Hotboy
I say Hotboy!
Yes, indeed, there was one amongst the party who was armed in case of emergencies. Not myself, however - I gave that sort of thing up long ago.
The lions are perfectly capable of taking down their own prey. This pack live off the buffalo in the area, which is why there were so many in the pride.
MM III
Wow....those are fabulous pictures. I cannot believe you have those kinds of animals just roaming around. The only time we can see them is when we go to the zoo!
Love it!
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