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orientation
Definitions of orientation. the act of orienting.
the act of putting something in a certain place.
position or alignment relative to points of the compass
or other specific directions.
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Makgadikgadi Salt Pan
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glow
a steady radiance of light or heat.
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Our guide soon had our dinner cooking on glowing coals.
See pot on front right.
Finally, there is a glow on the horizon
just before the sun rises.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge...Wk367-Glow
Bird-of-the-Week24:…0418-Scrub-Robin-Wk60
Africa…Kalahari-Scrub-Robin
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The Kalahari Scrub Robin
Sighted at
Botswana’s
Lekhubu Island
South Africa.
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Bird-of-the-Week24:…0416-Wk-60
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1600 Tuesday
CosmicPC:….Wide-Open-Spaces-1
Cosmic Challenge
Wide Open Spaces:1
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When I saw this theme my thoughts immediately…
…went to the Kalahari Dessert and…
…and our trip across the
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans…
…before arrriving at Botswana’s
Lekhubu Island…
…which is little more than a rocky outcrop
in what was once Lake Makgadikgadi…
Now it is wide open spaces that visitors see…
…upon arriving at Lekhubu Island…
…wide open spaces and
these beautiful Boabab Trees
which add to the sunset…
…and the sunrise.
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CosmicPhotoChallenge:…Wide-Open-Spaces-1
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1700
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WeeklyPromptsPC-Desolate
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desolate
(of a place) uninhabited and giving an
impression of bleak emptiness.
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As we approached Sua Pan on our
way to Le Khubu Island
in Botswana’s
Kalahari Desert…
…the surrounding countryside became
more desolate looking.
Thousands of years ago this island was
surounded Lake Makgadikgadi.
Now it is surrounded by the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.
From the top of this rocky outcrop we could
see nothing that would sustain life.
In fact, the only thing that was sighted
was a small twister.
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Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge: Desolate
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Lens-ArtistPC-277-Empty-Spaces
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It took the better part of half a day
to cross Botswana’s,
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
which form part of the
Kalahari Desert.
This antelope was the only sign of life
we sighted in an otherwise
empty landscape.
The Arabian Desert, however,
was full of sand and
not a lot more.
There appeared to be a lot of empty space
in the Okavango Delta
when we were airborne…
…again, however, even from this height appearances
can be deceiving…
…as apart from the tractor and trailer
There could be several animals
seeking refuge from the sun in
the shade of the trees.
Back in the Kalahari, upon leaving LeKhubu Island
we travelled for sveral hours across
these empty spaces.
Along The Great Ocean Road
is an empty space rather closer to home,
only this day there was a crowd (of two) on the
Gibson Steps Beach.
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti:…Empty-Spaces
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Anne:…Empty-Spaces
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy:…Empty-Spaces
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina:…Empty-Spaces
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Anne:…Empty-Spaces
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Sofia:…Empty-Spaces
Lens-Artist Photo-Challenge John:…Empty-Spaces
Lens-Artist-Photo-Challenge Donna:…Empty- Spaces
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Lens-Artist-Photo-Challenge Ritva:…Empty-Spaces
RagTagChallenge-Mirage
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mirage
an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions,
especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert
or on a hot road caused by the refraction
of light from the sky by heated air.
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On the horizon there appears to be a thin darker
blue line resembling the ocean or water.
However considering the nearest ocean was
approximately 1,000 kilomtres to the east
and that Lekhubu Island is in the
Kalahari Desert it was more likely to be
a mirage than anything else.
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RagTagChallenge-Traffic
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traffic
vehicles moving on a public highway.
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In Botswana, on the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans,
we drove for three or four hours
without encountering any traffic what-so-ever.
In Rome, the foot trafic was a problem…
…and in Amsterdam it was cyclists
we had to become used to.
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One-Word-Sunday23-Space
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Thousands of years ago…
…this landscape was under water…
…and, I suspect, the view would have
looked something like this.
However, when we crossed the
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
we were surrounded by wide open space…
…and although I love my country
more than city living…
…sometimes space is just too much.
We only spent one night at LeKhubu Island,
however, in 2014, one night was enough
to admire the ancient Baobab Trees…
…which appear to thrive in this North Eastern
section of the Kalahari Desert
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One Word Sunday Challenge:…Space
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Denzil-NaturePC23-Wk-26-Corvids
Denzil’s Nature PC.
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A Raven of the Tower of London
Botswana’s Pied Crow
A Raven at the
Tower of London…
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