Love, Life and Elephants: An African Love Story | Dame Daphne Sheldrick | 322 pgs. | rating: 4.5/5 Set before “Dame Daphne’s” described African backdrop, Love, Life and Elephants: An African Love Story is a breathtaking portrayal of a fulfilled life not without its challenges. The reader learns of her wild upbringing, her adolescence and of love found…
Tag: elephant conservation
“Hello August,” said the Elephant.
“Hello August,” said the Elephant. August could not reply, for August was nothing tangible with which the Elephant could communicate. But the Elephant knew she was in the presence of August – in the presence of the waning African winter. She had survived another minute – another hour – another day – another month. She’d survived another season, and…
New Art: Spray!
Guess what? I drew an ELEPHANT! That should come as no surprise. The true surprise of Spray! though is that upon finishing the outline, I hated this piece – but, instead of scrapping the piece altogether, I had an instinct to make it work. I added a squiggle here and there, some contrasting lines and…
New Art: A Supernova, Skater Boy, Shadow, Mother Monster, Elephants, & a Vision
I’ve been BUSY creating new [visual] art throughout February (instead of writing, which was the goal!). You’ve probably seen most of the recent works, which include: Gerry’s Flamingo, Dancer, Lion, Flamboyance, and my surprise 17-piece collection titled Visions of Meditation – but there’s more! Today I’m unveiling 8 new pieces – in just this one post! As usual, I’ve added small descriptive paragraphs…
#SaveElephants
Dawn breaks across the savanna of Tsavo-East National Park in Kenya, Africa. A family of twelve elephants stirs in the morning sun. The humidity begins to climb and a mother nudges her calf. The little one flaps his ears and trumpets, awake. At dusk and dawn, the iron-rich soils of this untamed land are illuminated…
BOBBY JAMES 