And yes, I said tapes for those of you born in the 90’s 😉 * Title: lyrics from Cyndi Lauper “She Bop” …this was one of my first tapes, this and Madonna, of course. I keep looking for a replacement pair that are a bit updated but with the same overall look but these just keep winning like Charlie Sheen. * Guess buckle heels from 2008 …I can’t believe how often I am wearing these lately actually. * Gucci classic stripe large cat eye sunglasses

* D&G gold watch and simple gold hoops …sometimes I just can’t be bothered with too many accessories. * Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra INSPIRED necklace from Etsy See the new, renovated gallery space here. * Coral tank dress from Victoria’s Secret and in the OLD gallery space. * Black and white print shirt dress is by Alice and Trixie and I think I got it at GILT Lions are not afraid of campfires and will often walk round them and see what’s happening.What I’m Wearing …another case of Dress Layering, I can’t stop lately! here & here So, if you are walking in the bush at night (it happens in safari camps especially) and come across lions, keep your beam in their eyes and back away. However, I turned on the torch in my hand and shone it in his face. He was too close for me to be able to turn and shoot. I heard a very faint noise behind me, and the lion was crawl-stalking me and just 10 feet back! He had actually carefully crawled through the dense hedging to sneak up on us. It was dark but moonlit and I was lying on the ground, carefully backed into a euphorbia hedge along with two game scouts and a fellow ranger. I was once doing problem-animal control in Gache Gache in Zimbabwe, trying to bait and shoot a lion that had killed several people, and the night before had almost succeeded in breaking into Chief Mangare’s hut. Needless to say, she doesn’t take any nonsense from me … Despite the aggressive roaring and repeated charges from different lionesses, she held her nerve and walked away without a scratch.

The lions had just arrived and were sunning themselves in the tall grass, so she didn’t see them till she was right on top of them. It was early morning during the cool season, and she was walking from our home to the camp (a couple of hundred meters away). My wife, Marjet, once walked into a whole pride at a concession we were running in Botswana. If it starts to move, then freeze immediately. If you have frozen and the lion is not approaching, but not leaving either, then start to back slowly away. If you have frozen and then lion is not approaching, but not leaving either, then start to back slowly away. They charge at 80 km per hour and the roaring is deafening. Believe me, this can be extremely intimidating. If you have something in your hand then throw it at the lion. If you see stalking indications, then raise your arms above your head and wave them and most importantly SHOUT YOUR HEAD OFF. It is much more serious if it is actively hunting you. If it is hunting, it will keep its tail stiff and twitch it from time to time. When a lion is angry or feeling threatened it will sweep its tail from side to side.

The danger arises with lions that are more used to people. If a lion is not habituated to man, it will most likely run. The first thing you do when coming across a “growling lion” is freeze and avert your eyes.

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