Mathematical silhouettes slither submerged,
(click to enlarge)
concealing cold calculus.
Silent, strategizing,
rate over distance, and time, always time.
Crocodile minds synchronized,
as they patiently wait to kill.
Even huge elephants know,
to give this tactician wide berth!
Cheers to you from the formidable and ecologically important, African Crocodiles~
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This are some big, terrifying crocks.
Somehow I didn’t feel like swimming much in South Africa!
Oh man I can see why.
😉
Well designed to be very stealthy. The first picture looks eerie. The elephants did not seem to care though.
They watched, waited, and cut a generous path around him. They did not want a tete-a-tete!
Ah..
That’s maybe too close to a scary animal, but they still have a majesty about them.
I would agree this is a scary animal, but amazing to see none the less!
Terrific essay!
Thanks!
What a fantastic adventure, Cindy! So wonderful to “travel” with you … 🙂
Visa versa 2 U X 2!
🙂 <3
WOWZA – menacing clue
Math and crocodiles, not my favorite things!! 😉 😉
Stealthy . . . lethal . . . prehistoric.
Pretty amazingly designed killing creatures aren’t they!
Billions of years of design. Impressive but also frightening.
I guess you won’t swimming with them.
Leslie
Nay, it is not on my bucket list!!! 😉
Wise move Cindy.
Leslie
I guess they’re even older than mathematics, and even scarier. What a beautiful, haunting post, Cindy. I hope I don’t see them in my dreams.
Oooooh, I didn’t think of that. I hope you don’t, and if you do, just punch em in the nose….I hear this works with sharks!
wow…nature can be pretty amazing!
Yes indeed and in Africa it is on natural steroids!
Incredible photos, and I love the poem!
Awwww, thanks, very glad!
🙂
Gah…my internet won’t let me load any but the first of your photos right now, but I love your write-up already. That is a scary but neat beast!
My internet hasn’t worked for two days. I went to the library. Now I am back at The Holler and poof! It works. Go figure~
Yay! We have terrible satellite internet at home but we live in a rural area that hasn’t got any other option besides dial-up. It’s a pain, but a reasonable price to pay for country living. 🙂
That’s a very great analogy and the pictures are very nice as well.
Pleased you like the analogy, my statistician hubby did too!
Beautiful combination of thought, word and photos!
That made my night! Thank you~
Judging by your recent posts, you must be having the time of your life!!!
We are back at The Holler now, listening to the cows bellow instead of the hippos, and yes we did have the time of our lives!
Glad you’re back safe and sound, and super happy you had a great time. We’re off to Kuai on Sunday.
Oh, have a wonderful time! Hard not to in paradise~
We are back at The Holler now, but we truly did!
I love the chameleon picture – so awesome how they blend in.
I really couldn’t even see their heads! So eerie~
The elephants are wise to veer away and avoid confrontation with the cros! I love the way you put words to your photographs, telling a story as you go.
Your photos are great as always Cindy. I think I’ve asked you before about the make of camera you use because they are so sharp and clear; I’ve been trying to find your reply in old comments without success. I’m ready to buy a new camera, that’s why I’m curious to know what you use.
#cros should read crocs!
Laughing, I use the SonyHX400 which has 1200mm equivalent zoom. These shots were taken at maximum zoom~
Thanks Cindy, I will check it out. It seems a really good camera for quality photos.
Let me know what you think!
The A in Africa is for adventure. Great portraits Cindy, they capture their patience of hunters.
The patience and total lack of emotion is what struck me the most about them. And you are also right about the A in Africa!
Cindy, you are brave getting this close , to take pictures of them. They really frighten me. Thank you for sharing these beautiful and interesting images. Hugs! Veraiconica
Yes, they are a menacing animal, but I didn’t get close to them as I shot these pics with telephoto!
Cindy, I am you kept your distance. They look so scary. V.
What is that elephant standing on? A wall of some sort?
We don’t really know. It looked like it might once have been a bridge that maybe washed out in the terrible flood they had a few years ago.
More Cheetah. And Lions:)
An interesting navi-gator! ┏(►‿◄)┛
Laughing, he has gator GPS!
One of the reasons I only swim in rivers flowing west…. no crocs
Oooooh, who knew??? Not me, but I don’t think I would have goine swimming in a river anyway, not in South Africa!
Welcome home Cindy! <3 🙂 Such gorgeous images as usual! I think the top one and the middle one which features a croc basking on rocks are my favorites. Crocs have such visually interesting and alluring hides – all the curves, bumps, and ridges. It's no wonder that they're often the subject of art sculptures! ~Lynn
They are fascinating visually aren’t they! Like some sort of contemporary dinosaur~
Such wonderful adventures you have Cindy! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you more for appreciating!
Kriky! That’s a great set of croc photos! The elephants are wonderful, as well.
Nice crocodile! Sit. Stay. It didn’t seem to work….. 😉
You noticed! 🙂
I enjoyed the words even more than the photos!
Awwww, that makes me feet great. Thanks Emily~
It all adds up….to a superb post. 🙂
Awwwww, shucks ma’am, thank you Anne!
impressive
That is a good word for an crocodile!
Alas, there are always predators among us. Some slip through the waters, some fly while others stalk us on four legs or two. Great post Cindy! 🙂
Yep, and you and I have had too many dealings with the two legged kind in our careers my friend. At least the crocodile kind can be easily identified!
Cindy, I’m afraid some of mine were in my personal life as well. As you said, some are easily more recognisable.
That is rough and I am so sorry Lea. Hugs to you my friend~
Ah! The might of 2 majestic animals shown exquisitely! You are the best! 🙂
You and very kind and most appreciated!
Love this photographic story, Cindy! Well captured 🙂
Very pleased you enjoyed it Indah!
I sure would not want to tangle with a crocodile! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Even Bear would be leery of this guy!
I have never been ‘cheered’ by a crocodile before!
There is a first time for everything……Laughing! Since I am speaking for the crocogator I at least gave him some sense of manners! 😉
WOW, these are interesting, Cindy. 🙂
Crocs are interesting critters!
Wow! What superb photography Cindy. Surely, when in water, even elephants would need to be wary of this killing machine!
Is this in South Africa?
Shakti
Yes, this is Kruger National Park. I’m am sure the ellies could dispatch the crocogator, but why would they want too? They would get cut up……
They are scary creatures. Beautiful pictures!
They are pretty terrifying, particularly when they grab something big like a zeebra or wildebeast!
Makes a great poem too!
Thank you, albeit a tad ominous~
great photos as always, I just wish I could be there right now!
I wish you were too! I want to read about your adventures~
My life is the opposite of what an adventurous one sadly. I envy you 😛
Don’t, everyone’s life is a mixture of good and bad, mine included! But I am hoping some good adventures come your way my friend~ <3
Crocodiles look so artful, but such focus has to be admired. Have you ever read Roald Dahl’s children’s book, “The Enormous Crocodile”? When my granddaughter was about 9, she insisted I read it four times in succession one evening because the crocodile was so “bad and sneaky” she said! One of his ruses was to pose as a seesaw in a playground and wait for some children to come along so he could gobble them up.
Those are great photos, Cindy. You must have had to be as patient as the crocodile to capture such shots.
Oh I love that story. My son memorized the poem by Lewis Carrol “How Doth the Little Crocodile….” in elementary school. And of course Kipling’s, Elephant Child. “What does crocodile have for breakfast?”
“Today I’ll have an elephant’s child!”
These are critters that spark the imagination!
You are so brave Cindy, to come so close to those crocodiles to take photos of them. I’m happy to see the photos here, then I know, you still are alive 😀
I didn’t really get close to them at all and I wouldn’t. Crocodiles are irritable and fast! I agree, best viewed from a distance!
I didn’t get close to them! They are way too fast and aggressive. Much better viewed from a safe distance. I do appreciate your kind concern though my friend! <3
I’m happy that you kept a good distance Cindy 🙂
I’m guessing you weren’t tempted to give him a pet?! How close did you actually get? Thank goodness for telephoto lenses.
I didn’t get close at all. They were always in a river or bank and I was always on some sort of viewing platform or safe place. I would not want to get close to one of these guys.
They’re magnificent photos and I’m glad you didn’t have to wrastle one of them for the photo.
Laughing, I think they only wrestle alligators in Florida. And when they do, I feel sorry for the alligators!
awesome picture of the gator (you are braver than I !)- I love the photos of the elephants. They really are majestic aren’t they?
Yes, and so peaceful and co-operative. We could learn a thing or two from elephants!
I am sure we can learn much from all animals – they are amazing. You always capture their beauty.
El cocodrilo acecha a su víctima. La primera foto es impresionante por lo poco que se ve del cocodrilo y por lo mucho que transmite. 😉
Son bastante un animal formidable y muy en acecho en silencio y yo queríamos convery esta amenaza. Muy contentos que haya disfrutado de mi amigo y gracias!
Just beautiful subject and photography😎😀😃🐲🐊
You are very kind and I am most appreciative!
For some reason I love dem gators☺️😉😊😀😄😸💘
They love you too…..but in a different way!! 😉 😉 Which is why it is always nice to view them from a distance! 🙂
Cindy, These photos are spectacular. You are such an amazing photographer and bring the world to us. We see the most amazing parts of the world due to your willingness to share. Thank you.
I am so fortunate to have met you Sheri. I am blown away by your honesty and your intellect. You are an important friend~
Right back at you my friend.
powerful post Cindy! well the powerful part was the words you used to intro the shots – really cool the way you did that – and nice shots too. 🙂
Awwwww, that is so nice of you and most encouraging too! Thank you~
🙂 have a nice weekend
Living dinosaurs! Pretty scary, too! 😉
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:34 PM, WordPress.com wrote:
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They are spooky crocogators, much meaner than their alligator cousins!
Great shots of the calculating and strategizing submarines 🙂 I hope to capture a few shots of his American cousins this weekend.
Oooooh, can’t wait to see them! I saw some in Everglades National Park when we zipped around by air boat! They have been so over hunted, it was thrilling to see them. I hope you get some good clicks~
I hope too ~
I just love that first photo (the others are great as well).
Awww, thank you. The first photo captures their surreptitious, stalking behavior, which is so menacing to watch! So glad I never saw them get a grazer!