Some black and white.
Others, white and black.
Intersecting lines,
converging, merging.
Symbols of diversity.
Unity.
Hope, for a conflicted world.
Cheers to you from South Africa’s harmonious zebras~
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So very beautifully marked they are Cindy! And I once read that zebra young can find their mothers by the stripe configurations. Imagine?
Wow! I didn’t know that. Thanks for telling me!
Fantastic…every time you make the photographs more and more amazing… 🙂 Moreover, I like zebras… 🙂
Zebras are exquisite animals and I am so glad you like them!
I did read that stripes offer an advantage to the zebra inasmuch as, when in the herd, it confuses the monochrome sight of the lion. Well who’d have thought it. 🙂 🙂
Yes, exactly. I noticed that it bothered by eyes when watching them at a distance in telephoto. They blurred and you had it keep resting your eyes. The camera also seemed to get confused. Pretty amazing isn’t it!
Yep. No one can see me in my stripey pajamas. 😀
You have tested this theory no doubt…..
Hi friend
I love the photos!!!!! No doubt top of Bucket List. I’m not the greatest with links. I have passed a Challenge to you in case you’re not notified.
🙂
Thank you! I will look for the challenge!
I posted it recently, you can probably see on my page. It’s actually lots of fun. I’m awarded out. 🙂
Yes, I got awarded out too, which is why I can’t do them anymore, even though I greatly appreciate them~
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Gratitude my friend for a fellow lover of the the wild ones~ <3
Fantastic images, how could anyone better that design?
I agree, it could not be done! 🙂
In love with your blog! Saw your posts they are Awesome!!
Welcome! It is a pleasure to meet you! I am off now to explore your blog~
Let me know how you felt! 😉
Let me know how you felt! 😉
Love your blog! <3
Coolest tattoos on the planet! 🙂
Oh love it!!!! Agree with it too! 🙂
Only a Deity with a great sense of humour would have painted a horse in Magpie colours.
Oh I love the roll of the last few comments! It’s a showcase of the creativity and humor of bloggers! And more to the point, I agree, God has to have the best sense of humor in all the universes!! 😉
einen guten Tag wünsche ich, Klaus
Danke, dass du mein Freund und ich hoffe, Sie haben einen schonen Tag auch!
das ist nett, vielen Dank
<3
I love the zebras! Such cool animals. Fabulous photogrsps!
Thank you Kate and Happy Tuesday!
You live a most fantastic life, Cindy! 🙂
I try! We only have one dance on this planet after all~
Wow!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE zebras!!! These photos are wonderful and I simply love your words…so true! Thanks for sharing Cindy!! <3
Thank you more for this thougtful and kind comment Lori and cheers to you my friend!
What a beautiful animal. I truly hope man is not poaching & eating them, or selling their skin.
Cindy, I want all animals to have a safety zone & dignity!
Yes, I feel the same, I did see some vendors selling zebra and impala skins. I didn’t see anyone buying them though~
Good to know!
Reminds me of my zebra cake > http://fae-magazine.com/2013/07/11/zebra-cake/
😀 )))
Oh that looks beatiful Fae! I used to make a type of zebra cake when I was young with whipping cream and chocolate wafers that made a zebra effect too. Yours looks much better!
Beautiful striped animals 🙂
They are and I am glad you like them!
They are so beautiful and the stripes are so unique. We loved your words, Cindy, that made it even more special 🙂 Pawkisses for a wonderful day 🙂 <3
Awwww, bloggers like you make blogging worthwhile!
Your photos are so fabulous, were you close or using a zoom? It looks like you’re having a wonderful time.
We got close and I used zoom too. So glad you enjoyed Charlotte and cheers to you my friend~
Lovely photos, Cindy! I smiled at your dialogue about black and white vs. white and black…I’ve never been able to decide which color the stripes are supposed to be, because of the diversity 🙂
Exactly, just like people! 🙂
The second to last shot is simply perfect…makes me dream of Africa all over again. Wonderful shot – zebras are definitely cool 🙂
Yes, we had to go back a second time, and who knows if we will go again! I have a better zoom shot of the zebra herd I posted earlier. I love these too because you can observe whole herds and their behavior which is endlessly fascinating. Hope you are well my friend~
There is something about Africa that I think will always want to draw people back…life at its most natural I suppose. Cheers Cindy!
And to you my friend~
Are there no photos of the vertices bathing?
No, I didn’t see them in the water but there were crocodiles in the river so they were wise.
Beautiful!
Mil grazi~
Beautiful … but the question still remains … why do zebras have stripes? 😉 … and the last I knew, there is no agreement.
Seems to be confusing for big cat vision~
Zebras have always fascinated me, but I’ve never seen them in the wild. Marvelous photos Cindy!
So pleased you like zebras too Maria & cheers to you~
Such beautiful creatures!
Beautiful and tough too!
Beautiful and amazing creatures to say the least! 🙂
They are pretty amazing I agree my friend!
Fantastic pictures of the amazing Zebra’s Cindy, great pictures, I did go back over them as it does appear they are white with black stripes or vice versa, bit mesmerising.
Interesting comment by one of your followers, in that he states theyoung can identify the parent by the stripe configuration.
Enjoyed that post.
I know, I had no idea about this either! Bascially, I get the bulk of my information from reading blogs these days and I learn new things everyday from blogs. I am always quoting a blog. Bloggers are so smart and creative and they aren’t selling tragedy like the media.
I agree Cindy, it is amazing the amount of knowledge we can glean from fellow bloggers, your posts are beautifully descriptive through your pictures, kindest regards.
Visa versa 2 U X 2!
I just think zebras are the most brilliant and unlikely pieces of nature’s designs.
Like maybe God was having fun when she made them! 😉
Beautiful photo’s 😉
Awwww, very kind!
They always remind me of fingerprints.
I think that is an excellent observation and analogy~
Are you sure that u didn’t just take horses and paint stripes on them?
I did, all the zebras in Africa……but don’t tell anyone! 😉
Wonderful!
black and white. They really stand out – no camouflage?
i love their differnecies.
Apparently the black and white geometric pattern is confusing for the vision of the big cats. I know my camera lens seemed to have problems with it when photographing the herds at full zoom. They started blurring together, looking like one massive confusing creature.
I never thought of that possibility! interesting. Thank you for telling me.
Hmm, I see!! Not retired after all..!!!
“Here, come lie down on the couch and tell me what you see in the patterns above”…. 😀
Just kidding.. beautiful pictures.. Although I have to admit, staring at the first fellow’s snout and “intersecting lines” was like using some exotic Chakra meditation technique.. stare for too long and I will probably tell you my deepest secrets 😀
Laughing, it all hinges on distracting concentration. If you stay focused on what you chose, no one can ever distract your concentration. But, that said, what do you see in the intersecting lines????? Just kidding & cheers to you my friend~
Aha, I knew it.. working for the DoD still.. looking for a Manchurian candidate I am sure 🙂
What I saw in the intersecting lines on the forehead is a doorway (and no other innuendoes there, but an infinite doorway is what I thought. Frightening thought, fear of the unknown).
Yes, thank you for the kind words. Yes, staying focused is the most difficult thing in the world for frivolous old me. But thank you, those are encouraging words at the moment.
Oh I love the idea of the intersections forming a door. How hopeful and spiritual! Sending you lots of encouragement!
Thanks, Cindy. Take care you.. love your blog.. (I am the farthest thing from spiritual as possible)
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Zebras are one of a kind. Have you heard them bark?
Is the bark the sort of clipped warning they do? I have heard them bray.
You can’t imagine how shocked I was while dozing a bit when we were driving along the California coast soon after returning from our first trip to South Africa and I saw these zebras grazing with cows. I assumed I was dreaming. I said, “Did I just see wild zebras grazing with cows?”
My husband, who is not a native Californian like me, seemed surprised, I didn’t know about them.
Hearst imported them in service to his amazing ego and palace. They are thriving so many decades later. Good for them!