29 October 2008

Lerang & Tilewa Selolwane - 25 October 2008, Gaborone, Botswana

I was lucky enough to be able to make a flying visit to Botswana
last week to attend Lerang and Til's wedding! It was held in the
beautiful Mokolodi Nature Reserve which meant I had unexpected
encounters with cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, baboons and kudus.


The wedding venue was perched on top of a hill overlooking
Mokolodi Nature Reserve. It was breathtaking!
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I was asked to take a polaroid of each of the guests as they
arrived. It was a lot of fun and a great way to introduce myself
to everyone.
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Tilewa and her father heading for the ceremony.


Lerang and Tilewa listen to the priest during the ceremony.
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The beautiful bride.


And they're married...(actually, they were
already married in Tswana custom before this).


We met up with this handsome fellow on the
Mokolodi reserve for photos with the bridal party.






The only time he got upset was when you stopped
scratching his head.


The bridal party and a few others spent the night
at Mokolodi. After being woken by baboons chasing each
other across the roof of our hut we had a champagne
breakfast by the lake where we were met by...


...elephants having a bath!


We also stumbled across a giraffe and a...
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...kudu...

13 October 2008

Samuel's 2nd Birthday


The unveiling of Samuel's birthday present!


Little boy proudly showing off his new trike with, as
he would say, "red pedals", "blue seat" and "yellow
handles".

Samuel and his little friends getting ready for some
number 2 cake!


Maestro conducting "Happy Birthday" while
the gathering sang to him. He definitely
became aware that the day was all about him
this time.
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Little boy blowing out his two soccer ball candles.
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Samuel practising getting on and off his
trike during his birthday party.
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The birthday boy!