Breeze rustles the dry grass on the high veld under clear skies. It's winter on the South African savanna, but the mild days still bustle with life, in spite of this being the dry season. Water, the ultimate limiting factor, has driven the evolution of a great diversity of life that inhabits this region. The savanna in particular, with its mix of grasses and woody plants, provides a banquet for herbivores, both grazers and browsers, which in turn feed predators large and small.

I was running the last leg of an improbable race

He was fixing a hole in a wall while listening to a ball game

Next time, he said, I’ll rent an apartment

And not deal with all this land and these renters

We took pictures of each other (I promised not to post his on Facebook)

There is a caricature of Hilter reading Der Spiegel

I find some vodka and pour it out, afraid he might be tempted

Yet he appeared disinterested in the flask at his side

No use to piss and moan

Push the comfort zone

It’s a gift, not a loan

Push the comfort zone

Expose raw flesh and bone

Push the comfort zone

Embrace the unknown

Push the comfort zone

Whether comin or goin

Push the comfort zone

Cultivate the seeds you’ve sown

Push the comfort zone

Wisdom and hazard in being alone

Push the comfort zone

Listen for a pleasing tone

Push the comfort zone