Here are some animal sketches from the recent safari trip. A pocket size notebook is a great thing to bring on safari, especially if, like me, you’re not a photography nut. I brought a tiny digital camera (a Casio Exilim, which also happens to be my favorite golden rectangle-ish shape, though much smaller than 3×5) and I did take hundreds of photos, but I found that trying to capture things in drawings was more fun. You don’t have a lot of time, as the animals are moving and the safari vehicle is moving and your fellow travelers are jostling around trying to get their photos. But in the end, I filled a sketchbook with drawings that became a very personal memento of the trip.

Originally posted at 3x5life