Ranger in Lanseria, South Africa

I was born and raised in South Africa and lived there for 22 years before moving to Australia.

I was taught to not just respect but to an extent fear some of the wildlife, particularly lions.

I recall some years back a tourist jumping out of his jeep to film a pride of lions at the side of the road. He was attacked and killed by them in full view of his desperately shocked family who watched the entire episode from the jeep.

And that is what makes this story and these photos so darned fantastic!! Don’t’ know who took the photos, but wow, talk about catching the magic of the moment! … Enjoy!

This Ranger is assigned to prevent poaching around the wildlife refuge area of Lanseria in South Africa.

The way these animals interact with him is not just highly unusual, but absolutely stunning! The lions seem to know he’s there to protect them.

His charm works with hyenas and cougars too. Bear in mind that Hyenas are notorious for being vicious.

Check out the picture taken in the river – why is this one amazing? Simple, because lions hate water. These pictures will amaze you!

Looking at this pictures, from where I sit ... life truly does deserve to be fully celebrated!!

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How To Lick a Bowl

Some things just come naturally! Looking at these pictures brings back memories of when my mum would bake chocolate cakes and cookies. I remember just itching for her to hand it over so that I could lick the bowl clean!

You been there? Bet you have!

This puppy just looks like he belongs right in there - don't know who took the photos - they arrived in my inbox with the caption below ...

"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."

and ... I just had to share them with you ... enjoy!

yummy!

tastes pretty good!

getting right into this bowl licking thing!

okay ... I'm stayin right here!

Mmmm! kinda got the urge to go bake something myself right now!

Celebrate Life with a face full of cake mix!! why not ..

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This is one that absolutely deserves re-printing, re-sending, re-reading...etc!! It arrived in my inbox today and I just had to share it - 'Celebrating growing older by Regina Brett'.

'50 Life Lessons' were written by Regina Brett of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio -

She reported it as being the most-requested column she had ever written.

Interestingly, it has been and is widely reported that recently, in August, Regina's  odometer rolled over to 90, and that she re-released this most famous column once more.

Regina is NOT 90 years old folks, she is far from it and gorgeous.  You can see for yourself by clicking here and visiting her website where you can find the links to read more of her columns.  Anyway, here are 45 of those Life Lessons for you to enjoy.

We can take so much life value from her experience....enjoy it...share it...live it!

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.  Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

Image by kazeeee via Flickr

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

Image by eyesplash Mikul via Flickr

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Thank you Regina....and every one of your amazing lessons.

Celebrate Life .....it's Worth It!

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This has to be one of the best singles ads ever printed

Sometimes in advertising the best of intentions just doesn't quite do the trick.

This little humdinger was spotted in the Melbourne Herald Sun.

SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant.

I' m a very good girl who LOVES to play.

I love long walks in the woods, riding in your ute, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire.

Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand.

I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me.

Call (040x/4xxxx and ask for Daisy, I'll be waiting....

Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the RSPCA at  StKilda..

Everyone, meet Daisy ..

This truly is my kind of story!!

Warm Hugs

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If you are a current DSU reader, or visiting for the first time and you have landed on this page - then you are meant to do something about supporting this worthwhile exercise - to generate help for thousands of students in high-need public schools.

Below is an extract from fourhourworkweek.com (the Blog of Tim Ferriss - Experiments in Lifestyle Design) that explains its purpose and how it works.  Please support this - its costs you nothing -

“Tweet To Beat could generate help for thousands of students in high-need public schools. My colleagues and I are cheering you on!”
-Charles Best, CEO of DonorsChoose.org

The Ethical Bribe

To benefit U.S. public school students, I will bribe the entire world to follow him on Twitter for $3 each.

I will be giving away a round-trip ticket anywhere in the world and a fully-loaded MacBook Pro. But first things first…

This is “Tweet to Beat”, a follow-up experiment to LitLiberation, which was a campaign by bloggers and their readers, and CEOs and their employees, to spread the power of literacy worldwide. It was a new fundraising model based on competition and social media scalability, and it funded not only US public school projects (20,000+ students) but also libraries and schools in developing countries. I’m in Vietnam with readers right now to visit two of the schools.

With zero financing or hard costs, this model ended up raising more than $250,000 in less than a month, 3x more than Stephen Colbert during that same period.

Click Here - To Find Out How the Tweet to Beat Campaign Works

'Go ahead' - Celebrate Life and Karmic Capitalism

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Dolphins - Amazing Behaviour blowing bubbles -SeaWorld Orlandos Dolphin Cove

Most people adore them, few really understand these sociable, friendly and amazing creatures.

My pick for this weeks  'Oooo!! AaaaaH! moment' is this fabulous video of  Dolphins blowing bubble rings at Seaworld and then playing with them.  Enjoy

Have a great and bubbly weekend

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Australian Wildfires: Man Charged - Every Aussie Would Want Him Put Away For Life

You can get the full story of his arrest here

The recent Australian wildfires are devastating.  So many lives have been tragically changed for ever and no doubt many will be left with lasting and painful emotional scars.

So besides the idiots that light the damn things - where does some of the responsibility lie for the screw-up in relation to the preparation, management and prevention of loss of life and property?????? (Refer to my quoted story below)

Such utter devastation is difficult to comprehend. We are told they have charged someone with this diabolical act.  The suffering this maniac has caused to so many humans, animals and wildlife is something that I believe Australians will feel a strong and bitter anger about for a long, long time. Put the idiot away for life and throw away the key.

My heart goes out to every single living creature that has had to endure  trauma, pain and loss due to the actions of this mindless idiot.

I could get on my soap box about a lot of things when it comes to fires.  Recently I have been head to head with our own local council about surrounding bushland where we live.  Typically there answer is 'everything currently is maintained to standard'.

What bloody standard?

What ticks me off is - you cut a tree down around your property they are all over you like prickly heat.  I understand the environmentalist and global warming issues affecting us worldwide - but for heavens sake, if councils, in their infinite wisdom are going to approve residential developments in or close to dense bush and forest areas...then dammit, give residents half a bloody chance to be as safe as they possibly can and allow reasonable clearing.

To quote one story of utter council environmental madness -

One Victorian man was sued by his local government for clearing 236 trees on his property (out of 200,000 trees) to create a fire break. His local government called him an environmental vandal for illegally removing native vegetation. He lost $100,000, and was criminally convicted. Guess  what, his house was saved in these recent bush fires while many houses around him were destroyed.

Government is now talking about a Royal Commission - are they then acknowledging the fact that population sprawl into the country/bush areas is becoming a problem and that fire risks need to be addressed ....well whoppee bloody dooo!

Even with all this fire storm activity going on around Victoria/Melbourne our local council land management division seems reticent to use a little forward thinking and do something to control the reserves in the hinterland regions of our city where the population is quite dense and growing.

I cannot help but be angry with councils and how they respond to the people who are trying to rightfully protect themselves and their properties from destruction by fire.  If residents are mindful of the danger of fire threats why is it that councils and environmentalists cant see it?

I would love your thoughts and feedback on this so please give me your comments.

Also, there are collection points world wide for the victims of these most devastating of all Australian Wildfires. If you can give your assistance in anyway, please do not hold back, every little bit donated is going to help the people, the family pets, the livestock and the wildlife that have been so devastatingly affected by this tragic event.

Click here to see Video -  This video will give you some idea of what it it must have been like.  Filmed by a man from his home in St Andrews, Victoria. The roar of the flames is akin to the sound of thunder and the flames absolutely enormous. How could anyone cause such devastation and fear to so many?

After the Victorian Bush Fire on “Black Saturday” the 7th February, 2009, people have got to thinking about the different legislators relating to bush fire protection in Australia.

As a Land Management Officer working with bush fire management, he is aware of a couple of publications that cover bush fire protection.

How grateful we should be that it was not us

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Now just in case you are wondering what this is about, I am 'playing along' with Seven Clown Circus and posting a photo each Wednesday and then 'wording it up' - so heavens knows what you will find here each week but it seems like fun so here goes.

WW - #1

The T shirt on this little one says it all - a close friend who has been through breast cancer sent it to me.  Although it makes us smile, this picture sends a real message.

No 1 - Support cancer research - do whatever you can to support it

No 2 - Read all you can and find out about numerous causes of cancer. That
cancer information you obtain today could save your butt and your boobs
in the future.

Millions of individuals are afflicted with this disease and unfortunately it's in the gene pool. Still there's no way to prevent cancer completely. Try your best to live healthy and stay fit. The more you know, the better off you are.

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