Today's sky watch comes from my guest Lord L and his memories of a photographic Safari he took, while living in Kenya.
Mount Kilimanjaro lies in the borders of Tanzania and eastern Africa, with Kenya to the North.
The Mount consists of consists of three inactive volcanic cones ( peaks) rising to 15100 feet, above the
plains of the Serengeti.
In the foreground are Thompson's gazelle.
In 2007 is was noted that the Ice glaciers which cap Mount Kilimanjaro were slowly retreating due
to a reduction in snow fall.
For once global warming was not attributed as the cause.
To enlarge the picture just click on it.
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This meme was the concept of Dot and Tom. It has given many people lots of pleasure.
There are a team of people monitoring and assisting the smooth running of Sky Watch Friday.
Thanks are given to them for their hard work.
11 comments:
What a great picture of this beautiful mountain.
Nice picture of Kenya. I can picture the clouds leisurely moving along and folks want the shade of the clouds to cover them. Sorry I am rambling. Thanks for sharing a photo that helps bring the imagination out in us.
this is a great shot! it took a while for me to see the gazelles,but when I did, it was amazing!
BD: What a special sky shot that brings with neat information.
Wow! I'm glad you pointed out the gazelles, or I never would have seen them, looking at the clouds and mountain. A beautiful photo.
That's a beautiful sky and landscape. Perfectly lovely!
Beautiful photo, especially enlarged. Kilhamanjaro is an impressive peak.
Marvelous shot of an awesome mountain! And thanks for the info. Happy SWF! and have a great weekend!
Mt Kilimanjaro makes a great subject. Love those gazelles too.
Some mountains are truly iconic, and this one of them. I enjoyed the gazelles in the foreground, to give a sense of distance and scale.
What a great shot!
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