A Kenyan Safari

Have you seen the latest addition to our "Animal" section? "Kenyan Lion" was painted by Emilia Ackerman in December from a photo taken by Julie Link on her 2009 safari in Kenya. Julie wrote about the lions in an article for Our Daily Bread. Here's what she had to say:

"The lounging lions in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve look harmless. They roll on their backs in low-lying bushes. They rub their faces on branches as if trying to comb their magnificent manes. They drink leisurely from streams. They stride slowly across dry, scrubby terrain as if they have all the time in the world. The only time I saw their teeth was when one of them yawned.

"Their serene appearance is deceiving, however. The reason they can be so relaxed is that they have nothing to fear—no shortage of food and no natural predators. The lions look lazy and listless, but they are the strongest and fiercest of all. One roar sends all other animals running for their lives."

You can purchase a print or card based on this painting at www.watercolorsbyphyllis.com.