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Complete Spread from Meru, Kenya

A Home in Meru, Kenya

The upper right corner sketch is a house enveloped by the lush green foliage found in Meru, Kenya. The dwelling had warm stucco walls, a red roof and green trim along the edges of the roof.

The upper left was a quick thumbnail of the same scene. I did the thumbnail from the bedroom window of the home I lived in during my stay at the Bio Intensive Agricultural Center, a teaching center for farming practices.

The center sketch is the top of a banana tree, a common sight in this area.

Sketch from Mulathankari

This sketch was done from the church yard at Mulathankari Emmanuel Methodist Church in Meru, Kenya. The building is not the sanctuary, but Sunday school rooms which have no electricity, and dirt walls and floors.

A medical camp was held during our stay and this building was transformed into four medical exam rooms (with limited electricity) for the purpose of providing health care for over 750 people.

It is this building and the yard of the Mulathankari Church that for me defines this location's Genius Loci, or spirit of place.

Kenyan Safari • Four Young Male Lions

The sun was behind these four young male lions on a hill. Look closely at the silhouette and you will see their heads. The one on the far right has the beginnings/first growth of a mane.

Kenyan Safari • Lion

Kenyan Safari • Zebra Herd

Kenyan Safari • Mom & Kids

Kenyan Safari • Acacia Tree

Kenyan Safari

Monkey & Baby at Samburu

Through next week I will be posting some of my favorite images from a 2006 Kenyan Safari.