Sidechat

Villanelle

Villanelle
@Mr-Hyrax 2 in particular - finally saw the Rock Hyrax this morning! Living alongside the African Penguins at Boulder's Beach. They call them Dassies here. They are so cute! They are kind of like Opposite Quokkas cause instead of a manic grin they have permanent resting B-face 😂 so cute I had to get myself a stuffy.

Screenshot_20240105_131344_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131132_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131409_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131527_Gallery.jpg
 

Villanelle

Villanelle
@CharlieXGaming - I eat alll my words! Africa needs a baboon!!! There are signs all over the Cape area about them and warning not to feed them and how to live peacefully alongside them on their land. Saw these ones from a moving car so sorry for terrible pics, they move fast and purposefully! Lots of mums with babies under them or on their backs. The ones here are Chacma baboons, I've totally fallen for them!
Screenshot_20240105_131210_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131204_Gallery.jpg
 

Villanelle

Villanelle
Wildlife lovers, make a plan to get to South Africa in your life some time! It's wildlife paradise! I've been ticking off and bookmarking every species seen in this great book, I still have a 5-night stay at a Safari Lodge to come so this is just the preamble!!! Can't believe the richness of these lands and how well wildlife is cared for and respected.

Highlights so far include -

Booped by a Nyala
Breakfast with Hippos
Spotted 3 Cheetah
Saw a Lion roar
Walked with Giraffes
Swam with Penguins
Hugged by an Elephant (a tame rescued orphan)
Waterbuck, Roan Antelope, Kudu, Eland, among other antelopes
White Rhino
Cape Buffalo
Blue Wildebeest
Two kinds of Zebra
Yellow Mongoose and Water Mongoose, rare spots!
Blue Crane and Wattled Crane
Hoopoe Bird
Yellow Weavers
Cape Sugarbird
LOTS of Ostriches

And one that I thought would particularly interest you all here - melanistic impalas!

So much more but no time to list them all!

All wild except the elephant - have also seen wild ones like the one pictured (wild meaning living on game reserves of 10,000+ hectares, next reserve we go to is 36,000 hectares so will be the biggest yet)

Screenshot_20240105_131432_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131939_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_132009_Gallery.jpg

Screenshot_20240105_131824_Gallery.jpg

Screenshot_20240105_132035_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131651_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131855_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20240105_131743_Gallery.jpg
 

Attachments

  • Screenshot_20240105_131855_Gallery.jpg
    Screenshot_20240105_131855_Gallery.jpg
    358.6 KB · Views: 60

Villanelle

Villanelle
Haha something funny on the game drives is when the rangers ask the group questions like "does anyone know what type of antelope this is?" Or "has anyone heard of a caracal?" and everyone is silent so then I pipe up "nyala" or "springbok" and I know I'm like that annoying kid in class with all the answers 😂 but I can't help it! It amazes me how little people know! One person was like "oh a deer!" 😂 and someone thought a Kudu was an ELK !!! 😂😂😂😂 absolute dumb-butts.
 

Orkan

Orkan
Villanelle said:
Haha something funny on the game drives is when the rangers ask the group questions like "does anyone know what type of antelope this is?" Or "has anyone heard of a caracal?" and everyone is silent so then I pipe up "nyala" or "springbok" and I know I'm like that annoying kid in class with all the answers 😂 but I can't help it! It amazes me how little people know! One person was like "oh a deer!" 😂 and someone thought a Kudu was an ELK !!! 😂😂😂😂 absolute dumb-butts.
Click to expand...
The closest thing I've been on to a safari is the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney's Animal Kingdom 🤣
Last time I went, in 2021, The same thing happened. I was the only one on the ride who knew what an Okapi was
 

Captain Callum

Captain Callum
Orkan said:
The closest thing I've been on to a safari is the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney's Animal Kingdom 🤣
Last time I went, in 2021, The same thing happened. I was the only one on the ride who knew what an Okapi was
Click to expand...
Oh it's the "sir/ma'am please remain seated" the ride 😂 That's what I remember most from riding on it several times over the years. People with their phones needing to stand up when the vehicle is moving. I owe the safari ride my interest of animals as I was never a big fan of them at the time seeing often small cages with animals.
 

synthetase

synthetase
Villanelle said:
Wildlife lovers, make a plan to get to South Africa in your life some time! It's wildlife paradise! I've been ticking off and bookmarking every species seen in this great book, I still have a 5-night stay at a Safari Lodge to come so this is just the preamble!!! Can't believe the richness of these lands and how well wildlife is cared for and respected.

Highlights so far include -

Booped by a Nyala
Breakfast with Hippos
Spotted 3 Cheetah
Saw a Lion roar
Walked with Giraffes
Swam with Penguins
Hugged by an Elephant (a tame rescued orphan)
Waterbuck, Roan Antelope, Kudu, Eland, among other antelopes
White Rhino
Cape Buffalo
Blue Wildebeest
Two kinds of Zebra
Yellow Mongoose and Water Mongoose, rare spots!
Blue Crane and Wattled Crane
Hoopoe Bird
Yellow Weavers
Cape Sugarbird
LOTS of Ostriches

And one that I thought would particularly interest you all here - melanistic impalas!

So much more but no time to list them all!

All wild except the elephant - have also seen wild ones like the one pictured (wild meaning living on game reserves of 10,000+ hectares, next reserve we go to is 36,000 hectares so will be the biggest yet)

View attachment 380187View attachment 380188View attachment 380189
View attachment 380185
View attachment 380190View attachment 380191View attachment 380192View attachment 380193
Click to expand...
I want impala and its melanistic morph! :)
 

Orkan

Orkan
I stopped at a local LEGO store today and picked some animal up for a future build.
(Yes, I’m not a kid. Yes, I build LEGO. We exist)
Can you guess the theme?
IMG_3912.jpeg
(Bison is a custom build)
 
Last edited:

Marvinb

Marvinb
Orkan said:
I stopped at a local LEGO store today and picked some animal up for a future build.
(Yes, I’m not a kid. Yes, I build LEGO. We exist)
Can you guess the theme?
View attachment 380297(Bison is a custom build)
Click to expand...
Man i love lego, but its so ridiculosly expensive. I rebuild alot of my old childhood sets a couple weeks back so i could sell them. Was so much fun and nostalgic
Really cool that there are alternative options like bluebricks.
 

Orkan

Orkan
Marvinb said:
View attachment 380305
Still got the picture!
Click to expand...
YOOOOOOOO
That will sell for sooo much. One of those ogres alone is like $30. That whole set is definitely worth a few hundred (in American)
Marvinb said:
Man i love lego, but its so ridiculosly expensive. I rebuild alot of my old childhood sets a couple weeks back so i could sell them. Was so much fun and nostalgic
Really cool that there are alternative options like bluebricks.
Click to expand...
Never heard of blue bricks. From what I see it’s a building software. I use Bricklink Studio, it’s the newest version of the classic Digital Designer which I’ve also used in the past. I designed the MOC (LEGO term for My Own Creation) all on Studio. Then you can order all of the parts. I have one last order that should be coming on monday and then it gives you instructions for the things you‘ve designed, so I can build it then. I’ll be sure to post it here
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Orkan said:
YOOOOOOOO
That will sell for sooo much. One of those ogres alone is like $30. That whole set is definitely worth a few hundred (in American)

Never heard of blue bricks. From what I see it’s a building software. I use Bricklink Studio, it’s the newest version of the classic Digital Designer which I’ve also used in the past. I designed the MOC (LEGO term for My Own Creation) all on Studio. Then you can order all of the parts. I have one last order that should be coming on monday and then it gives you instructions for the things you‘ve designed, so I can build it then. I’ll be sure to post it here
Click to expand...
Yeah got like 550€ for it all.

Yeah sorry its bluebrixx. Although idk if they available in the us. I think they are a german company
 

Orkan

Orkan
Marvinb said:
Yeah got like 550€ for it all.

Yeah sorry its bluebrixx. Although idk if they available in the us. I think they are a german company
Click to expand...
Oh no. Knock off LEGO. A LEGO fan’s nightmare…
Knock offs are either decent or complete garbage. Though true LEGO enjoyers will definitely scowl at you if they spot a single non-official part 😂
I will admit I do have a few Mega Blocks mixed in with my collection which is currently taking up the majority of my bedroom space.
Whatever you do, don’t ever under any circumstance buy Lepin. It’s the worst of the worst. They directly rip off all of LEGO’s sets part by part and make their own, trashy, cheap bricks that barely stick together.
Though I will say, LEGO is not a cheap hobby. I can only really get into it because it’s really my only hobby besides gaming, which usually isn’t too expensive. Those two bears cost me $50. (~45€)
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Orkan said:
Oh no. Knock off LEGO. A LEGO fan’s nightmare…
Knock offs are either decent or complete garbage. Though true LEGO enjoyers will definitely scowl at you if they spot a single non-official part 😂
I will admit I do have a few Mega Blocks mixed in with my collection which is currently taking up the majority of my bedroom space.
Whatever you do, don’t ever under any circumstance buy Lepin. It’s the worst of the worst. They directly rip off all of LEGO’s sets part by part and make their own, trashy, cheap bricks that barely stick together.
Though I will say, LEGO is not a cheap hobby. I can only really get into it because it’s really my only hobby besides gaming, which usually isn’t too expensive. Those two bears cost me $50. (~45€)
Click to expand...
Honestly alot of those "knockoff lego" are better quality than lego itself 😂. And cheaper at the same time
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom