Greetings @artguru.
Great pictures. I wish it all were peace and quiet all the time, as it was this time.
This made me think about the fact that, like this animals, we move along surrounded by predators/potential enemies. In our cities, it is enough to stop, like that elephant at the end, and look, just look.
We tend to rush when we are in a downtown area, but if only we stopped and look attentively we'd see the predators in actions, the imminence of their voracity.
Any corner in any downtown area in Venezuela provides amazing examples of how natural violence and sagacity merge in a flawless dance. It is a jungle and the pray should stay home, and yet we all go out every day knowing that there are thieves and murderers just waiting for the right moment. We are all potential victims in cities crowded by fresh, resentful, evil or just disgruntled people.
Some people, like some animals, seem to respond to some kind of instinct; they seem unable to perform a role other than that of predator, and they patiently wait by the traffic light or by the alley until the right victim passes by and usually there is not a camera capturing their sly moves, and life goes on like nothing happen, a boring, repeated scene in the cement jungle.
I know life is tough out there. But one thing I learnt while living out in the open countryside, is act like nothing is happening. I knew thieves were possibly watching me, sitting out in the long thatch grass. So would casually hung out the clothes on the washing line. But like been in the Kruger National Park, I would gaze with a wondering eye (like I like the weather or scenery, that sort of thing) between the trees and grass as I worked.
If you worry and behave nervously all the time, you become a nervous wreck. It affects your health, while the criminals run free!