Mothwoman
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007On Saturday some friends and I went to Daan Viljoen game reserve just outside Windhoek, for the weekend. We spent the afternoon walking in the hills, wandering past impassive wildebeest, and scattering kudu and klipspringer into the scrub. I was slightly nervous about leopards, but fortunately for all you lucky, lucky people, I did not get eaten on this occasion.
When it got dark, we all got fairly drunk. To my delight, and my friends’ bemusement, I discovered that if I put my hands up to the light, moths would land softly on my fingers, seemingly content to stay there while I looked into their tiny, disgruntled-kitten faces.
They were completely enchanting.
And apologies, I know I promised photos of moths, but there is only one… It’s pretty though. Out of curiosity - does anyone know what type of moth this is? They come in cream, too.
