At last, the Kenya pictures! (And lots of them...!!)

[thatcrazycajun]

For those who have been anxiously awaiting the promised photographs I took on my trip to Kenya last month (see previous posts labeled "My Kenyan Odyssey"), I have finally gotten all of them uploaded online for viewing. I had planned to use Flickr, but since that website restricts total file space used for holders of non-paid (free) accounts, I decided to try Photobucket instead. Its interface is almost entirely Flash®-based, which kinda bugs me a bit; but at least they are willing to take the whole megillah (which my Jewish friends inform me is an ancient Yiddish word meaning "buttload") and not charge me for it.

The pictures are now there, in several albums grouped by sites I visited. The first is the pics of the Songbird's palatial Nairobi home and of the local Giraffe Centre and its accompanying bird/plant sanctuary, operated by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife. This album's page also contains links to the other albums I have set up for the Kenya pictures, in a side menu, and there are options to view the shots either in grid or slideshow formats. Here is the URL:
http://photobucket.com/matt_kenya01

Be advised that not all of the photos have been given names or descriptions as yet; this is a time-consuming and tedious process, and I am trying to get it done as fast as I can make myself slog through it. However, all the pictures should be in chronological order, i.e., the order in which they were taken. If you have any questions, feel free to post here or e-mail. And I will be bringing them to GAFilk in January for anyone who prefers a live, narrated slideshow. (Sneaky plug: Got a membership yet?)

Let me know what you think of these pics in any event, and please accept my most profuse and sincere apologies for keeping you all waiting so long. And should you find yourself taken aback by the large quantity, I commend to you the immortal words of that legendary sage, Bugs Bunny: "Always remember...you asked for it!"

Comments

[wolfette]

can I make a suggestion of Google Picasa? I don't know how you feel about the Google free programs, but I find the Picasa software to be fairly useful photo viewer and basic editor - and you automatically get a fairly large (I think it's currently about 1 Gig) online storage. Easy to upload, easy to link to - not quite so attractive a layout as Flickr.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

1 GB sounds even worse than the 15 GB limit on Flickr. Thanks for the suggestion, but if Picasa limits size of free accounts as well, I think I'll stick with Photobucket for now. (I don't condemn Flickr and Picasa for the practice per se; I do understand their need to preserve bandwidth and storage for the paying customers. I just prefer not to deal with it.)

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Nice pics; at least, the one's I've seen (time limited this morning, as we have a birthday party to head out to, midday). I'll see the rest when I get home. Photobucket's okay, I suppose, but it can be a pain. Picasa, as mentioned, is a viable alternative.

"Megillah" technically means "scroll", particularly the one containing the story of Esther and Haman (which is the basis of the Jewish holiday of Purim). The use as of "buttload" is slang, though well-established and comprehensible, especially in "the whole megillah".

(And yes, if you want the usericon, please feel free to scarf and spread it.)

[crowatdusk.livejournal.com]

What a lovely pic of Mary in her home! And is that Lilith I caught a glimpse of on the cat tree? You two look great in the fun pics with the giraffe and I love the one of the giraffe hanging out with that house in the background just as natural looking as the squirrels in my back yard. Matt you've filled out a bit since I've last seen you and I'm being totally sincere in saying that the one pic of you immediately reminded me of Aiden Rooney. Mary's garden and yard are gorgeous. I guess she doesn't have to deal with the bitter cold like we're getting here in PA now! Thanks for showing these.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, and I'm glad you liked them. (And yes, that was Lily you saw; she and Rosita have adapted nicely to Kenyan living.) Don't forget to check out the rest of the Kenya pics, linked off the side menu:
http://photobucket.com/matt_kenya02
http://photobucket.com/matt_kenya03
http://photobucket.com/matt_kenya04
http://photobucket.com/matt_kenya05