Shooting Times & Country

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seems that the world is moving at such a pace these days, with change ostensibly happening every day and always another problem just around the corner. While the human world is all rather hectic, it seems that, conversely, the natural world wants to just quietly go about its business. I have been exceptionally fortunate to have just visited Namibia, where my

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