Jon says

"I think we're experiencing wonder overload. There is so much that is marvelous that we hardly notice anymore. We expect the marvelous. We should be constantly filled with wonder, but we are hardly ever filled with wonder. When everything is wonderful, nothing is."

"Sometimes, though, one thing breaks through, and my jaw suddenly drops. I get that old feeling. The Wildcam did it for me. I sat there -- well, here, at this chair on this desk -- fiddling with my pencil and staring at a brochure from Cal Performances, and suddenly the page finished loading and there was a real-time ostrich scurrying over the veldt. "

I'm enjoying the elephants. There are five of them, including a baby. The baby elephant is delightful. He's been playing in the water. He's so little compared to the adults, but easily bigger than the deer.

The elephants finish their drink and wander over to eat leaves from a bush. Then the camera pulls back. I see two ostriches in the near distance. One stands up; the other settles down to the ground.

Birds fly past on occasion. Deer walk down to the water. Occasionally the camera shifts position.

Time passes. Two waterbuck are now standing in the pond, drinking. They have handsome horns.

The camera moves back for a landscape scene...

Oh my. A whole herd of ostriches is walking by on the far bank of the pond! They're dipping their heads and drinking like those "dippy" bird toys. This is wonderful...

Rich points out that it's a good thing Botswana is nine hours ahead. If I could watch this magic window during the day I'd never get any work done!

Peak Viewing Period: 7 a.m.-Noon Botswana Time. 7am in Botswana is 10pm Pacific time.

And Jon Carroll says: "President Festus Mogae of Botswana told an international gathering recently that everyone in his country is looking forward to November, which is when the rains traditionally start. Maybe you could watch Wildcam then, and wait for the darkening skies and the concentric circles in the water, half a world away. "