I'm a candle flame that sways in currents of air you can't see. You need to be the one who steadies me to burn.

While browsing flickr late last night, I came across this photostream full of fantastic travel photos. But I was particularly struck by these images of South Africa. I went to sleep dreaming of safaris and mist-covered mountains and neon houses and the vast ocean between us.

















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*Post title from The House Gun by South African novelist Nadine Gordimer.