i have laryngitis.

self diagnosed.


but it's what half the team took home from ethiopia, and apparently i didn't sneak away from it. (secret: i love losing my voice.) anyway. i could make a bad joke about how "i went all the way to africa and all i got was lousy laryngitis." but i won't.

instead i'll awe you with some pretty pictures i took in africa.

yes, that thing under the petal looks like a spider BUT IT'S NOT i assure you. it's a new flower bud. I'VE CHECKED.

okay, so that last picture is DC. not africa. but fall there was ahhhhmazing. and clearly there is a LOT of pink in africa. it's kind of amazing.