The meerkat lookout, who appears in my book’s introduction and keeps popping up throughout, is an exquisite creature. In German, he is called Erdmännchen which means “Little Earth Man.”
My daughter Kira, upon her return from Tanzania, gifted me with this hand crafted meerkat.
Regarding this photo from my book: “Imagine that’s me. That guy is a lot cuter than I am, but for a stretch imagine that’s me. I’m the lookout at the moment and I’ve just spotted a threat. I’m about to alert you. But bad timing — you’re busy in the middle of your morning mob scene. Using your keen sense of smell, you’ve just located and dug up a plump, juicy scorpion, a tasty delectable, and you’re all set to dig in…”
Kira is a good lookout as well. I want all of us to be.
