Hello fellow Writer. Happy Account Anniversary. I read your biography here and may I say, wow, you have lived a privileged life of travel and adventure. You have resided in some exotic locales. Wow, discovering a leopard up close must have been magical. It is a beautiful creature. Your choice of the word 'magnificence' sums this up. I would have chosen to believe that the leopard waved at me with the flip of his tail. The way you described the encounter that animal was showing off and greeting you, checking you out at the same time. It is a cat after all and are they not said to be curious? I commiserate with you. It is inconceivable that such a rare sighting occurred and you lacked a camera. This must have been serendipity at work. I wonder if your son Andrew's photo turned out to be a clear one. I imagine this was not the nature/river walk you expected. Thank you for sharing this special memory. As you wrote it I can picture all the little details of that day. This piece is its own snapshot. Moments like this are indeed akin to winning the lottery and deserve to be cherished.