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~ In Japanese aesthetics the concept of Wabi-sabi, 侘寂, わび・さび, suggests acquiescence to the impermanence of existence. It recognizes both transience and imperfection as being fundamental aspects of the cosmos and of life. When I saw this Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Waterbuck, Wabi-sabi came to mind. Enduring life with half a horn when others have a matched set is an imperfection which nonetheless has a unique beauty all its own. Anthony kindly stopped so that I might photograph this waterbuck whose broken horn inspires me to accept my own motley flaws as being no more than transitory tokens of the impermanent Universe.