This is the colour of drought:
The green thicket in the background has bare ground between the trees. The ‘grassland’ in the centre of the scene looks like this:
How can this sustain life, one cannot help wondering. Yet it does. Here a pair of Helmeted Guineafowl look out for something to eat:
While a Common Fiscal keeps its sharp eyes open for an insect or two that dares to move in its presence:
These photographs were taken in the Addo Elephant National Park.
Oh, gosh! Very crisp looking.
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A complete contrast to your snowy scenes!
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Sure is! Our landscape never looks like that, even in the summer.
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So bekend blykbaar hier in Kathu, die huise het net grond, nie gras nie. Meeste altans … en nou is die veld om ons groen. Sal bietjie foto’s deel
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Dit sal interessant wees om hulle te sien. Ek glo die Kruger Nasionale Park is ook mooi groen.
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I do wish we could send you some rain
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It would be very gratefully received 🙂
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Ongelooflik hoe die natuur tog vir homself sorg. Mooi foto’s, Anne!
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Dankie – ek hoop ek kan een van die dae groen foto’s wys!
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Lyk my almal kry reën behalwe julle. Ek hou duimvas dit gebeur gou.
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Devastating, isn’t it?
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Especially after months of this.
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I imagine you are feeling overwhelmed by the lack of rain– it is a harsh thing to see the landscape so parched.
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It certainly is.
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So very dry, yet some animals have adapted. It is amazing.
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I am constantly amazed at the tenacity of birds and animals that manage to survive drought periods such as this one through to whenever the next rain comes. It must be a case of feast or famine, yet they pull through.
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Mag julle vinnig verligting kry en genoeg reen dat alles vergroen
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Ek waardeer jou wense, Bondels 🙂
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