Since we are having such a wonderful summer, I thought I’d write a bit about South Africa where it’s winter.
Not that the winters there are anything like ours. It’s often warm and sunny during the day though chilly at night. There may be rain – with luck – which is always needed desperately. And, of course, the days are much shorter.
That said…
They have had snow in the Karoo!
Blooming now…
Jade plant – AKA money plant.
Wish we had colour like that during our winter!
Remember this..?
Claw marks of a leopard.
Then came the footprints…
So John’s youngest put out bait, by way of a dead sheep, and set up a camera.
And…
The beastie itself. What a gorgeous creature!
In other wildlife…
Aw!
And if you zoom right in on the second pic…
You’ll see this little sparrow loves to check himself out in the mirror. Might be a bit blurry.
Funny. John said he’d spend hours at it!
Kingfishers – African style. Again, you’ll need to big it up.
But it wouldn’t be Africa…
Without a spider.
One of the views from John’s place…
And another…
After the rain.
And the lower slope….
Of Table Mountain.
These giant cones…
Have their uses…
Nature’s fire lighters.
Looking cosy.
And finally…
Seen in South Africa but true the world over.
Boatbird
Boatbird 
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