Various pictures of sunny landscapes and animals.
His drink and his eats were close at hand (Paw) in the blazing African sun.
I stood at the top of a mountain pass to get some landscapes in the simmering heat. A very hazy day and yet the wind was present. In fact it was the wind that kept us from getting sunstroke.
After the landscapes I will also show you how the animals handle the heat.
So please come and have a look.
The long road at the bottom leads into the start of the mountain pass.
I can only imagine how the old ox wagons traveled over this pass, as there were no modern roads and this is the suspended road up the side of the mountain.
You can see how the heat covered the bay and the mountains.
This is the front ocean end of the bay glimmering in the sun.
So hot that this wasp decided to take a swim in our birdbath.
But the wasp had to clear out, as the dove wanted to air his wings.
And this little one plonked down on top of our wooded walkway.
Finally a shot of the full moon cruising through the cloudy heavens.
Oh yes, I can go on and on, as I took many photos on the day, but I thought that this would be enough to give you an idea about our extra sunny days. 35 Celsius today.
I also wanted to bring some real warmth into the minds of our friends here on hive that live in the snow now.
The lesson from Mother nature here is for all of us in the sun to take care about de-hydration. Drink a dam of water or other cold liquids constantly in order to stay hydrated.
I can't say it better than this squirrel does. When it's hot, drink water.
The worst thing here is that we have not yet reached our top temperatures, as our warmest month is in February, so it's a long way of frying our faces in the sun until they look like brown leather :)
Okay friends, I hope that those in the sun will heed this lesson and please take care of yourselves.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
