A misty morning like this is a sign of a very hot day and some lovely evening sights.
Some lovely, relaxing shots especially to calm your Sunday.
South Africa is a beautiful big country with a wide variety of fantastic nature views. We are lucky to live at the extreme southern tip of the African continent. In fact, we live in the Western Cape Province near the coast where the two oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian oceans meet.
You can see more about the diverse nature at the link below.
The wildlife of South Africa consists of the flora and fauna of this country in southern Africa. The country has a range of different habitat types and an ecologically rich and diverse wildlife, vascular plants being particularly abundant, many of them endemic to the country. There are few forested areas, much savanna grassland, semi-arid Karoo vegetation and the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Region. Famed for its national parks and big game, 297 species of mammal have been recorded in South Africa, as well as 849 species of bird and over 20,000 species of vascular plants.
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Note: All photos taken yesterday (Saturday).
Gradually the sun started to clear the mist away.
A lovely sight to see how the sun ever so slowly broke through the clouds to stake its claim.
Soon the heat started, and it is always best to avoid the dangerous UV rays of the sun.
Now let's have a look at the evening.
Strong winds were blowing, and I have to say that we were thankful for the winds as they helped to alleviate the heat during the day. We are booked for two hot weeks ahead with temperatures in the upper 30Cs, so as I said before, one has to careful of the blazing African sun.
It is alleged that February is our hottest month, and we are not even close to it yet.
I have 4 photos below taken towards the west (ocean) side of our house.
You can see that the streetlamps were turned on at the bottom of this photo below.
And later in the evening.
I took the photos later towards the East side where the moon rises.
Unfortunately for the umptieth time, the clouds hid the moon and I could not get a clear moon shot. The past 4 full moons was hidden from my camera by the clouds.
But of course, I cannot complain, as I have posted many clear shots of the moon over time here on Hive, and we are now in the cloudy season, so it is expected that the moon will be covered. But one can always attempt to get some arty shots of the moon and the clouds.
So yes, the African and South American continents are expected to be the worst affected by the global warming issue and I think that it has already started due to all of the devastating droughts and floods in our country.
Be that as it may, I always search for the beauty in bad situations, as to me it means that all is not lost. Mother nature has lost her patience and she is warning us to change our littering and destructive ways.
Sadly, I doubt that we will change our ways, as profit and comfort rule so many lives. Why take an old mattress to the dumping grounds, if one can simply dump it in a river close by?
Just a small example.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
