So glad to see the sun again, with blue skies and UFO clouds.
Not your scaldingly hot African summer sun, but rather cool as we are slowly entering the winter season.
So, this week we will stay in the 20 Celsius range, which is great as no more sweaty stuff. :) I am not a big fan of sweat, and in my younger days it never bothered me, but now my skin has become way more sensitive, to such an extent that I try to avoid the summer sun. Funny as we age how our life changes, and it starts to demand so many new compromises. Just the other day I climbed on the roof of our house, and that night I could hardly sleep from all of the leg cramps. I am a driven soul and I find it difficult to master the sedate manner that befits the elderly. Drives my doctor mad :)
But enough about me, and let's see what I got to share.
A plane appeared on its way to land at our airport, and I thought that the sky made a perfect backdrop.
But then I zoomed to see what it was, and it was an Emirates plane.
3 photos below of the sun sinking down behind the trees across the road from our house.
Finally, nightfall was on its way.
During summer it is still light outside at 8:30pm, but now as winter is closing in, the dark starts at around 7pm. Soon it will be dark at 6pm in full winter. So the days are shorter, and the nights are colder. The reason why I mention this is that we used to live far up north in the country, with no ocean and hot dry air. The nightfall was even earlier up north, compared to down here in the south and I have a feeling that the changes are also because we are now close to the sea and the altitude plays a role. South Africa is a big country with 9 provinces and not one of the provinces have the same, or identical weather patterns. At times traveling by road from one province into another is like drawing a curtain to see new and different landscapes. The fauna and flora are also different across the provinces.
Such is life here in the Cape.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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@papilloncharity you got me chuckles so hard there, climbing the roof top means you have giving yourself to the sun, especially if you were climbing it in the afternoon, although, people still climbed it sometimes, but it's best to climbed in the morning or towards in the evening, around 6 Pm, because by those times, the sun wouldn't be much.
I dislike much heat too, I like the weather calmed and somehow, like it's going to rain, nevertheless, those pictures are beautiful, you snap greatly.
I used to build house roofs and it's not the sun, but rather the step ladder and the climbing on the roof that makes my legs to cramp at night. The reason for me having to dodge the sun, is during the day when I am taking photos. I always look for the shade of trees to stand under.
Glad that you liked the pictures.
The natural beauty is very good.
Always good for the soul.
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Beautiful 💕
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing about the weather of South Aftrica. 😊
My pleasure!
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I admire the environment there. I just knew that it's still bright outside at 8 p.m. at South Africa during summer. Very interesting. At least I have learned something new today.
Thank you. Summer and Winter times are very different here and I am glad that you learned something new.
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