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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Snow on the Central Drakensberg

 Good morning dearest Bloggers. I cannot imagine that people in Europe or North America are excited by snow. But we here in sunny South Africa and after a HORRIFICALLY hot and rainy summer, are thrilled to see white capped mountains earlier this week. 

Recently we have had heavy rains here in the mountains. These eased up  by  Monday this week. However, huge weather arrived on the Eastern Seaboard of South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal's North and South Coast and Durban in between. 

There have been devastating floods, large losses of life and peoples' homes and possessions swept away in the torrents. 

Here in the Central Drakensberg, at last the farm roads have hardened and Skabby and I were able to go out for a walk. The first in almost four weeks.






Snow images on Champagne Castle and Cathkin Peaks, taken from the farm 20km away

The dairy herd walking to the green pastures where they will graze for the day
Skabby pointed out the newest calf on the yard
Mama calling pitifully to her calf as she goes to graze in the top paddock with the herd 



A very happy dog out for the first time in ages! 

I'm linking to Saturday Critters with Eileen, here

HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL!

4 comments:

  1. LOVE those cows and you already know I love our Skabinga.. we saw the horror at Durban. I looked on the map to see how close it was to you. sorry you had all that rain, we are in need of rain and can't get it.. the cows make me happy

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  2. The snow capped mountains looks pretty. Love the dairy herd walking on the road and Skabby thinking "I'm free again". :)

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  3. Thank goodness for the snow but flooding isn't good. Happy dog.

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