I want to show you what a strong wind does, and also an old tree that thankfully was not invaded by the borer beetles yet.
The clouds formed a halo above this landscape.
I love to see how the wind herd the clouds around at speed. It always reminds me of the sheep dogs herding sheep.
One moment the landscape had a halo, and few minutes later the entire apple cart was upended as you can see in the next two photos.
Sadly, we have lost hundreds of old trees here to the borer beetles, so bad that I will show you in another post of the latest one that we loved and lost.
Just have a look at this old majestic dame, standing upright in her prime and dominating the landscape.
Come, lets have a closer look at her to see if there are any damages.
Nothing to see here, except beauty.
That branch always reminds me of a python snake.
And now I will show you two other lovely landscapes.
The world is in turmoil, as weather-wise things have become strange and destructive all over the world. Just the other day, Japan had a terrible earthquake and we have seen the damages online. Just imagine, you and your family are sitting around a table getting ready to eat, and the next moment the ground opens up underneath your house. Terrible! Then of course, there are also the floods and the fires, and to add to all of this are the wars. Another huge problem is the weakening of the economies of many countries, and all of this together sounds like a real madhouse.
Here in South Africa, we are also facing a smorgasbord of challenges, and I think that the world is slowly starting to go crazy. If it is not crazy enough already.
So, my way of handling all of this is by fleeing into nature at every opportunity that we can. The rest of the time, we try to help people to patch up their lives. Something for all of us to think about on this Sunday, and we hope that many of you are in a much better situation at present. Please pray for all of those that are suffering.
Such is life.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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