I am a realist and I act on impulse in most things that I see and do.
Now, how's a double cloud burger on a mountain?
One of those very hot days with strong winds that blanket the mountains in a haziness. In fact, the first picture was the only one that I could get a semblance of clarity in a photo of the hamburger mountain. The rest of the mountain scenes are all hazy. Of course, the strong winds continue to change direction at the drop of a hat, that makes it very difficult for the fire fighters to try and control the many wildfires that we have here. Thankfully they are all professional firefighters, and they eventually will win against the acre-eating fires.
Did I tell you that the mountains are hazy in the heat?
Have a look if you can see the goose in the photo.
There he is!
Some more hazy landscapes below.
Because firefighters have been hard at work battling several infernos, the Western Cape government wants the National Disaster Management Centre to classify the wildfires as a provincial disaster.
Fires in several communities in the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts have been raging since last week, with high temperatures and strong winds fuelling the flames.
Yes, we live in dangerous times with all of the fires, and we also are so sad, as many of the small and slow little animals get killed. The firefighters are brave guys as they do not only have to work in the heat of the blazing sun, but it also cannot be cooler when faced by a wall of flames. We also feel for all of those that lose their homes in the fires, and the South African news, and social media is alive with all of the fire reports. Thousands of acres of land are being lost to the flames, and it will take a very long time to recover.
South Africans are known as a very resilient people, and we will once again overcome all of these fires.
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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