The elements have been trying to tell me something this past
week. Actually it’s more like they’ve been shouting at the top of their voices
from the highest peak for all to hear! I have been listening. And this is what
I have heard…
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Campsites along the water's edge
[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za, 2012]
Being mesmerised by the flames of the campfire under a star-filled sky is indeed special. But the night becomes magical when you add the trickling sound of a river or the reflection of the moon on a still dam.
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| The Cederberg has several rock pools with silky water where you can cool off on a summer's day. Picture by Fran Siebrits. |
Being mesmerised by the flames of the campfire under a star-filled sky is indeed special. But the night becomes magical when you add the trickling sound of a river or the reflection of the moon on a still dam.
Zebras and canines
[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za, 2012]
Because of their vegetarian diet, zebras have no use for the killing-sharp canine teeth so essential to carnivores. These canines, however, are quite developed in male zebra … and quite useful too.
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| Picture by Romi Boom |
Because of their vegetarian diet, zebras have no use for the killing-sharp canine teeth so essential to carnivores. These canines, however, are quite developed in male zebra … and quite useful too.
Campsites with the most privacy
[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za, 2012]
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| Cederberg Wilderness Area. Picture by Fran Siebrits |
Camping
alone in nature is a transcendental experience. It is so quiet without
the crowds that one can hear the flap of a bird’s wing, the whispering
of shy leaves and the silence-hugging landscape as it stretches awake in
the early morning.