A day without sunshine is like, you know, night – Steve Martin
We are currently experiencing an unseasonably cold winter here on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. When the sun shows its face and the wind subsides, even for only a few minutes, we drop everything and go for a quick walk.
In our wanderings, we come across all sorts of creatures taking advantage of the small respites from the foul weather.
Brown beetle enjoying the sun
Wagtails sunning themselves on a leafless tree trunk
Vervet monkeys grooming each other in the sun
Egyptian geese – mother and gosling on the river bank catching the first rays of the winter morning sun
WPC Ooh, Shiny!
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Rob Alberts
Prachtig!
Zonnige groet,
Blog Andrew
MONKEES!!!! Hestor 😀 I’ve been waiting for your monkey photos, fabulous!
HesterLeyNel
Thank you Andrew. Maybe I can get permission from the authorities to export a few of the real McCoy to your side of the world. They are the naughtiest, most irritating little critters, but … just look at those little faces 😍
Blog Andrew
I know so cute 🙂 my nephews would love them.
Abrie Joubert
Hester apologies to intrude here but as Andrew is inspired by the monkeys. Andrew I have posted some real close -up photos of these critters where they are busy with – well maybe you shoul go and look yourself https://abriejoubert.wordpress.com/2016/08/05/a-morning-muffin-with-milk/
HesterLeyNel
Ah, I remember this post Abrie – great captures.
Blog Andrew
I will and thank you so much 🙂
Tannie Frannie
Aaaahh, jou foto’s laat my sommer ‘n bietjie warmer voel op hierdie yskoue dag.
HesterLeyNel
Dankie Frannie 😀 Ons beveg maar die winterdepressie so goed as wat ons kan.
Abrie Joubert
Hester ek het voorheen nog ‘n kommentaar geplaas wat verdwyn het. In die eerste foto regs is daar iets kenmerkend wit. Is dit ‘n peul en is dit werklik so wot of vertoon dit maat so?
HesterLeyNel
Dis ‘n blaar wat toegevou het. Jy sien ‘n gedeelte van die onderkant waarop die son weerkaats. Kyk na die skaduwee reg onder die wit streep.
Levensjutter
Mooi Hester! Van die foto’s krijg je het toch een beetje warm! 🌞
HesterLeyNel
Die winterson is maar flou in vergelyking met die hitte van die somer 😄
Levensjutter
Hier in Nederland zeggen we dan: wie het ‘kleine’ niet eert…. is het grote niet weerd. Maar jij ‘eert’ dei floue winterson! 🙂
HesterLeyNel
🙂
rondomtaliedraai
Welgedaan
HesterLeyNel
Dankie 🙂
NorCal Zen
Your photos are magical! Those monkeys are just a adorable. Funny to think that you experience winter, while we’re having one of the hottest summers ever. We’ve had more than 3 months of three digit temperatures. (More than 37 degrees Celsius. Do you measure temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit?)
HesterLeyNel
We use Celsius and I must agree, 37 degrees is a bit on the warm side 😄 Here at the coast we are very comfortable at 25 or even up to 30 degrees, thereafter it gets a bit uncomfortable because of the high humidity. In the drier regions ±36 degrees is the norm; 40 degrees is deemed to be “a bit hot” 🙂