By Gawie Lindeque – Responsible Resource Use Department Regular readers of this column will know about my love for the dry season. I just love the pastel yellows and reds at sunset that finish of yet another dry dusty day. Regardless I must now admit that I have found a new absolute favourite time of...Read More
A dense layer of smoke and dust filters the late afternoon sun giving off the pastel yellows and oranges the Lowveld is famous for at this time of year. A blue wildebeest bull stands in a sea of yellow grass shimmering gold in the last rays of light. Scratching around his midden with his front...Read More
The lowveld is well known for its very hot summers with average day time temperatures well into the 30 degree Celsius and even topping 40 degrees every now and then. This past Summer has however been one for the books. We had more days hitting 40 degrees over November and December than any other year...Read More
The last few months have been rather strange weather wise. Normally we start to experience a few warm days during September with a light rain shower here and there, so when October arrives we already have a slightly elevated humidity factor. This coupled with blistering hot days makes for a rather uncomfortable time in the...Read More
All regular readers will by now know that the late dry season is definitely my favourite time of year. Well defined game trails meandering through brittle dry yellow grass eventually ending at a small little waterhole. More mud than water, but they seem to sustain an endless variety of animals. From the dainty blue waxbill...Read More
Everyone knows that Africa dances to the beat of her own drum. There is one element, however, that does not seem to take its time, and that is the change in the seasons. One day can be sweltering with temperatures well into the 30s or even 40s, and the very next day can see the...Read More
The rain, or rather the lack thereof has been the subject of a lot of conversation lately. We have been living in hope the last couple of weeks. Meteorologists have been predicting good rain almost daily for our region and it has been hot and humid enough to warrant this but the rain just never seems to...Read More
It is mid-November and it seems rather likely that we are once again headed for a below average rainfall season. It started rather positively with some fairly good rains in September. We received a couple of small showers that got the grass going and then we had one good downpour that caused a few puddles...Read More
