Well this is a lot of #rain all at once.
Day 5; 25 new species and 15 ‘lifers’ - highlights were Gurney’s Sugarbird, Bokmakierie, Cape Grassbird and a species I’ve wanted to see for years….. Secretarybird.
#SouthAfrica #Dullstroom #Highveld #Birds #Birding #wildlife #nature #birdsofmastodon
It's so dry in the #highveld now, and there are #fires breaking out all over the countryside near #Pretoria. Three in my neighbourhood this week, including one big one near #RietvleiDam this morning. I don't know what human, animal and property damage they have caused.
In a few ways fire is good, so long as nobody and nothing gets hurt. Fire's good for a lot of plants and ecologies. And once a fire burns out, the burnt land becomes a firebreak.
But it's a nervous season all the same.
Finally, people understand that #Johannesburg and the #Highveld is the place to be and nobody actually cares about #CapeTown... 😬 😁
「In addition, Rory O’Hagan from #ChasEveritt said that many returning emigrants are buying homes in #Gauteng and, in particular, the northern suburbs of Johannesburg.
He said that many are returning to Johannesburg to take up new corporate jobs or to create new businesses.
O’Hagan also said the wave of semigration to the Western Cape from Gauteng and other inland provinces has been reversed as the return-to-office mandates gain ground.
“Frankly, many top executives and professionals are now also weary of the costs and inconvenience of commuting weekly between work in Johannesburg and family in Cape Town, while others admit that they have not adapted well to the Cape’s unpredictable weather and would prefer the Highveld’s sunny winters,” he said. 」
I type and click a mouse for a living #anxiety. I don't like the #climate in this town. The fkg wind is a constant nuisance. I lived on the #highveld for many years and I love it there #thunderstorms. The #bushveld is my #favourite countryside. I like to go #camping #rustic #Nudist #Voelkop
I smoke #mariuana legally and love to #wank #stoned #bate but then end up typing long missive #introduction toots.
I sometimes exercise my #SharpWit and it comes out real #DryHumour.