Monday, September 19, 2016

Flower Season 2016

I can't believe it! Time has simply flown by. Winter has rushed past so quickly I barely even noticed it. Yes the temperatures dropped. Yes it even got quite cold at times, but once again this year we didn't get the winter rains we were hoping for. 
The early flowers in Velddrif at the old graveyard


Acres and acres of flowers at West Coast National Park

Somewhere along the road between Port Owen and Hopefield

Some detail of the fields heading towards Hopefield

On the roadside between Port Owen and our nearest large shopping centre at Vredenburg


Somehow, though, the countryside managed to green up with the bit of rain we did get, and we had a truly magnificent flower season this year. So whilst the farmers cry out for rains, and the dams are low, and we can expect even more severe water restrictions this summer, it has been a great season for the holiday visitors.

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