I suppose you are wondering what this is all about. Well, it's a public holiday here in South Africa today. We are celebrating National Women's Day and what better way to celebrate it than with flowers! There are many of my blogging friends from around the world, who seem to be interested in flowers and plants so, as your unofficial tour guide, I thought I'd tell you about something magical which happens here in South Africa at this time of the year.It's nearly Spring here and our daily walks show that there are millions and millions of buds presenting themselves on our trees. One magical phenomenon which happens here in our country is the spectacle of Namaqualand! Every year, between July and September, just after the first rains, a miracle happens in the arid landscape of our Western Cape. An explosion of colour transfers the usually dry landscape into a beautiful flower wonderland. It's called:
NAMAQUALAND!
This coloured landscape of stunning flowers stretches across thousands of kilometers in our Western Cape. Many people clammer in their cars and busses, book out the B&B's in the area and take a few days off to be part of this amazing site.
Again, my Mom has never seen this and it's definitely one of the things on her wish list! I'll have to speak to the Boss on her behalf. In the meantime, Im putting up this post for her.
If you are at all interested in this amazing phenomena, I am barking and sending you to the following websites:
6 comments:
We need National Women's Day in the US!!!
The pictures are lovely!
Enjoy your day,
Kit
Beautiful, Max! What a treat to see all these wonderful flowers after your winter.
Happy National Women's Day to your Mom and Grandma too.
Kisses,
Stella
Beautiful flowers Max, thanks for showing us yet another wonderful aspect of your country.
So it's National Women's Day in South Africa and National Cat day in the USA apparently. I vote for having a national Male Dog Day, all over the world, when all of us would be free to lift our legs against any vertical surface anywhere we chose!
Cheers, H.
Oh Max, the flowers are soooo beautiful!
I will tell my mom Happy Women's Day. :-)
Luv,
Cloud
Oh, STUNNING flowers! Thanks, Max! Mom and I will go check out those websites, too!
Play bows,
Zim
National Women's Day?? Pawesome!
Sure is great to see all those flowers!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
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