A mix of colors in sharp sunlight.

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From a distance it is all a haze but come and look at the magic closer up.
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I could not make up my mind to show only the mountains or only the other creations, so in here I will show you both.

A hot and blazing African sun is not to be trifled with, as one can easily get sunstroke just standing around unprotected. Yet it is in this same sun that we see people lying around on the beaches to get suntans.
Any case I am not to show you any beaches here, but rather some delectable colors conjured up by the sunlight. And no, I was not exposed as I sought out the shade of trees at every opportunity.
Come and see.

These mountains have been standing for centuries exposed to the sun and the rocks get so hot that one can fry an egg on them.
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And now for lovely colors of a different kind.

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Yes it was very hot, leaning towards the early 30Cs and just imagine how scorching hot it gets further inland where people have to struggle in the late 40Cs.
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Thankfully most times after the heat some rain will arrive to cool things down a bit.
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Now as we enter the African summer again, we are preparing our cooling equipment, the same as we prepare our woolies for winter. Ice blocks, fans and air condition sales are mooning again and it's the normal appearance of sales and bargain offerings at the shops again.
It's amazing how each season has its own circuits of preparation and sales that are repeated every year. Come Spring season for example, then all of the shops will have sales of their unsold winter stock. Visa versa as when winter is approaching, all of the unsold summer stock will go on sale.
My mom used to buy her Christmas goods in July.
Just the human merry go round methinks.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

CAMERA: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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The pictures are so sharp and beautiful!!!

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Amazing landscapes. Great life in the flowers and insects!
Thank you for sharing!

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Wonderful to see and to imagine how old those mountains are.
How quickly a season can change. 😎🤓
Such a high temperature already wow.
Love the blue and red dragon flies. Beautiful creatures.
Take care in the heat Zac.
Happy Halloween 🎃
Have a great new week!

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Thank you and yes, the mountains are ancient.
The problem that I have is that I picked up a skin condition (allergy) as they call it in 2012 and it is still affecting me to this day. When the sun shines directly on my hands, legs or anywhere else, I get little itchy rashes. We have seen 5 dermatologist doctors and until now no one can give me a solid diagnosis.
So I stick to the shade as much as I can.
We don't have Halloween over here, but I wish you a good one.

A good week also to you guys.

!LUV

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Aawww sorry to hear that Zac especially as it is still there after so long.
Yes, best to stick with the shade.

We don’t either, in Spain. But after we move we will dress up the new house… when we find it hahaha one day 🤓😉🎃👋🏻
Thank you kindly Zac!

!LUV

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Yes, I have become a champion shade seeker 🤣

Patience my dear as the good things always take time !LOL

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That’s good, I do too as my skin is very sensitive. I even burn in a cloudy cold England hahaha 🤣

I have Zac, to much sometimes hahaha
!LOL

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Thankfully I have a natural brown African skin and before the rashes, the sun never worried me.
Your skin is the same as my wife's skin, as she is of Irish ancestry. Beware as such skins can easily pick up skin cancers. But I think that you know this.

Glad to hear that you also have the patience gift. Not many do 😉

!PIZZA

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Bodies change as they get older…

Yep… I know. I am always covered going out. No matter how hot it is. One sun beam and I burn and am red like a little lobster 🦞 hahaha 🤣

I know many don’t, hubby doesn’t.
Enjoy your day 👋🏻😊

!LOL

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Shimmering mirage looking up into the mountains, gorgeous dragon flies captured through the lens once again.

Historically I bought most over end January summer sales for the year ahead !LOLZ

!LUV
!WINEX

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Shimmering over here and we heard that there are bad rains in the Belfast Middelburg area.
Just the other day we were talking about the dense mist in Belfast, as I worked as a site foreman in the area in my young days.

Yeah, I am surprised that not many know the value of buying in bulk at sales.

!LOLZ
!LUV
!WINEX

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Raining here over past two days, glorious 20C on average, wish it stayed like this all through summer.

!LOLZ
!WINEX

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Glad to hear and yes, 20C is the ideal temperature. We now have hot days and cool nights here, as the strong winds cool everything down in the early evenings,

!LOLZ
!WINEX

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Once the sun reappears we will heat up again now with humidity after substantial rains.

!WINEX

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I got the start of the rain on camera this morning that I will show in a post tomorrow. I prefer rain to the blazing sun and the humid conditions at your end sucks.

!WINEX

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