When spring arrives in the Western Cape

[okie]

HI Guys , thank you for the support so far
Had no internet since Saturday morning , but hope to remain consistently back on track now .

[Richprins]

Some people in Western Cape want to secede from SA and become their own country! No Jokes!

[nan]

secede is "à la mode"

[Lisbeth]

Some people in Western Cape want to secede from SA and become their own country! No Jokes!

I cannot blame them and as Nan says, it is fashion these days

[Flutterby]

They already have the Republic of Hout Bay, so why not the rest as well!

[okie]

They already have the Republic of Hout Bay, so why not the rest as well!

And a nice border post as you come in through the tunnel

[Lisbeth]

[okie]

Right , now everyone's had their say about the Cape , lets try to continue . Internet seems to have been restored , and hopefully will continue without too may interruptions .

Just a few months ago , we at the start of winter , vineyards were either gripped in the grim , dark clutches of miserable weather , or , maybe , beautifully attired in autumn colours , like the Hex-river valley shown here , just north of Worcester :

[okie]

And the rains would come , and the wind , and the storms , blowing , blowing incessantly , for days on end , and the grass would turn a bright green , in stark contrast to the brown of high summer
And one morning you wake up , and find a warm breeze on your cheek - and people say - that's a " berg-wind " , which can cause the day-temperature to suddenly go right up to 30 degrees Celsius - in winter ? .
When suddenly , it turns cold again , a northerly wind blows , and we are back in middle of winter again .

And on a rare sunny day , we go for a walk , we find , hidden in the grass , little gems like these :



or like these :

[Lisbeth]

You have a surprising climate, but quite nice if it is not too cold, nor too windy and not too warm in the middle, which is bad too Rather