Winter in the bush.

June & July are the coldest months in the bush. Temperatures can vary enormous, we had 0,4 Celcius on monday 27 june, 06:15. Later that same day I saw that it was 24,6 Celcius at 14:30.
A difference of more then 24 degrees in one day, that is a lot. Most of the times we have deep blue skies during the day, almost like we are living closer to heaven:

Blue skies of Balule.

And that is off course the reason why it cools down quickly in winter, there are no clouds to

isolate the warm air. This is why temperature differences are so extreme in deserts.

This moring I walked around the waterhole, and saw frost on some grasses! This was for proof that during the night in can -and will - freeze for some hours. As most of the Lowveld trees are not frost resistance it is good that this doesn't happen too often.

If you love to look at the blue skies in Balule, then this might interest you: an undeveloped 21 hectare stand for sale, asking price R1,4150,000 and located in the Parsons Nature Reserve, which is a member of Balule Nature Reserve.

Mountain views from stand.

This stand has rocky outcrops, a dry riverbed, 2 boreholes and beautiful views over the bushveld and mountains.

More information about this property here.

Have a great day!

From the sunny bush,
Corné van Dongen.