Our beautiful nature on a warm Autumn day.

Some nature shows with amazing landscapes for you to enjoy.

This was my first easter without my direct family, as they are all passed away now.

Out in the wide open, we have so many choices where to go and what to do. Thankfully the power cuts were lowered over the easter period, but we saw that this week it will be back again at full force. So, we can prepare for 8 to 10 hours of power cuts per day. Bad management, corruption and closed doors to all external power generating companies, plus a lack of maintenance, are only some of the reasons why we all countrywide now have to suffer with the power cuts.
But I digress and come to see what I have got to show you today.

I love to travel on these leafy lanes.

And upon arrival to be greeted with views like this below.

Such a nice shot of this chicken cleaning itself on a dam wall.

Our sun tried its best to avoid the clouds, but it was not very successful.

The dramatic views of the clouds on the mountain range, always make for great landscapes. This is the Hottentot-Holland Mountain range and the early settlers had to cross these mountains with their ox wagons during 17-1800s. So many times have I sat down to try and figure the best way to go over the mountain with a wagon pulled by 12 or 16 oxen harnessed side by side. One can only applaud the ingenuity and the innovation of the old trekkers. We now have fancy tarred and smooth mountain passes, but in several protected sections one can still see the wheel marks of the old ox wagons.

That lone mountain at the start of the mountain range sits at the northern end and it is known as the Helderberg mountain. Many town suburbs were built on the lower slopes of the mountain and the suburbs contain some really nice modern houses.

Just a final look below and there will be many more to come from my camera.

Down the road is a township with hundreds of shacks where the poor live and I think that it is a similar scenario all over the world. The rich right next to the poor. The poor hoping to become rich and the rich fearing to become poor. Many say that life is what you make of it, but what chances do a child have with a lack of education and living in a poor household. Yes, there are exceptions where some get a lucky break, but in general it is the vast majority of children that suffer.

That's what we focus on at Papillon, quality education for the children.
I also grew up in a poor household where rejection was the norm, but thankfully I have managed to cast off the past and to create a productive life for myself. It continues to this day and will only end the day that I leave this planet. No need to feel sorry for myself either, as I simply go and help others less fortunate than me. It is a sure cure.
So in the meantime, this is life and I use my camera to show you the beauty of it.

I hope that you enjoyed the story and the pictures.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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