The wonder works of nature.

The clouds are washing the mountains in preparation for the New Year party.
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Remember that I showed you the sea mist hiding the mountains about two days ago?
If you don't then you can see the post HERE
The mist played a major role in what you will see here, as it wet the land.

The scientists have it that when the winds blow moist air from the land up on the mountains, it connects with the warm air above the mountains, then clouds are formed on the mountain peaks. The clouds must be above sea level and our mountain range suits the conditions very well. So well that huge clouds are formed on the mountain peaks, and they drift slowly down to the earth again.

The land below our mountains was very moist due to the winds blowing masses of sea mist over the land a few days ago, and as the sea mist settled, the hot sun reappeared, and the wind blew the cold moist water up and over the mountain. As it collided with the hot air above, it forms crystals that turns into clouds that sit on the mountain tops. The clouds grow bigger and heavier, so they start to tumble down over the mountain.
I hope that I've got this right, as I don't want to include a scientific site's explanation.

It sounds logical to me, and below you will see a series of photos to prove this process of cloud formation.
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There were no other clouds in the sky, so the wind, aided by the moist air from the land, decided to form their own clouds :)
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This view below looks very mysterious, as just look at that pyramid shape at the bottom of the mountain.
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Slowly the views were turning a golden color, as the sun was on its way down.

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And finally, it was time for us to return home.
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Christmas is done and now the new year looms. What will it bring this time round I wonder? But, like all of the past years we will also endure the new one, provided that we learned some lessons from the past year. I know that I have and the biggest one that I learned is to be careful with trust. I am a very trusting soul, and even though I have been caught in some unpleasantries before, it is not in my nature to wear revenge, or regrets like old cloths in my mind.
Life is too short to bother oneself with negative thoughts, and there is so much else that is much more positive that requires my attention. Needy souls are one of my priorities, and by helping them, I am in fact also helping myself, as I also had a very difficult childhood. So, I know how it feels to be constantly rejected by the haves. Not that it matters as I have reached many great peaks in my life and it's enough to keep me balanced. I am tall enough for the winds to form clouds of forgiveness above my head just like they do for the mountains.
Such is life.

I hope that you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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Beautiful photos of the mountains and clouds. I bet you have enjoyed a lot such mesmerizing scenery in person. I hope you had a nice Christmas eve and happy new year my friend.

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Thanks for dropping in Pri and it has been a long time. How are you doing there in the Netherlands now? I hope that all is well with you.

We had a quiet and peaceful Christmas time, and I hope that yours was also good.
All blessings to you for the new year.

!PIZZA and !LUV

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Yes, it's been a while. I was kinda silent and was not feeling so motivated. I am okay now, things are getting better slowly. Life changed and I am trying to adjust to it, it takes time, a long process to restart life again.

It's nice to talk to you again...

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The first picture is just great! The color stripes are blue, white, green and yellow. Ready flag))

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Where the sky meets the ground.
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You get very different views to us here in the flat, northern lands. We still get some spectacular clouds at times.

Have fun.

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I don't know too much about the flat northern lands in the UK, but it's worth a Google and I will have a look.
Clouds don't need mountains to show up with their beauty, as they can do that anywhere, and it's great to see that you guys can also get some spectacular views.

Always and the same to you.

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Mist rolling off the sea, captured against the mountains hopefully wind blow hard enough to keep us up the coast in cooler weather!

Gorgeous views on the mountains!

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Now that's when the magic of nature happens, as the mist wets the land and one or two days later, the blazing sun allows a strong wind to blow the damp off the land up the mountain, so that the mountain can form its own clouds when the cold damp air meets the hot atmosphere above the mountain peaks. Amazing to watch!

Thank you and I love those views.

!PIZZA

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Travel from Oudtshoorn to George dropped through cloud, what an experience watching it tumble perhaps an up-draft. Spectacular scene to watch from the hot cloud free drive straight into what felt like the edge of the world.

!LUV

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Army days, we travelled that route a lot, and even road marched that route. The times that you are talking about, we called it sailing into the clouds. Lovely sights.

!LUV

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Apt description, went down that pass a couple of times by car and train, each experience was different.

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Outeniqua pass is great, but Swartberg pass in the other direction takes the cake.

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Will get there one day soon I hope, life is on the move in 2024.....

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Beautiful photos! NIce to have also the mountain perspective! But its so amazing to see that nature!

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Thank you! The wonder works of nature resulting in those clouds on the mountains is a real eye opener. Truly amazing. !LOL

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The clouds hugging the mountains, what a cool show...and your reflection too. I wouldn't worry about others, I would worry about myself. It's not that you stop trusting, it's that you listen to your heart and intuition that always give signals. And forgive, this is very necessary because being at peace with yourself is priceless. We cannot harbor resentment, nor negativities. Let everything be love and positivity.

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Thank you and yes, it is an interesting process that develops the clouds. As we are doing charity work, one learns to correct the self over time in order to help others. This is automatically generated from the heart and intuition. You are right as forgiveness is a great healer and an outlook of positivity and love is paramount.
A great reply and thank you again.
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The cloud took over the mountain and one could barely know that there's a mountain over there, it is as though the cloud was just trying to touch the ground. The photos are so beautiful

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Such views are very beautiful, the mountains are beautiful, the natural views are very beautiful, it gives a lot of peace of mind to see and visit here.

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