Into August, the windy month, and lower temperatures are rather the norm, but what a surprise we got today! *Vibrates happily!*
It all started with some pretty low, low temperatures, at least for a South African province, (-1 to 8C) and some rather ominous looking clouds like so:
Creeeeeeeeeeepy!
And then... The magic! Snow started to fall! First in isolated places, so you were like, "Humph, why did X town / city / destination, get snow and we didn't? I never liked them anyway!" and then suddenly - right at an outdoors near you - down came the snow!!
Soft flakes, small flakes, delicate flakes but still snow! In Johannesburg!!! You can imagine the excitement?!
I don't think anyone talked about anything else the entire day!
I tried to get a video of the stuff falling but it's not easy on your cellphone. I meant to try again later but was far too busy enjoying natures freakish quirk! It was awfully cold though! I got frosty patches on my ears!
Mind you in some areas it did snow a tad bit more than others...
But how could you not just go outside and gape at the wonder of it all? Even adults were being silly, in fact especially adults, and snowballs were thrown and snow men made, and probably rather a few colds and sniffles were picked up as well! But it was all so worth it!
Not sure the plants knew what to make of their sudden frosting!
By the looks of it, neither did the animals! That's king of the jungle, not winter wonderland!
It was so pretty! All those tiny ice crystals! I know to a country that gets a lot of snow this stuff is a pain in the everywhere (It really is awfully cold), but to us it was just enchanting!
Sadly in many areas it dried up rather fast. This is Africa after all! Come back snow we miss you!!!
Well... mostly.... *Cuddles heater*
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