We were invited to attend a big gathering of non-profit organizations for a seminar at a nearby town.
I think that the rain created the waterfall in the mountain, and it was a magnificent sight.
Now when I say a nearby town, it was 50 kilometers away, which for us is a short distance. Papillon worked in partnership over the years with the two non-profits that hosted the seminar today, and I will tell you more about them in a charity post soon. In this post I just want to show you some of the sights along the roads on our drive.
So come along and see.
Early morning and the rain finally stopped as we traveled along.
Here below, you can see that the clouds were busy clearing from the mountains.
Many lovely mountain shots along the way.
We had to turn left at a T-junction in order to drive around the mountain ahead.
And we had to wait for a while to allow this small railway truck to pass :)
This is in fact a tourist favorite, as the tram travels along the winelands. It also stops at some wine farms for the passengers to do some wine tasting.
On and on we went as that mountain in the distance was near our destination.
Hey! Where did the road disappear to?
Some trees were growing out of the rock of this mountain peak. The birds must have planted them.
I liked this Autumn sight.
And also this lovely mountain valley.
It seemed like this school had a flooding problem.
Look at the weird bare patches on that mountain.
A closer look on the zoom told me that the wind and the rain were cutting the rock into rivulets. I wonder how many years it takes for this to happen?
The power of the weather and nature so often reminds me of how frail we are as mankind. Gradually, as in the last two photos, we are also slowly whittled away, until our end comes. But of course, it is what we do before our end comes that is so important. So many are concerned to leave a legacy, but most times that legacy is squandered by the ones that remain. I am the kind that will have no funeral service, or memorial service, as I have chosen to be cremated.
Some years ago, we had some great successes working with the two non profits that we met with today and it was really so good to get together again. Amazing how life works out, as at the time we didn't even consider the future, we were all hands-on to help with the sordid battles that the poor had to survive. Feeding played a big role, and we did that very well feeding thousands, but I have always regarded it as a temporary fix, because I wanted to look at training and education so that the needy people could be empowered to improve their lives and to feed their own.
It has now happened, and I will tell you more in my charity post.
I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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